A little joke online is turning into a real-life match between X(Twitter) CEO Elon Musk and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Musk and Zuckerberg have agreed to terms on an MMA fight. Musk made the announcement this Friday sharing details about the upcoming match on his platform: “The fight will be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC). Livestream will be on this platform and Meta. Everything in camera frame will be Ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all.” He went on to say, “I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. They have agreed on an epic location.”
The fight will be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC).
Livestream will be on this platform and Meta. Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all.
I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. They have agreed on an epic location.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 11, 2023
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Musk also said that all proceeds from the bout will be donated to veterans.
How Did This All Come About?
Back in June, they had been going back and forth on social media after they seemingly agreed to fight each other in Las Vegas. This all started after a Twitter user posted about Meta’s upcoming product earlier this week and how it’s rumored to compete with Twitter. Former Twitter CEO Musk, tweeted out “I’m sure Earth can’t wait to be exclusively under Zuck’s thumb with no other options. At least it will be ‘sane’. Was worried there for a moment 😅.”
Another Twitter user chimed in to warn Musk, 51, “Better be careful @elonmusk I heard he does the jujitsu now 😆🤣😂😹😆🤣😂😹😆.” Musk quickly replied, “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol.” Interestingly, Facebook owner Zuckerberg, 39, replied by posting a screenshot of the exchange in his Instagram Story. He said “Send me location,” written in big letters. Whew!
Now, Mark Zuckerberg has been hitting the mats this past year in hopes of sharpening his grappling skills but recently started training again with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) world champion Mikey Musumeci. Meanwhile, Musk on the other hand recently admitted he “almost never work out, except for picking up my kids & throwing them in the air,” the SpaceX CEO wrote about his current workout routine. But he did share that, “I have this great move that I call ‘The Walrus’, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing.” Ultimately Musk tweeted, “This would be hilarious 🤣” if a fight really happened.
So Who Has A Better Chance At Winning?
Well although Musk seems like the heavier fighter, Zuckerberg appears to be more skilled when it comes to fighting. Still, Musk is all in to fight but not before his upcoming surgery.
TMZ notes that’s he’ll be undergoing surgery soon to fix an issue with his shoulder blade. However, he insisted that “Recovery will only take a few months.”