Georges St-Pierre Offers To Help Train Elon Musk For His Fight Against Mark Zuckerberg

Musk swiftly agreed to receive some help

Former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre is seen on stage during a Q&A session
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Former UFC two-division champion Georges St-Pierre is seen on stage during a Q&A session

After agreeing to a cage match with Mark Zuckerberg last week, Elon Musk is looking to a veteran fighter to help prepare him.

Georges St-Pierre took to Twitter to tell Musk that he's an avid fan and volunteered to be his training partner for the cage match.

"@elonmusk I'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," St-Pierre wrote.

@elonmusk I'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 👊😁

— Georges St-Pierre (@GeorgesStPierre) June 24, 2023
Twitter: @GeorgesStPierre

Musk swiftly replied and agreed to spar with St-Pierre in preparation for the fight.

Ok, let’s do it 🔥🔥

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 27, 2023
Twitter: @elonmusk

Details surrounding the fight are scarce, but an update from June 22 saw UFC president Dana White confirm the two were "serious" about the fight.

Maye Musk, Elon's mother, doesn't want the fight to go through, however.

"Actually, I canceled the fight. I haven’t told them yet. But I will continue to say the fight is canceled, just in case," Maye Mysk wrote.

Actually, I canceled the fight. I haven’t told them yet. But I will continue to say the fight is canceled, just in case…🤨 https://t.co/y9gg9qrnuQ

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) June 22, 2023
Twitter: @mayemusk

In a separate tweet, she implored people to not "encourage this match."

Don’t encourage this match! 😠😠 https://t.co/CPbO1pITPH

— Maye Musk (@mayemusk) June 22, 2023
Twitter: @mayemusk

While it remains to be seen when or if this fight will actually go down, it seems that at least one person isn't thrilled to see it go down.

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