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Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg: Khabib Nurmagomedov’s trainer predicts winner
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Khabib Nurmagomedov’s trainer Javier Mendez believes that Mark Zuckerberg is the favourite going into a rumoured fight with Elon Musk.
The two tech billionaires are some of the richest men on Earth, and in the last couple of weeks both have appeared ready to face off with some combat.
Zuckerberg, however, is known for his passion for martial arts, whereas Musk is known for his divisive outbursts on social media.
Speaking to Grosvenor Casinos, Mendez points to that experience as to why he would currently back the Facebook founder over the Tesla shareholder.
He said: “The big advantage Zuckerberg has over Elon is that he's actively training and he's more of a dog right now because he entered a jiu-jitsu tournament, so that tells me a lot about him.
“From the little bit I've seen of Zuckerberg, he likes to engage and go at it. He’s very competitive. If I'm not mistaken he did very well in a legitimate jiu-jitsu tournament, so he might have the dog in him because he was not afraid to expose himself.
“Zuckerberg entering a legit tournament is a big risk to his ego, so I applaud that, it takes a lot of courage. That kinda tells me he's got the dog in him. All things considered, Zuckerberg is way ahead of Musk but you won't really know until you see what Musk possesses.
"Who has the dog in them will have a lot to do with who wins. But if Elon has no martial arts training whatsoever, he's really behind. What he'd have to do is get in there and start slinging punches right away. Since Elon is bigger, does he have the power to go with the size? Does he have the speed to go with the size? And is he a dog?
“Is he willing to get in there and throw because there are some people who are athletes, but when it comes to that dog - they don't have it. I have guys that come in with great wrestling pedigree but don't have what it takes to get hit. That's an important element.”
