Elon Musk trains with UFC legend amid proposed Mark Zuckerberg fight but admits he needs more work

Elon Musk underwent an exhausting training session with a UFC Hall of Famer and ex-world champion as he further teases a battle of the billionaires with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Twitter and Tesla owner Musk provided supporters with an update on his condition ahead of the mentioned mega-bout after undergoing further intense preparations.

It appears the 52-year-old has taken UFC legend Georges St Pierre (GSP) up on his offer to train him after taking part in what appears to have been a gruelling practice on Monday evening.

Musk posed for a photo alongside GSP, popular American podcaster host and combat expert Lex Fridman, and martial arts instructor John Danaher as preparations are ramped up ahead of a proposed meeting with Zuckerberg.

The picture shows Musk grinning and wearing a grey workout top that appears drenched with sweat, while his colleagues appear to look reasonably cool and at ease.

Fridman labelled the training session as ‘epic’ and posted the image of the four fight enthusiasts on his Twitter profile with the caption: ‘Had a great training session with Elon Musk, Georges St Pierre and John Danaher last night. Everything about this was epic!’

GSP then posted the same image that has been viewed over 2.8million times on Twitter and joked at the wealth of intelligence on display, stating: ‘Great training session with 3 men that I really admire. Combined IQ in this photo is 1000. « Not including me »’

Musk was keen to get in on the action taking place on his platform and gave a humorous insight into his lack of fighting pedigree as he gave an honest appraisal of his performance.

‘Really fun! The obvious conclusion is that I need a *lot* more training,’ he said in response to Fridman’s tweet.

Supporters applauded Musk for taking his training seriously, despite there being no official agreement with Zuckerberg on the proposed cage match that has been claimed could generate 25m pay-per-view purchases.

Musk grappled with black belt podcaster Lex Fridman, who was ‘extremely’ impressed with the billionaire Tesla and Twitter owner’s ability

One of the billionaire’s avid enthusiasts commented: ‘The faces reflect the fun. I think you have very good genetics! It will be easy!’

Another added: ‘You’ve got the best! Give it hell, Elon. Either way the bout goes, I and millions will stick behind you. You are a Champ.’

His latest practice comes after Musk was pictured working with a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt specialist at the end of June.

He was previously filmed striking pads on working on takedown manoeuvres that could be used to force Zuckerberg into submission if the pair do sign-off on a deal to fight.