Zuckerberg: ‘Not Holding My Breath’ for Cage Fight With Musk

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are still talking about having a cage match, but online chatter may be all we get.

In June, when Meta launched Threads, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter/X owner Elon Musk exchanged jabs online suggesting the two might fight each other in a cage match. Musk said “I’m up for a cage match if he is” on Twitter, and Zuckerberg took a screenshot of the tweet and posted it on Instagram with a request for Musk to “Send Me Location.”

At the time, Musk even joked that he has a wrestling move called “the Walrus,” where he lays down on top of his opponent and does nothing.

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At the time, the duo reportedly chatted with Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White about the possibility of a fight. He said he spent an “hour and a half with both of them on the phone” and that “both guys are absolutely dead serious about this.”

In a post on Threads today, Zuckerberg said he was “ready today” to fight Musk, and that he had previously suggested Aug. 26 as the date for their “cage match.” However, Musk has yet to respond. He added he’s “not holding my breath” for a response from Musk to the offer.

Despite the lack of confirmation, Musk tweeted about the fight today. He claims the fight will be live-streamed on X(Opens in a new window) and that all proceeds from it will be donated to “charity for veterans,” though he declined to name which one.

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He’s also tweeted about his alleged training for the fight, which includes bringing weights to work because he’s too busy to work out.

In response to Musk’s tweets, Zuckerberg suggested that they use “a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity.”

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TBD on whether the duo will actually make it to the ring.