{"id":970559,"date":"2023-06-28T07:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T14:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/?p=970559"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T22:18:27","slug":"ufc-legend-georges-st-pierre-to-train-elon-musk-in-preparation-for-his-cage-fight-with-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/fr\/2023\/06\/28\/la-legende-de-lufc-georges-st-pierre-va-entrainer-elon-musk-en-vue-de-son-combat-en-cage-contre-mark-zuckerberg-le-fondateur-de-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Legend Georges St-Pierre Offered to Train Elon Musk for the Cage Fight With Mark Zuckerberg That Never Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk, then the owner of Twitter, accepted Georges St-Pierre&rsquo;s offer to coach him for his proposed bout with Facebook rival Mark Zuckerberg. St-Pierre is one of the most decorated fighters in UFC history.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the 42-year-old former champion <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgesStPierre\/status\/1672659330057879552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted at Elon Musk<\/a>, writing, \u00ab\u00a0I&rsquo;m a huge fan of yours and it would be an absolute honor to help you and be your training partner for the challenge against Zuckerberg.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Soon after midnight, Musk &#8212; who had also received a similar offer from Andrew Tate, the self-styled influencer facing trafficking charges in Romania &#8212; announced that he was teaming up with Team GSP.<\/p>\n<p>With two fire emojis, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1673545240433573888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he responded to St-Pierre<\/a>, \u00ab\u00a0Ok, let&rsquo;s do it.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok, let\u2019s do it \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1673545240433573888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Musk, 51, first floated a \u00ab\u00a0cage fight\u00a0\u00bb with Zuckerberg after Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, revealed plans for a text-based social network to challenge Twitter. When Musk dared him to fight, Zuckerberg famously replied by riffing on Khabib Nurmagomedov&rsquo;s iconic taunt to Conor McGregor, posting <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2023\/06\/22\/mark-zuckerberg-tells-elon-musk-to-send-me-location-after-twitter-owner-challenges-him-to-a-cage-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00ab\u00a0Send me location.\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_970823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970823\" style=\"width: 705px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-970823\" src=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-legend-Georges-St-Pierre-to-train-Elon-Musk-in-preparation-for-his-cage-fight-with-Facebooks-Mark-Zuckerberg-1.jpg\" alt=\"UFC legend Georges St-Pierre holds his UFC championship belt and smiles after a match, wearing a white and red gi.\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former titleholder, aged 42, first offered his help on Saturday, posting on Twitter to Musk: \u00ab\u00a0I&rsquo;m a huge fan.\u00a0\u00bb (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Working with coach Dave Camarillo, Zuckerberg had recently thrown himself into mixed martial arts and even won his first amateur Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) tournament. Musk, for his part, claimed some pedigree of his own, telling Joe Rogan he had experience in judo, taekwondo, and Kyokushin karate, and had \u00ab\u00a0briefly practiced Brazilian jiu-jitsu\u00a0\u00bb in his younger years.<\/p>\n<p>Musk tweeted early on Tuesday that he had \u00ab\u00a0done a rehearsal session\u00a0\u00bb with podcaster and BJJ practitioner Lex Fridman, indicating that he had officially begun training.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_970824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970824\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-970824\" src=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-legend-Georges-St-Pierre-to-train-Elon-Musk-in-preparation-for-his-cage-fight-with-Facebooks-Mark-Zuckerberg-2.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk in a dark suit clasps his hands together with a focused expression.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elon Musk agreed to Georges St-Pierre&rsquo;s offer to coach him for his proposed match against Mark Zuckerberg. (JEANNE ACCORSINI\/SIPA\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fridman also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lexfridman\/status\/1673011199435329537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared a video of himself<\/a> rolling on the mats with Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s a highlight video of Mark Zuckerberg and I training jiu jitsu. I look forward to training with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> as well. It&#39;s inspiring to see both Elon and Mark taking on the martial arts journey. See the full video here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G1ubUuxILK\">https:\/\/t.co\/G1ubUuxILK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WsLaRiFf1o\">pic.twitter.com\/WsLaRiFf1o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lexfridman\/status\/1673011199435329537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0It&rsquo;s inspiring to see both Elon and Mark taking on the martial arts journey,\u00a0\u00bb the researcher said, careful not to rank one against the other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_970828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970828\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-970828\" src=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-legend-Georges-St-Pierre-to-train-Elon-Musk-in-preparation-for-his-cage-fight-with-Facebooks-Mark-Zuckerberg-3.jpg\" alt=\"Elon Musk in a black t-shirt and white shorts spars with a training partner in a gym.\" width=\"800\" height=\"722\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zuckerberg has dedicated himself to mixed martial arts, winning a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament in an amateur division. (YouTube\/TheMacLife)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_970829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-970829\" style=\"width: 806px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-970829\" src=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/UFC-legend-Georges-St-Pierre-to-train-Elon-Musk-in-preparation-for-his-cage-fight-with-Facebooks-Mark-Zuckerberg-4.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg practices boxing wearing black gloves and a black shirt during a training session.\" width=\"806\" height=\"721\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-970829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zuckerberg accepted the challenge by riffing on Khabib Nurmagomedov&rsquo;s famous dare to Conor McGregor: \u00ab\u00a0Send me location.\u00a0\u00bb (YouTube\/TheMacLife)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not everyone was thrilled, however. Musk&rsquo;s mother, Maye, made her feelings clear when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayemusk\/status\/1672006874751807490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she tweeted at Fridman<\/a>, \u00ab\u00a0Don&rsquo;t encourage this match!\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don\u2019t encourage this match! \ud83d\ude20\ud83d\ude20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CPbO1pITPH\">https:\/\/t.co\/CPbO1pITPH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maye Musk (@mayemusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mayemusk\/status\/1672006874751807490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Actually, I canceled the fight. I haven&rsquo;t told them yet. But I will continue to say the fight is canceled, just in case&#8230;\u00a0\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mayemusk\/status\/1672002803139506179\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the model tweeted<\/a>, and her son replied with a laughing emoji.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Actually, I canceled the fight. I haven\u2019t told them yet. But I will continue to say the fight is canceled, just in case\u2026\ud83e\udd28 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y9gg9qrnuQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/y9gg9qrnuQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maye Musk (@mayemusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mayemusk\/status\/1672002803139506179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>How the Showdown Played Out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For all the celebrity coaching offers and training footage, the much-hyped cage fight never materialized. Despite St-Pierre&rsquo;s involvement and UFC president Dana White&rsquo;s claim that both men were \u00ab\u00a0dead serious,\u00a0\u00bb the plans unraveled over the following weeks. Musk floated an \u00ab\u00a0epic location\u00a0\u00bb in Italy &#8212; even suggesting an ancient-Rome backdrop &#8212; before saying he might need surgery on his neck and back and asking to do a casual practice round at Zuckerberg&rsquo;s home.<\/p>\n<p>On August 13, 2023, Zuckerberg called the whole thing off in a Threads post, declaring that Musk \u00ab\u00a0isn&rsquo;t serious\u00a0\u00bb and that \u00ab\u00a0it&rsquo;s time to move on,\u00a0\u00bb adding that he would rather compete against people who took the sport seriously. Musk later said the original challenge had been a joke while blaming Zuckerberg for the bout falling apart. In a February 2025 interview, Dana White confirmed the negotiations had been genuine, saying he had been in talks with the Italian government about staging the fight at the Colosseum in Rome before the deal collapsed.<\/p>\n<p>For the start of this saga, see our report on how <a href=\"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/2023\/06\/22\/mark-zuckerberg-tells-elon-musk-to-send-me-location-after-twitter-owner-challenges-him-to-a-cage-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg told Elon Musk to \u00ab\u00a0send me location\u00a0\u00bb<\/a> after the cage-match challenge first went viral.<\/p>\n<p>Watch a recap of how the billionaire feud unfolded below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Musk vs. Zuck, CNBC Style: The gloves are off\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDzAWrLxDhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC legend Georges St-Pierre offered to train Elon Musk for a proposed cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg. The bout never happened. 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