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"UFC President Dana White Reveals Serious Intentions of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg for Fighting, After 1.5-Hour Phone Conversation"

The exchange of playful remarks between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk regarding Meta's planned Twitter competitor has now escalated into discussions about a possible Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event.


UFC president Dana White revealed in an interview with TMZ that he had spoken to both Zuckerberg and Musk for about an hour and a half the previous night and confirmed their seriousness about the potential fight.


The banter began when Musk expressed his willingness to engage in a cage match against Zuckerberg, who has been practicing jiu-jitsu. Zuckerberg responded on his own platform, requesting Musk to provide the location for the fight.


While White is not the first outsider to express interest in the match, the UFC would be a fitting host for a showdown between these two billionaires.


Musk later suggested the idea of an MMA-style event, which aligns with the UFC's expertise in organizing such fights.


According to White, Zuckerberg was the first to reach out, inquiring if Musk was genuinely interested. White claims he relayed the question to Musk, who confirmed his seriousness about the matter.


Taking on a neutral role as a promoter, White stated that both individuals were determined to fight. He highlighted Zuckerberg's well-known training regimen and Musk's revelation that he had been involved in numerous fights during his upbringing in South Africa.


Some hypothetical betting lines have already been released by sportsbooks, with the fight being considered a close match.


Undoubtedly, the biggest winner in this scenario would be White himself, who remarked to TMZ that this would be the most significant fight in the history of the world and would break all pay-per-view records.


White estimated that the fight would cost approximately $100 to watch on pay-per-view and predicted that it could raise hundreds of millions of dollars for charity.


As of now, representatives for the UFC, Zuckerberg, and Musk have not responded to Insider's request for comment.

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