Weird thing to challenge a guy who's been training way hard for a few years now to an actual fight.
> "Mr Musk has a history of making statements that are not serious or which fail to happen."
That's why I'm enjoying the whole idea.
Others will of course see a blueprint.
Musk has a substantial physical advantage over Zuckerberg that training can't overcome. If they were professional fighters they wouldn't even be in the same class.
So my guess for this matchup is strongly weighted towards a more prepared Zuck being patient, finding openings for a takedown and then winning by submission. That said, it isn't a jiujitsu match, and there won't be gis, which shifts around the techniques available. Elon has a chance if his claim of having studied some martial arts as a teen is true, but he is also a big liar and equally likely to cancel at the last minute.
Personally I don't see what chance Musk has. He looks terribly out of shape, Zuck is younger and much fitter. And apparently he's actively training, rather than possibly decades ago.
This never happened. His parents objected to the fight taking place, but the plans haven't changed any. They've booked the venue and everything.
I've seen enough street fight videos to know a small guy with training can easily take down a big guy with hubris.
This can't be a serious claim.
Generally, older people are more likely to be out of shape because they're more likely to be sedentary. And, of course, if they had a lifetime of bad habits like smoking or drinking, the cumulative effects can be significant.
There's another age-related sports thing -- people who are in professional sports tend to beat up their bodies quite a bit. They age out of their sport, not really directly because of the passing of time as much as because eventually the cumulative damage catches up to them.
[1] That said, I know a couple of people in their mid-60s who could kick the crap out of the majority of 20somethings.