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Elon Musk has shown off his throw down technique during an 'epic' training session with Lex Fridman as he gears up for a $1billion Vegas cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, the Daily Mail reports.

Tesla and Space X founder Musk, 51, demonstrated 'strength, power and skill' in fighting abilities, according to Fridman, 39, who holds a black belt in jiu-jitsu.

He shared photos of their training session, with Elon pinning him to the ground ahead of his blockbuster fight against the Facebook founder, 39.

Fridman however has not taken sides, having also trained with Zuckerberg in a video posted online on June 25. 

He tweeted: 'I did an impromptu training session with @ElonMusk for a few hours yesterday. I'm extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill, on the feet and on the ground. 

'It was epic. It's really inspiring to see Elon and Mark doing martial arts, but I think the world is served far better if they train martial arts but not fight in the cage.

'That said, as Elon says, the most entertaining outcome is the most likely... I'm there for them, no matter what.'

The prospect of a scrap between two of the world's most famous tech entrepreneurs arose last week when Twitter CEO Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fight in response to speculation Facebook parent company Meta was planning to launch a Twitter rival.

Zuckerberg responded via Instagram accepting the challenge, with the pair now rumoured to be discussing the finer points of potential bout in Las Vegas with Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White, who claimed their fight could rake in some $1billion.