Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg Agree to Fight Each Other in Cage Match
- Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to participate in a highly anticipated cage match
- The challenge originated from Musk's dare to the Facebook founder, who surprisingly accepted
- Social media platforms are buzzing with discussions and speculations as users eagerly await further details on the event, including the rules, venue, and date
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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was up for a cage fight with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Zuckerberg agrees to fight musk
Zuckerberg, the boss of Meta, then posted a screenshot of Musk's tweet with the caption, "send me location".
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Meta spokesperson told the BBC that the gesture speaks for itself.
Musk vs Zuckerberg
The Twitter owner then replied to Zuckerberg's response with:
"Vegas Octagon."
The Octagon is the competition mat and fenced-in area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bouts. The UFC is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Musk also tweeted:
"I have this great move that I call "The Walrus", where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing."
Adding that:
"I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids & throwing them in the air."
Zuckerberg: Award-winning martial artist
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Zuckerberg has already been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and recently won jiu-jitsu tournaments.
The exchanges have gone viral, with social media users debating who would win the bout, while others have posted memes, including mocked-up posters advertising the fight.
Zuckerberg's wife Chan welcomes baby daughter
On Friday, March 24, Zuckerberg officially became a father of three girls. The entrepreneur and his wife, Priscilla Chan, welcomed their third child together, baby Aurelia Chan Zuckerberg.
The proud dad took to his Facebook page to announce the birth of their beautiful bundle of joy.
"Welcome to the world, Aurelia Chan Zuckerberg! You're such a little blessing," he captioned the post.
Musk reclaims world's richest man title
Separately, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reclaimed the world's richest man title from the French luxury merchant Bernard Arnault.
Musk, who earned over $1 billion in the last 24 hours, dethroned the Frenchman after occupying the second spot for over six months.
The Twitter CEO saw the shares of Tesla roar to trade at about $203.93 on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, to shore up his net worth to about $192 billion, while Arnault moved to the second position at $187 billion, having lost $5 billion in the last 24 hours.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
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