Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t assume his combat with Elon Musk will ever occur.
“I believe we will all agree Elon isn’t critical and it’s time to maneuver on,” Zuckerberg, 39, wrote through Threads on Sunday, August 13. “I supplied an actual date. [UFC President] Dana White supplied to make this a legit competitors for charity.”
The Fb founder went on accountable Musk, who owns X (previously referred to as Twitter), for scheduling points.
“Elon gained’t affirm a date, then says he wants surgical procedure, and now asks to do a apply spherical in my yard as a substitute,” Zuckerberg famous. “If Elon ever will get critical about an actual date and official occasion, he is aware of find out how to attain me. In any other case, time to maneuver on. I’m going to deal with competing with individuals who take the game significantly.”
The Meta proprietor appears to be bringing weeks of combat speak to an finish. Musk, 52, first challenged Zuckerberg in June.
After Musk commented on a put up claiming that Zuckerberg was seeking to create a brand new platform to compete with Twitter (Meta launched Threads weeks later), a fellow consumer warned Musk to be “cautious” round Zuckerberg, who has taken up jiu-jitsu as a interest. The South Africa native tweeted in response: “I’m up for a cage match if he’s lol.”
Zuckerberg shared a screenshot of Musk’s tweet through his Instagram Story on June 21, writing, “Ship me location.”
Since then, it’s been a back-and-forth about particulars, together with date and placement. Initially, Musk needed to do the combat on the “Vegas Octagon” and extra lately he urged Rome.
“The combat might be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC),” he wrote through X on Friday, August 11. “Livestream might be on this platform and Meta. All the things in digicam body might be historic Rome, so nothing trendy in any respect. I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Tradition. They’ve agreed on an epic location. All the things carried out pays respect to the previous and current of Italy and all proceeds go to veterans and pediatric hospitals in Italy.”
Nonetheless, Musk additionally revealed that he wanted surgical procedure quickly. “There’s a downside with my proper shoulder blade rubbing towards my ribs, which requires minor surgical procedure. Restoration will solely take a number of months,” he told a follower.
On the identical day, Zuckerberg clarified that nothing about their doable match was set in stone. “I really like this sport and I’ve been able to combat because the day Elon challenged me,” the New York native stated through Threads. “If he ever agrees on an precise date, you’ll hear it from me. Till then, please assume something he says has not been agreed on.”
Zuckerberg, who competed in his first jiu jitsu match earlier this 12 months, famous that he doesn’t anticipate Musk to be his subsequent opponent within the ring. “Not holding my breath for Elon, however I’ll share particulars on my subsequent combat after I’m prepared,” he added on Friday. “After I compete, I need to do it in a method that places a highlight on the elite athletes on the prime of the sport. You do this by working with skilled orgs just like the UFC or ONE to drag this off nicely and create an awesome card.”
