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The Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk MMA fight continues to dominate the combat sports news circles. The battle of the billionaires took shape a few days ago after the Tesla CEO proposed the idea on Twitter. Zuckerberg responded to it stating his willingness and the conversation just took off from there.

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While the world is debating whether the fight will happen and who will come out on top, Zuckerberg’s coach is not sure of his ward’s chances against Musk.

Khai Wu, a professional mixed martial artist, and Jiu-Jitsu black belt, has been training the Meta CEO in BJJ. The collaboration between the pair came to light in September of last year. A video of Zuckerberg and Wu training ahead of the latter’s UFC Fight Pass debut had gone viral, thanks to the Facebook founder’s following.

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Since then, Zuckerberg and Wu have been a duo to keep an eye on. The 39-year-old even bagged medals in both Gi and no Gi events under Wu’s tutelage. Despite these achievements, Wu could not make a confident claim about Zuckerberg’s chances against Musk.

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Khai Wu unsure of how Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk will play out

In a recent interview with Forbes, Khai Wu gave his two cents on the Mark Zuckerberg vs. Elon Musk super fight. The 27-year-old said, “I just go and train. I can only speak on how hard he works.”

The PFL star said, “He works really hard. He’s a really nice guy, to be honest with you. I’m not sure how the fight will play out, so I don’t want to speculate, but I’m like you. I’m like, ‘How crazy is this?'”

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Further, ‘The Shadow’ called Zuckerberg a “student of the game” and added the tech billionaire “shows up, trains hard, puts in the effort.”

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Despite Wu’s uncertainty about the fight, the discussion is serious per UFC president Dana White. The 53-year-old saw the opportunity to promote a one-of-a-kind event and jumped on it immediately. Recently, he revealed some background information on Musk’s fighting skills as well.

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White was doing an interview on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ when he discussed Musk’s background. He said,  you know, the talks that I’ve had with Elon [Musk], Elon’s trained in martial arts too. He’s done Jiu-Jitsu, and he says, ‘You know, I grew up in South Africa. I’ve been in a lot of fights. it’s not like I haven’t fought before.’”

The Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg fight is the last thing fans would have expected out of 2023. But it seems like a genuine possibility now. What do you make of Khai Wu’s comments? Who do you think will win the fight?

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