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Elon Musk’s appearance on the Full Send Podcast has attracted a lot of attention. From the backlash he received for smoking on Joe Rogan’s JRE podcast, to an MMA bout with Vladimir Putin, Elon Musk talked about a bunch of things.

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Earlier this year, the billionaire had challenged Putin by writing a tweet. So when he was asked on the Full Send who his biggest enemy was, Musk said, “Well, I did challenge Vladimir Putin to one-on-one, you know, single combat.”

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He clarified Putin wasn’t his biggest enemy, but that he had challenged him. Thus, the NELK members got excited and took it further by saying UFC President Dana White getting involved and Joe Rogan‘s commentating would make the hypothetical contest even bigger.

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When asked if he thought he could defeat Putin, Musk replied, “I don’t know… I think it would be an interesting question because he’s like good at martial arts. He’s pretty buff…”

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“I’d have a bit of a weight advantage… I think I am probably 50% heavier than him, so I could… If you got a big weight advantage, that can overcome a lot of technique… I have a move called the walrus, which I used on a friend of mine who’s actually, like she’s like very agile and what not, but let me explain to you why there are weight classes in MMA.”

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“I’m going to use a move called walrus, where I just lie on you. You can’t get away … and you are stuck.”

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The entrepreneur further revealed that he had been in street fights during his childhood from age six to sixteen. The reason was people picking on him.

Elon Musk talks about his childhood

Further in the conversation, Elon Musk claimed that those experiences toughened him up and played a role in motivating him.

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He explained he was ‘bookish’ and would spend a lot of time reading. Besides this, he was physically small, which made the situation with ‘violent bullies’ worse. However, around age 15-16 was when the bullying came to an end.

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When Kyle Forgeard from the NELK Boys joked if that’s when his ‘walrus’ move came out, Musk revealed he had knocked out one of his bullies to put a stop to the torment.

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