Posted on 06/22/2023 9:03:56 AM PDT by algore
A war of social media words between two of the world's richest tech tycoons escalated last night as Mark Zuckerberg agreed to a cage fight with Elon Musk.
The Facebook founder, 39, posted on his Instagram stories 'Send me the location' sharing a screenshot of Musk's earlier tweet bragging: 'I'm up for a cage match if he is lol.'
In response to a article by The Verge about the proposed bout between the two tech giants, Musk seemingly responded to Zuckerberg tweeting: 'Vegas Octagon'.
The social media taunts - fittingly delivered on the respective platforms owned by the billionaires - set the stage for a Silicon Valley rumble that would dwarf the magnitude of the string of celebrity bouts that have been big hits in Las Vegas.
Musk claims he has been trained in Kyokushin karate, taekwondo, judo and 'Brazilian jiu-jitsu briefly', while Zuckerberg has hit headlines recently after furiously challenging the referee's decision against him at a jiu-jitsu tournament.
The public spat started Wednesday after Musk commented on a post about Zuckerberg's newest suspected project, a Meta rival to Twitter dubbed Threads.
Musk has trained in Kyokushin karate, taekwondo, judo and 'Brazilian jiu-jitsu briefly' throughout his life, he revealed on Joe Rogan's podcast, and he's shared a photo of himself fighting a sumo wrestler in the past.
However, Musk might not find the match to be as easy as he thinks as the Meta CEO, recently placed in a jiu-jitsu tournament in May.
'Maybe to some degree, your ability to keep doing interesting things is your willingness to be embarrassed again and go back to step one and start as a beginner, and get your ass kicked,' Zuckerberg said on a podcast earlier this year.
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I’m rooting for Elon.
The Zuck is a martial arts expert…. Just ask him.
If I was Musk I would tweet back “I demand only one rule. No body oils allowed - I have never wanted to wrestle a greased penis.”
Remember Zuck, just break the wrist and walk away
I hope Elon breaks Mark’s neck.
Lol, it’s even from Wilmington. Must be him.
Go figure. I’m actually impressed that one detail from one of Biden’s stories might actually have a grain of truth to it.
Never get into a fight with an alien. Too many variables are unknown.
Pff, Imma tell Musk to remember he gets one free eye poke and one free groin kick before they start deducting points :D
If this were to actually happen, both of them would make a ton of money on it, the “fight” would be terrible, and the public would have been manipulated... again. I would be Team Elon all the way and hoping to find a way to watch it without paying.
Biden lynched Cornpop decades ago. He was a bad dude, and he ran with some bad dudes.
Zuck is a jackass, and physical prowess would only make him a strong jackass.
That guy looked like a “bad dude” !
My money would be on Musk all the way.
Musk looks soft
He could steroid up like the Hollywood stars.
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