Mark Zuckerberg
There is no position for dialogue and action. A day earlier, he posted again, claiming that his fight with Meta CEO Zuckerberg would be livestreamed on X and Meta’s platforms as well.
Elon Musk, CEO of social media platform X, said on August 11 that the contest between him and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of rival social media platform Meta, would take place in Italy.
Musk said on stage that he spoke with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the country’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano regarding the fight and its location.
Fight will be livestreamed. Elon Musk said in a series of tweets that the fight will be managed by me and Mark’s Foundation (not UFC). The livestream will take place on this platform and on Meta. Everything in the camera’s frame will resemble ancient Rome, so nothing modern.
I spoke to the Italian PM and Culture Minister. They have agreed on an epic location. Whatever is done will honor Italy’s past and present. Pointing to behind-the-scenes footage, Musk said X’s Blue subscribers would receive a “bonus”. Meta copying features of X The two tech titans – Zuckerberg and Musk were not on good terms after Meta CEO launched Threads, with Musk alleging that it copied many of its X features.
New media reports have revealed that, however, in June 2023 itself, Musk made it clear that he is ready for a ‘cage fight’ if Mark Zuckerberg is ready. To which Zuckerberg replied, send me the location. Meanwhile, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White had said that both the billionaires are very serious about the fight.
Musk, the Street Fighter Meta CEO, is an amateur mixed martial arts fighter and is also trained in Jiu-Jitsu. Recently, he was seen training with two world class UFC fighters namely Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovsky.
In contrast, Musk is a self-proclaimed street fighter. The report added that he was recently seen training with MMA legend Georges St-Pierre, renowned jiu-jitsu and martial arts coach John Danaher, and podcaster Lex Friedman. The fight could take place at the Coliseum, reports entertainment news website TMZ.
