“Get Zuck to show up and get a stare down” – Dana White announces Elon Musk will attend UFC event ahead of Super Bowl sending fans into frenzy

Many celebrities are coming to Las Vegas to attend the Super Bowl LVIII this Sunday. Just hours before, the UFC hosts a Fight Night event at its APEX facility. As such, many expected a few popular names to appear at UFC Vegas 86. Now, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that technology mogul Elon Musk will attend the event.

Dana White talked with the Las Vegas Review-Journal recently. He expressed his astonishment at the number of popular people in Las Vegas. As such, he unveiled that Elon Musk would visit the UFC APEX to watch the Saturday fights. Here is what he said:

The people that are in town that are going to these events are – Elon Musk is coming to the fight on Saturday, you know what I mean?

Dana White (via Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Elon Musk is an MMA enthusiast who had earlier teased a potential fight with his billionaire rival, Mark Zuckerberg. The two went back and forth in front of the public, almost confirming an MMA fight between them. Even UFC CEO Dana White called it the ‘Biggest fight in the history of the world’ and came forward to promote it. However, the fight never materialized for various reasons.

Now, at least the fans would get to see Elon Musk by the octagon side for UFC Vegas 86. The event is headlined by Joe Pyfer vs. Jack Hermansson. Earlier, Mark Zuckerberg appeared at a UFC Fight Night event along with his wife in 2022. As such, the event remained closed to the public and media.

Fans react to Dana White’s disclosure of Elon Musk attending UFC Vegas 86

UFC returns with back-to-back Fight Night events after last week’s headliner Nassourdine Imavov vs. Roman Dolidze. As such, Joe Pyfer and Jack Hermansson headline this weekend’s event, which goes down this Saturday at the UFC APEX. Now, Dana White revealed Elon Musk was to make his appearance to witness the action at UFC Vegas 86.

Dana White’s disclosure of Elon Muck attending the Fight Night event excited fans. They were hyped for the teased fight between him and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg earlier. As such, here are some interesting fan reactions:

Fans were stunned to know Elon Muck would attend UFC Vegas 86. However, they were critical about the fight card and expressed disappointment in Musk coming in for this event. Also, a few reminded the shelved matchup between Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Anyway, the Tesla CEO is yet to confirm Dana White’s announcement. Whether he makes it to the event remains to be seen.

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