Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have revealed their willingness to step out of their tech CEO roles for a few hours and duke it out in a cage match.
If you did a double-take after reading that, we definitely understand; it happened to us, too. All the same, it is true. It all began when Musk responded to a Mario Nawfal tweet about Meta’s work on a Twitter rival.
Musk seemingly took offense at the report and tweeted, "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 and things kind of escalated from there."
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 😅.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023
In what you would consider a tongue-in-cheek response, a Twitter user told Musk to be careful with his words since the Meta CEO is quite adept at jiu-jitsu. Not one to back down, Musk responded with the words, "I’m up for a cage match if he is lol"
We were all ready to move on from the challenge and dismiss it as just another meme-worthy moment from the very same techpreneur who literally smoked a join on a Joe Rogan podcast. However, Zuckerberg wasn’t ready to do the same.
The Meta CEO and co-founder took to his Instagram page and responded with the words "Send Me Location." And Musk, ever the brave one retorted that, "If this is for real, I will do it."
I have this great move that I call “The Walrus”, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2023
When a reporter working with TheVerge revealed that Zuckerberg is serious about the challenge, Musk tweeted his ideal location for the fight, which he revealed to be Vegas Octagon.
The idea of both men throwing fists at each other is certainly laughable, although very entertaining.
For one, Musk is 51 years old and, as far as we know, not in the best physical shape. Two things he does have over Zuck are size and height as he weighs 85kg to Zuckerberg’s 70kg and stands 6ft 1in tall to Zuckerberg’s 5ft 7in.
Zuckerberg, on the other hand, has age and training. At 39 years old, he's more than a decade younger compared to Musk. And like the Twitter user was kind enough to point out, he is adept at Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Perhaps we wouldn’t think much of Zuckerberg’s skills if it was a passing fancy, but it's not. Just last month, the metaverse visionary won two of the competitive jiu-jitsu bouts he joined.
Musk seems to have a plan to stop him, though. After his tweet about the location of their fight, he added "I have this great move that I call ‘The Walrus’, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing," which suggests that he plans to use his bigger size to his advantage and pin Zuckerberg down.
If this fight happens, it will certainly rank as one of the most viewed matches this century.
Although two men throwing punches over a disagreement is something that shouldn’t be happening in the 21st century, we are willing to make an exception for the two billionaires. After all, it is not every day that we see two of the richest men in the world throwing fists at each other.
It's safe to say that Jake Paul vs Conor McGregor and Logan Paul vs Mike Tyson have nothing on this potential match of the billionaires.
