Elon Musk said on Saturday he will start training if the mixed martial arts cage fight he has provoked with fellow billionaire media mogul Mark Zuckerberg is to take place.
Twitter owner Musk tweeted on Tuesday he was up for a cage match in Las Vegas with Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent Meta (META.O), who has trained in jiu-jitsu.
“I haven’t started training yet. So if this does happen, I will,” Musk said in a talk on Twitter with Ashlee Vance, the author of a book on Musk and the space race.
The match “might actually happen” said Musk while attending a birthday party in Europe according to Reuters, adding it was possible that it could go badly if Zuckerberg takes the match seriously.
What started as a banter is now turning into a plans for a full-blown physical fight. Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has confirmed that tech moguls Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are ‘dead serious’ about their upcoming ‘cage fight’.
According to White, he had personal conversations with both Zuckerberg and Musk, and they are fully committed to stepping into the ring.
Musk and Zuckerberg agree to cage fight
Musk and Zuckerberg had apparently agreed last week to hold a cage fight in Nevada to settle their rivalry.
In an exchange, Musk said “I’m up for a cage match if he is” in response to a Twitter thread mocking Zuckerberg’s recent penchant for jiu-jitsu, which he had been posting on Instagram.
I’m up for a cage match if he is lol
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023
Zuckerberg replied through Instagram including a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption: “Send Me Location.” As Meta owner, Zuckerberg also owns Instagram and Facebook.
Musk then replied to Zuckerberg’s response with: “Vegas Octagon.” The Octagon is the competition mat and fenced-in area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bouts.
Musk, who turns 52 later this month, also tweeted: “I have this great move that I call “The Walrus”, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing.”
He also tweeted: “I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids & throwing them in the air.”
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Zuckerberg has already been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and has recently won jiu-jitsu tournaments.
In May he competed in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) tournament for the first time and actually won two medals – one gold and one silver.
“Competed in my first jiu-jitsu tournament and won some medals for the Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu team,” the tech billionaire said in -what else- a Facebook post.
Twitter has a field day on the Musk-Zuckerberg fight
As expected, Twitter is enjoying this. Check out the meme fest thanks to the Musk vs Zuck:
Recently, Elon Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a fight in a cage, and he accepted and agreed. All due to the fact that Zuckenberg plans to make an analogue of Twitter. pic.twitter.com/wfZrR7yzUz
— yalnız kurt (@MApodogan) June 25, 2023
Zuck vs Musk pic.twitter.com/N0unse0rT0
— Jay Arnold (@jayfarnold) June 22, 2023
Musk vs. Zuck
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Android 17 vs Android 18 pic.twitter.com/FhnKc5QNqF— Gematria Dred| $10 Gematria Readings! (@darkvdred) June 23, 2023
Leaked footage of Elon Musk and Zuckerberg's fight. pic.twitter.com/VnBwj0MfuK
— Riley Winn (@allRidoisWinn) June 22, 2023
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