Twitter/X owner Elon Musk has officially agreed to fight fellow tech mogul Mark Zuckerberg, and he’s game to throw down with his opponent “any time” under “any rules.”
However, things got quiet in fall of that same year, and nothing much had been said about the potential bout for months… until now.
On July 24, Musk addressed the situation in response to a question from an apparent fan, saying he’s more than willing to meet his rival in the octagon — or anywhere, for that matter.
“I’ll fight Zuckerberg any place, any time, any rules,” he said with a smile in a video that’s taking X by storm.
BREAKING: Elon Musk of Tesla,$TSLA, has said he’d fight Meta,$META, CEO Mark Zuckerberg “any place, any time, any rules”pic.twitter.com/bnOvPrkxFb
“I challenge him to a duel under any circumstances,” the Tesla CEO said. “I’m willing to fight him in a house, on a mouse, with a louse.”
I’m up for a cage match if he is lol
Zuckerberg was quick to respond,asking him to “send the location” in a post on his Instagram stories. Given Zuckerberg’s proficiency in martial arts, fans were keen to see if he’d get to show off his skills against his business rival.
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Although Musk publicly accepted the challenge in a taunt on X, nothing has come to fruition since then, and Zuckerberg has saidhe’s not “holding his breath”for things to actually pan out.
“Please assume anything he says has not been agreed on.”Mark Zuckerberg responds to Elon Musk about their MMA fightpic.twitter.com/BUI189WFI9
For Zuckerberg’s part, he’s truly gone all-in with MMA, even training with UFC champs Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya. Although Musk does boast a size advantage, combat sports experts know that size isn’t everything if an opponent has the skills to put you in a hold.
At the time of writing, Zuckerberg has yet to respond to Musk’s latest callout, leaving fans anxious to see where their feud will go next.
Virginia Glaze is Dexerto’s Entertainment Editor in the US. She expertly covers trending stories across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok – as well as fighting games and influencer boxing. Virginia also has bylines at Red Bull, GINX, and Bandai Namco. Contact her here: virginia.glaze@dexerto.com
