Elon Musk was seen getting ready for a potential fight with Mark Zuckerberg in the first photos tweeted on Tuesday night in which Musk trained spontaneously with podcaster Lex Fridman for several hours.
One picture shows Musk practicing a martial arts arm lock, with his forehead vein bulging as he holds Fridman back.
This move seems more effective than Musk’s previous move called “The Walrus,” where he would simply lie on top of his opponent.
Another photo captures Musk practicing a takedown move by flipping Fridman onto a mat.
“I’m extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill, on the feet and on the ground,” Fridman tweeted. “It was epic.”
Fridman, known for hosting controversial figures, earned Musk’s approval when they collaborated on a positive study about Tesla’s Autopilot while Fridman was a researcher at MIT. These photos indicate that Musk is seriously preparing for the potential contest.
“I think the world is served far better if they train martial arts but not fight in the cage,” Fridman wrote on Twitter.
In recent months, Zuckerberg has been showing off his well-toned body with a rigorous training routine consisting of a two-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, and 300 squats.
Combined with his past martial arts training, oddsmakers consider the 5-foot-7 Meta CEO as the favorite despite being shorter and lighter than Musk.
Despite Musk’s mother attempting to cancel the fight and his father labeling it a “no-win situation,” these photos suggest that the billionaire is still willing to take on Zuckerberg.