‘Might actually happen’ – Elon Musk on cage fight with Zuckerberg

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently found himself bizarrely challenging Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight. The interesting exchange left thousands of people quite bemused as they wondered whether or not they were being serious. So far Musk has chosen the venue for the fight but has yet to receive a nod from Zuckerberg who initially told Musk to send the location.

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Despite this, Musk says the fight “might actually happen”. He also said that the fight may go bad for him.

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MUSK APPEARS TO BE CONFIDENT THAT CAGE FIGHT MAY HAPPEN

South African-born America-based billionaire Elon Musk responded cheekily to a Twitter users who claimed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was developing an app similar to Twitter.

“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,” wrote Musk.

The 51-year-old was then jokingly warned by the same user not to mess with Zuckerberg who practices Brazilian ju-jitsu and recently picked up two medals in a jiu-jitsu tournament.

This appears to have riled Musk up even more because he then wrote that he was up for a cage fight if Zuckerberg agreed.

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Just when everyone thought the young Facebook founder was going to blue-tick Musk, he asked in an Instagram post that Musk send his location.

Naturally, reports on the exchange blew up. The Verge even stated that Zuckerberg was more than ready to take on Musk.

Seeing this, Musk — who is currently worth $236b — responded that he wants the fight to take place at the Octagon in Las Vegas.

While this bit of information has also gone viral, Zuckerberg has not responded to Musk’s request for the fight to take place in Vegas.

This doesn’t appear to deter Musk who earlier today remarked that the fight may really happen. Speaking to Bloomberg reporter Ashlee Vance in a Twitter space, Musk said that he hadn’t started training yet but will start once the fight is confirmed.

He also opened up about his low fitness level.

“I spend my time according to what is needed, and I don’t usually have to fight people,” Musk said in the interview according to BusinessInsider.

MUSK VS ZUCKERBERG: WHO WOULD WIN?

Musk previously confessed that the only exercise he gets is throwing his kids up and catching them. He also weighs 81 kg, around 10 more than his younger and more agile competitor.

When it comes to his diet, the tech genius didn’t shy away from disclosing that he prefers donuts to apples.

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“I’d rather eat tasty food and live a shorter life,” he said.

So who would win according to a Total Shape article?

“When it comes down the ideal body type and general endurance and skill for cage fighting, Mark Zuckerberg would have the upper hand,” said the publication’s spokesperson.

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