Mark Zuckerberg said he is “ready to fight” his billionaire rival Elon Musk.
The tech titans have been in a semi-serious confrontation because the launch of Zuckerberg’s social network Threads. The brand new platform is a direct challenge to Musk’s X, the social network formerly often called Twitter.
Musk first challenged Zuckerberg to a “cage match” in June, a suggestion Zuckerberg swiftly accepted.
“I like this sport and I’ve been ready to fight because the day Elon challenged me. If he ever agrees on an actual date, you’ll hear it from me. Until then, please assume anything he says has not been agreed on,” Zuckerberg said in a Threads post Friday. “Not holding my breath for Elon, but I’ll share details on my next fight once I’m ready.”
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Zuck added a picture of him sparring in his “backyard octagon” for good measure.
Musk, 52, is greater than a decade older than the 39-year-old Zuckerberg and photos suggest is considerably flabbier.
In May, Zuckerberg took home gold in his first amateur Brazilian jiujitsu tournament and — in anticipation of the fight — has taken to posting ripped shirtless images of himself. Musk, for his part, has been training with Brazilian jiujitsu black belt Lex Fridman.
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“The fight shall be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC). Livestream shall be on this platform and Meta. The whole lot in camera frame shall be ancient Rome, so nothing modern in any respect. I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. They’ve agreed on an epic location,” Musk said Friday.
Gennaro Sangiuliano, the Italian minister of culture, confirmed in a press release he had spoken to Musk about ‘a big charitable and historically evocative event,” Fox Business reported.
Musk said all proceeds from the event would go to veterans and pediatric hospitals and that subscribers to Twitter Blue would receive bonus material.