Mark Zuckerberg accepts Elon Musk challenge for cage fight

In another utterly bizarre turn of events, Elon Musk has thrown down the glove for a cage fight in Las Vegas against Mark Zuckerberg.

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In another wacky twist in the Twitter mogul’s online war with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Musk has thrown down the gauntlet at his counterpart’s feet, begging him to bite.

Musk initially tweeted about being willing to engage in a “cage fight” with Zuckerberg, to which the Meta CEO responded by sharing a screenshot of Musk’s tweet and daring him to ”send me location”, à la former UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Musk, the world’s richest person, promptly responded to the challenge with just two words: “Vegas Octagon.”

UFC president Dana White revealed Zuckerberg had called him to discuss the logistics of the billionaire brawl. White claimed the 39-year-old said he was “dead serious” about making it happen.

Elon Musk is ready to throwdown. Picture: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mark Zuckerberg has been learning jiu-jitsu.

White said the the seismic event, should it actually take place, could stand to knock Floyd Mayweather off his pay-per-view throne. The prospect of two billionaire CEOs physically squaring off has already attracted serious attention online, sparking a flurry of memes and speculation.

“The biggest fight of all time was Floyd and Conor, I just think it triples that -- it triples what that did, there‘s no limit on what that thing can make.”

But how would the fight actually play out?

Musk, 51, possesses a significant advantage in terms of physical stature, and his upbringing in South Africa reportedly involved “real hard-core street fights”.

On the other hand the 39-year-old Zuckerberg — who is the 10th richest person in the world — has already achieving success in jiu-jitsu tournaments.

He also claims to have recently completed the demanding “Murph Challenge” workout in under 40 minutes.

Regardless of the outcome, a Musk-versus-Zuckerberg match would go down as one of the most entertaining fights in history.

“The story speaks for itself,” Meta spokesman Iska Saric said via The Verge, confirming Zuckerberg’s jab was not a joke.

I’m up for a cage match if he is lol

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg just accepted Elon’s invite for a cage match.

Choose your fighter.

Elon at 6’2” vs Zuck at 5’8”

🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/J9TFHsRbqt

— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) June 22, 2023

“Send me location”

Mark Zuckerberg wants all the Elon Musk Smoke pic.twitter.com/Wf4YjLJ1Z4

— Dexerto (@Dexerto) June 22, 2023

There has been ongoing beef between the pair, with the recent announcement of Meta’s THREADS platform to rival Twitter sparking criticism from Musk.

Meta’s chief product officer Chris Cox described Project 92 as “our response to Twitter” and mentioned that it will allow Instagram users to automatically transfer their followers and user information straight to the new app.

Cox belittled Musk’s handling of Twitter, claiming Meta has “been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run”.

Zuckerberg is reportedly luring celebrities and influencers to promote the app, which some have already dubbed the “Twitter killer”.

Meta has reportedly been negotiating with TV icon Oprah Winfrey and the Dalai Lama to start accounts and prompt a mass influx of new users.

“I know for a fact they’ve been talking to a British celebrity, and some US big name stars,” social media consultant Matt Navarra said.

But Meta has some skeletons in its closet, with recent endeavours to create the next big thing falling flat.

“Meta doesn’t have a great track record of launching new apps for younger audiences. Most of them failed very quickly and never went anywhere,” Navarra said.

In another utterly bizarre turn of events, Elon Musk has thrown down the glove for cage fight in Las Vegas against Mark Zuckerberg.

Musk also poked fun at Zuckerberg’s announcement that his flagship social media properties — Facebook and Instagram — would be charging a monthly subscription fee for a verification check similar to that introduced by Twitter.

Musk, who rolled out the Twitter Blue subscription service soon after he completed his $44 billion takeover of the microblogging site, felt vindicated by Meta’s announcement on Sunday.

The Twitter boss said it was “inevitable” that Zuckerberg would follow in his footsteps.

Originally published as Mark Zuckerberg accepts Elon Musk challenge for cage fight