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The world’s richest man and Twitter CEO has called out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for a UFC ‘cage’ fight. While it is still uncertain whether the UFC match will happen for sure or not, both the tech giants have been seen training and posting pictures with UFC fighters and legends on their respective social media handles.

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The whole world is divided when it comes to Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg. Ever since the possible match-up was announced, UFC fighters, MMA fighters, and combat legends have picked sides and offered to train the business magnates. Earlier, Elon Musk was seen training with UFC Legend Georges St-Pierre. Following that up was Mark Zuckerberg with a shirtless pic, standing between Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya.

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Now, NACAR star Bubba Wallace has deemed the fight a must-watch after his wife picked sides.

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NASCAR Star’s exuberant reply to Zuckerberg vs. Musk UFC Fight

The popularity of the UFC is skyrocketing. President Dana White has been playing his fight ‘cards’ well. Musk and Zuckerberg have agreed to a UFC cage fight which has brought UFC into the mix as well. The whole world is hyped for this match. Fighters like Jon Jones, Dominick Cruz, Georges St-Pierre, and more have made their allegiance known.

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It seems that Zuckerberg is being trained by two current UFC champions – Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. Elon Musk, on the other hand, is being trained by one of the greatest UFC legends ever – Georges St-Pierre. BJJ G.O.A.T Gordon Ryan also took a dig at Zuckerberg when Musk uploaded a picture with Georges St-Pierre.

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Now, the super fight has taken over NASCAR as well. Bubba Wallace, the NASCAR star recently provided his take on the Musk vs. Zuckerberg fight in a recent interview that went viral on Instagram. When asked what he thought of the ‘Billionaire’s Fight’ – ‘gas or trash’, Wallace replied saying, “Straight Gas“, with a grin across his face.

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Bubba Wallace’s wife, Amanda Wallace recently picked her side as well. When the Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched ‘Threads’ to compete with Twitter, escalating the feud between him and Musk, Amanda Wallace smoothly joined Threads and made her allegiance known.

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UFC 289 was a bad time for the promotion. The event raked in lower-than-average PPV buys. UFC 290, on the other hand, was a grand success. Now, the UFC finds itself with a number of arena-selling fights. Adesanya is all set to face Du Plessis for the title. Alexander Volkanovski wants a rematch against Islam Makhachev. Charles Oliveira has chosen to drop out of his stipulated rematch against the Lightweight champion, unsure about being ready in time. Sean O’Malley is all set to take on Aljamain Sterling for the Bantamweight title. if that wasn’t it, UFC HW Jon Jones is prepping for what could be his last UFC title defense against Stipe Miocic.

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Now, if the UFC gets to promote a super-fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, there is no saying how this year and the year after could look for the UFC. It certainly looks promising.

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Arghyadeep Ghosh

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Hi, I am Arghyadeep, a UFC Writer at EssentiallySports. Being brought up alongside two brothers who were avid WWE fans, I had no option but to watch alongside them and sometimes even partake in their ‘re-enactments’. However, I found myself gravitating towards combat sports soon after.

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