Nigeria-Born Martial Arts star Trains Zuckerburg To Take On Musk

Nigerian-born mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Israel Adesanya has posted images on Twitter of him training US tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg.

It comes head of a potential cage match between the boss of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and his rival Elon Musk – the South African-born entrepreneur who now heads Twitter.

“We both have South Africans to deal with,” The boxer said.

The 33-year-old fighter, who moved to New Zealand as a child, is scheduled to take on South African Dricus du Plessis in a Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight fight in September.

Adesanya travelled to Mr Zuckerberg’s residence in northern California on Saturday to start their training sessions, according to media reports.

The two tech giants, Mr Zuckerberg, 39, and Mr Musk, 52, agreed to a cage fight recently.

The date of the fight is yet to be confirmed but the pair are currently embroiled in another fight with Meta launching an alternative to Twitter last week.

The Threads app has so far signed up more than 70 million people.