Billionaire Elon Musk’s Super Fight Against Mark Zuckerberg Draws in Fellow South African UFC Star as Yet Another Training Proposal Put in Place for Tesla CEO

It seems like everybody wants to get involved in the probable battle of billionaires between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. However, this time, Elon Musk has received an offer from his native countryman and UFC star, Dricus du Plessis, to train with him for the fight in a recent interview with ‘Helen Yee Sports’.

Dricus du Plessis is set to take on former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at UFC 290. Meanwhile, he has been on a roll since joining Dana White‘s promotion in 2020. ‘Stillknocks’ is currently riding on a 5-fight winning streak and is aiming to get into title contention after defeating the Aussie fighter on July 8th.

Dricus du Plessis is interested in training Elon Musk

During the interview with ‘Helen Yee Sports’, du Plessis was asked if he would like to train Elon Musk for his probable fight with Mark Zuckerberg. The South African fighter gave a positive response to the question. ‘Stillknocks’ is ready to train his fellow countryman if he gets the offer to do so. The South African fighter said, “100 hundred percent. He was born in South Africa, [a] South African voice. He’ll be awesome. Why not?”

Additionally, Dricus du Plessis mentioned that the battle of the billionaires has the potential to become the biggest fight ever in the history of sports. And to be a part of it will be a great opportunity for the undefeated fighter. He added, “Getting a South African UFC fighter to train Elon Musk in arguably the biggest fight in history ever of sports. That’ll be awesome.”

Dana White is all in with the idea of Musk vs Zuck

When the SpaceX CEO expressed his interest in getting into a cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, it was the UFC president who stepped forward to promote the fight. The 53-year-old promoter mentioned in numerous interviews the potential of this fight in terms of financial success. Moreover, Dana White has even posted several posts on social media indicating that he’s serious about the fight.

The news of the probable fight has set the media on fire. Moreover, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are two of the most influential people in the world. The news of this fight even had Hall of Famer Michael Bisping expressing his desire to commentate on the fight. While Zuckerberg has a well-documented background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, UFC icons like Georges St-Pierre have offered to train Elon Musk.

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While the media may have dominated by this news, it still isn’t sure if this so-called ‘gimmick fight’ will ever come to fruition. However, even if it does take place, it won’t come as a surprise, since the world has seen many crossover fights over the last few years.

What is your take on the Musk vs Zuckerberg fight? Drop your comments below.

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