The UFC considered holding an event… at the Roman Coliseum!

In recent times, the UFC has been the protagonist of some of the craziest ideas in the world of sports. In September 2024 they held a unique event in ‘The Sphere’ of Las Vegas, and just a week ago they held the best billboard in their history at the White House. However, as Dana White has revealed, they had an even more surreal evening on their hands… in the Roman Colosseum!

The thing does not stop there, but the combat that was wanted to be carried out was between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerbergin what would have been one of the most viewed events of television history. However, everything went wrong at the last moment due to exorbitant amount of money that they asked for.

Musk and Zuckerberg wanted to fight in the Roman Coliseum, but they asked us for 150 million dollars

Dana White, head of the UFC

“Is impossible make a billboard in the Roman Colosseum. I was negotiating the agreement for the fight between Zuckerberg and Muskand it was real. I was in my backyard for two weeks negotiating that fight. They both wanted to fight in the Roman Colosseum, but they asked us 150 million dollars to hold the event there. That money would go to a foundation that restores all the monuments in Italy. On, the two of them would have put the money for it to happen. Anyone who wants to put up that money to fight in the Coliseum, I’m in,” he said at the press conference after this weekend’s event.

The Musk and Zuckerberg rumors were real

Furthermore, with these statements Dana White confirmed that the idea of ​​​​facing Musk and Zuckerberg was real. Mark uploaded several photos training with fighters of the caliber of Alexander Volkanovski or Israel Adesanya, but it was all rumors about a fight between the two. However, it was true, although everything has been cut short at the last minute.

Unfortunately, the money they have asked for has been too much, so the fight between Musk and Zuckerberg has remained in stand by. To put people in perspective, the UFC spent 60 million in the UFC White Houseso for this event they were asking for more than double. No matter how much money the company moves, these numbers are above their possibilities, although it should not be ruled out that they will hold another event again at some point. emblematic place in the future.