Should we prepare for the improbable, a mixed martial arts (MMA) fight in a cage between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the respective bosses of X (ex-Twitter) and Meta? The event announced at the end of June by the two protagonists seems to be taking shape and could take place on August 26.
“The Zuck fight against Musk episode will be live-streamed on X”Elon Musk’s platform, announced the South African billionaire himself, without giving a date, specifying nevertheless that “All proceeds will be donated to organizations supporting veterans”.
Mark Zuckerberg reacted on Threads, his own platform now competing with X, claiming to be “ready today. I proposed on August 26 when he challenged me but he did not answer me”. The boss of Meta has also proposed that the retransmission be done on “a more reliable platform that can really help raise funds” for associations.
Now in direct competition, since the launch in early July of Threads by Meta, which uses the same features as X and has 120 million users according to Quiver Quantitative, MM. Zuckerberg and Musk have multiplied more or less bitter exchanges. Highlight, at the end of June, Elon Musk posted on his account “I’m ready for a cage fight”referring to the cage in which MMA fights take place.
Mark Zuckerberg big favorite of the predictions
Mark Zuckerberg, who is a martial artist himself, now competing in jiu-jitsu and posting fight videos, responded on Instagram with a screenshot of Elon Musk’s message, followed by the statement “Send me the location”.
The swap prompted a flurry of reactions on social media, as well as bets on the potential winner, with Mark Zuckerberg emerging as the clear favourite.
“I lift weights throughout the day to prepare for the fight, wrote Elon Musk on X, Sunday. I don’t have time to train, so I bring them to work. »
The two tech giants have clashed for years over their opposing views of the world, from politics to artificial intelligence. But the animosity between them has escalated further with the arrival of a possible direct competitor for Twitter. Elon Musk bought the social network for 44 billion dollars before carrying out massive layoffs in the company, and reopening the platform to conspiratorial accounts, resulting in a significant loss of advertising revenue.