The possible cage fit between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg simply were given much more ridiculous.
Skilled combatants Colby Covington and Michael Chandler intensely debated Thursday on “The Laura Ingraham Display” which billionaire — Musk, 51, or Zuckerberg, 39 — would most probably win in a UFC brawl. The rival tech moguls in fact mentioned in a baffling back-and-forth this week that they’re taking into consideration a smackdown.
“It wouldn’t also be aggressive,” Covington, a former period in-between UFC welterweight champion, informed Ingraham on her Fox Information display. “Mark Zuckerberg, he brings beta soy boy power. Elon Musk, he brings alpha power — he’s a person of the folk. He’s having a look to revive unfastened speech.”
“He’s having a look to combat the corruption and collusion on the best possible ranges of presidency … He talks the controversy and he walks the stroll,” Covington mentioned. “I don’t suppose Zuckerberg will in fact get within the octagon with him. And if he did … he’ll by no means be the similar particular person once more.”
The theory for a matchup got here after Musk mocked Zuckerberg over reviews that the Meta CEO was once launching a Fb “Threads” function to compete with Twitter. When warned that Zuckerberg is aware of jujitsu, Musk mentioned he’s “up for a cage fit if he’s.”
Zuckerberg not too long ago gained gold and silver medals in his first jujitsu event, consistent with CNN.
Ingraham in comparison his peak and weight towards Musk’s, then added their purported IQs.
“Dimension issues, and Elon Musk packs the large punch,” mentioned Covington. “That’s the ‘Sultan of SpaceX,’ that’s the ‘Terror of Tesla.’ … Zuckerberg is not anything greater than a privileged thief that stole Fb.”
“If he were given punched within the mouth, that jujitsu is going proper down the bathroom,” he persevered.
UFC President Dana White informed TMZ Sports activities on Thursday that Zuckerberg privately contacted him to substantiate whether or not Musk’s be offering was once legitimate and mentioned each are “lifeless severe.” Proceeds from the fit could be donated to charity.
Chandler, a three-time MMA Bellator light-weight champion, is having a bet on Zuckerberg.
“Zuckerberg has been coaching,” Chandler mentioned. “Sure he does have some of the decrease belts at the BJJ hierarchy, however you notice him in the market. He’s doing boxing … kickboxing.”
“Elon is the larger man, however Elon is the older man,” Chandler persevered. “All of it is dependent upon who can in fact display up on combat night time and put the ones abilities to the check. Zuckerberg has much more abilities … [and] is in fact in there blending it up with world-class combatants.”