The battle of the billionaires is heating up, and Elon Musk is trying to declare a win. Forward of a possible cage match with Meta’s personal Mark Zuckerberg, Musk has accepted a suggestion from UFC champion and former blended martial arts fighter George St-Pierre.
St-Pierre tweeted his pleasure over coaching with Musk on Twitter earlier this week, alongside an invite. The fighter advised Musk he’s a “big fan” and that it might be an “absolute honor” to coach him for his yet-to-be-announced battle with Zuckerberg. In a reply, Musk accepted the invitation earlier than claiming he did a observe spherical with Lex Fridman, an AI researcher with the Massachusetts Institute of Know-how and a outstanding podcaster. Fridman and Musk have already been coaching, with the previous claiming in a tweet final night time that he’s “extraordinarily impressed with [Musk’s] power, energy, and ability, on the toes and on the bottom”
St-Pierre has garnered the title of biggest fighter ever by ESPN, whereas additionally profitable UFC championships in two completely different weight divisions. The fighter introduced his retirement from MMA in 2019 and has since been hocking supplements and dabbling in serving as a coach. Fridman, in the meantime, is a hobby fighter, having obtained his black belt in jiu-jitsu in 2018. Fridman can also be taking part in either side of the aisle in regard to the extensively mentioned but unconfirmed battle between Musk and Zuck—Fridman revealed a video to YouTube earlier this week of him sparring with the Meta CEO.
The reveal of Musk’s coaches comes within the wake of a extremely publicized verbal sparring match between the Twitter proprietor and Zuckerberg. After Meta introduced plans to launch a Twitter rival, Musk tweeted his need for a cage match final week after a Twitter person identified that Zuckerberg practices jiu-jitsu in his spare time. In response, Zuck screenshotted Musk’s tweet and reposted it to Instagram with the ominous caption “send me location.” For now, it might appear that the battle is a go, however no date or location has been confirmed.
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