Zuckerberg, Musk trains with UFC champions ahead of Cage Fight
By Guardian Exclusive
13 July 2023 |
3:55 pm
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is training with UFC fighters, Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski ahead of his battle with Tesla and Twitter CEO, Elon Musk.
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