“I Wasn’t Like Nice to Him”- Israel Adesanya “Impressed” With Mark Zuckerberg’s “Crash Course in Fighting” as UFC Champ Lays Bare His Honest Opinion on Meta CEO’s MMA Skills

Israel Adesanya recently made waves on social media after fans saw him training with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. It was part of the tech mogul’s preparation for his potential fight against Elon Musk. ‘The Last Stylebender’ recently shared his experience training with Zuckerberg and claimed that he didn’t really go easy on him. Surprisingly, Zuckerberg showed more mettle than the champion expected.

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg announced their intent to face each other in the cage last month. To give himself an edge, Musk has been seen training alongside renowned UFC legend Georges St-Pierre and coach John Danaher to sharpen his skills. Zuckerberg responded by getting help from Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski to get ready for the fight. Let us see what the 2-time middleweight champion had to say.

Israel Adesanya didn’t go easy on Mark Zuckerberg

‘The Last Stylebender’ claimed that Mark Zuckerberg made a great impression when he trained with him for the first time. He said, “Yeah [on being impressed with Zuckerberg], for the amount of time he trained.” Since Elon Musk is considerably bigger than Zuckerberg, Adesanya wanted to give the 39-year-old billionaire the experience of fighting someone who was bigger than him. 

The Nigerian-born Kiwi fighter said, “I wanted him to feel the pressure of what it’d be like to have a bigger man going after him. So I wasn’t like nice to him.” Adesanya stated that Mark Zuckerberg is a smart individual, and he could cope well during the training session. The UFC champion added, “It was kind of like a crash course in fighting. So I was coaching him as we were going along and he was a smart man, I’ll tell you that.”

Mark Zuckerberg wanted to go for more

The Meta CEO already has the knowledge of fighting, which was apparent after he won his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament a couple of months ago. However, MMA is a whole different ball game. Israel Adesanya mentioned that he thought he had finished his training session at one point. But Zuckerberg wanted to go for another round. It impressed the 2-time UFC middleweight champion.

Adesanya said, “I was impressed afterward… I think I am done, and he’d be like, ‘Israel, can we go another round?’ I am like, ‘Sure.'”
It is safe to say that Mark Zuckerberg is not taking his potential fight against Elon Musk lightly.

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A fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg could break all kinds of pay-per-view records. Besides, with both men showing dedication to their respective training regimens, this is sure to be an enthralling match that will captivate audiences around the globe.

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