Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t assume his struggle with Elon Musk will ever occur.
“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” Zuckerberg, 39, wrote through Threads on Sunday, August 13. “I offered a real date. [UFC President] Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity.”
The Facebook founder went on to blame Musk, who owns X (previously referred to as Twitter), for scheduling points.
“Elon won’t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead,” Zuckerberg famous. “If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I’m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.”
The Meta proprietor appears to be bringing weeks of struggle discuss to an finish. Musk, 52, first challenged Zuckerberg in June.
After Musk commented on a put up claiming that Zuckerberg was wanting to create a brand new platform to compete with Twitter (Meta launched Threads weeks later), a fellow person warned Musk to be “careful” 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 is lol.”
Zuckerberg shared a screenshot of Musk’s tweet through his Instagram Story on June 21, writing, “Send me location.”
Since then, it’s been a back-and-forth about particulars, together with date and placement. Initially, Musk wished to do the struggle on the “Vegas Octagon” and extra not too long ago he advised Rome.
“The fight will be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC),” he wrote through X on Friday, August 11. “Livestream will be on this platform and Meta. Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all. I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. They have agreed on an epic location. Everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy and all proceeds go to veterans and pediatric hospitals in Italy.”
However, Musk additionally revealed that he wanted surgical procedure quickly. “There is a problem with my right shoulder blade rubbing against my ribs, which requires minor surgery. Recovery will only take a few months,” he told a follower.
On the identical day, Zuckerberg clarified that nothing about their doable match was set in stone. “I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since the day Elon challenged me,” the New York native mentioned through Threads. “If he ever agrees on an actual date, you’ll hear it from me. Until then, please assume anything 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, but I’ll share details on my next fight when I’m ready,” he added on Friday. “When I compete, I want to do it in a way that puts a spotlight on the elite athletes at the top of the game. You do that by working with professional orgs like the UFC or ONE to pull this off well and create a great card.”
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