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Musk says fight with Zuckerberg to be live-streamed on X

Published 08/06/2023, 04:03 AM
Updated 08/07/2023, 06:36 AM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gets in a Tesla car as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Sunday his proposed fight with Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, but a date for the match is "still in flux".

"I'm getting an MRI of my neck & upper back tomorrow. May require surgery before the fight can happen. Will know this week," the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO said in a post on X.

The social media and tech moguls have been egging each other into a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage match in Las Vegas since June.

"Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans," Musk had said early on Sunday morning.

Zuckerberg, responding on his social media app Threads, said: "I'm ready today. I suggested Aug. 26 when he first challenged, but he hasn't confirmed. Not holding my breath."

He also suggested they use a more "reliable platform" that can raise money for charity.

Earlier on Sunday, Musk had said on X he was "lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight", adding that he did not have time to work out so brings the weights to work.

When a user on X asked Musk the point of the fight, Musk responded by saying, "It's a civilized form of war. Men love war".

The brouhaha began when Musk said in a June 20 post that he was "up for a cage match" with Zuckerberg, who is trained in jiujitsu.

A day later, Zuckerberg, 39, who has posted pictures of matches he has won on his company's Instagram platform, asked Musk, 52, to "send location" for the proposed throwdown.

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Musk replied "Vegas Octagon", referring to an events centre where MMA championship bouts are held.

Musk then said he would start training if the cage fight took shape.

Latest comments

live comedy with real comedians.
both are drama queens
Pure Saliva
I appreciate the fun... it'll never happen, but the back and forth is interesting. Musk (aside from being the richest man in earth) is the PT Barnum of business. perhaps more showman than businessman.
It will be lots of spanking
Only good if they pull hair and their bras come off
This will be interesting but it would have been much more interesting only if X(Twitter) was a public firm. We could profit from this in a matter of 24 Hours. But Gotta see what happens with META obviously, Hopefully they stream it there, so we asses it
Zuk get dw on the muk
This is great. I'd happily pay money to watch this 😂
hope someone gets need in the junk
Women just go around complaining nonstop about how much victims they are, men are out there creating the world and living their lives. This is exactly why men are more successful at everything, except having babies, which we leave for them women to do.
We would rather to see the professionals to perform the cage fight
Men love wars... politicians love wars more..... weapon manufacturers love wars most.....
what kind of app is this
An actual fight or will he just have his usual rant on some bancrupt media platform
Musk always creat illusion & use negative psychology to gain attention towards any of his interest company that is already dying He trade tesla in large quantities prior to let public know of any made up data then gain profits and sell off TWTR is dying so get attention from public by making ip power struggle bias story with META to manipulate public I think tech co , AI and EVs should be regulated more
Men love wars? I must not be a man then, I hate wars!
you have to think Zuckerberg would be favored since he has competed in jujitsu but you never know. Some people can just fight with out being trained like anything else
I'd watch
Seems like us human’s are deevolving. Why cant we all just get along?
We are deevolving....because we evolved or at least u did.
I hope they knock each other out, permanently.
Pure Saliva
This is total nonsense, and does not bode well on a societal level, of what we do when we have disagreements with each other! We are all Americans FIRST , and we protect each other’s backs. Being American, and watching each other‘s backs, is the example that should be set for our entire country!
Truly, this can't be serious.
Can these narcissists not set a better example?
i want to see this
bill Gates takes on winner
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