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Surpassing:Are Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg actually going to fight? Here's what we know so far
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Date:2025-04-08 19:15:31
Are the tech giants Mark Zuckerberg and SurpassingElon Musk going to actually physically fight each other?
As ridiculous as it sounds, Tesla and X owner, Musk, challenged Zuckerberg in June, the CEO of Meta, to a cage fight, with Zuckerberg taking him up on it.
While no venue or date has been announced, Musk announced Sunday that the match will stream on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Will the billionaires actually face off head-to-head? Here's what we know about "Zuck vs. Musk."
Musk vs. Zuckerberg: How did we get here?
On June 20, one user on "X" (known as Twitter at the time) posted about rumors of what would become Meta's "Threads", an app similar to Twitter for sharing text posts.
Musk responded to the post, saying "I’m sure Earth can’t wait to be exclusively under Zuck’s thumb with no other options."
Commenters responded, referencing Zuckerberg's jiu jitsu experience.
“I’m up for a cage match if he is,” the 52-year-old Musk said in a thread on "X".
"Send me location," Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, responded in an Instagram story the next day which included a screenshot of Musk challenging him.
Musk suggested the “Vegas Octagon”, or the UFC-Style Octagon, a mixed-martial arts venue in Las Vegas.
Zuckerberg v. Musk tale of the tape: height, weight, net worth
Musk | Tale of the Tape | Zuckerberg |
6'2" | Height | 5'7" |
187 lb | Weight* | 155 lb |
52 | Age | 39 |
$230.9 B | Worth | $112 B |
S. Africa | Country | USA |
Judo/Karate/Jiu Jitsu | Style | Jiu Jitsu |
When will the match be?
No date has been announced for the face-off. Most recently, Musk announced that the match with be streamed on X with all proceeds going to an unspecified charity for veterans.
Zuckerberg responded in an Instagram story on Sunday asking "Shouldn't we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?"
He then said he was ready for a match and suggested August 26 as a potential date, but was waiting for Musk to confirm.
"Not holding my breath," Zuckerberg wrote.
Musk vs. Zuckerberg: What are the odds?
Zuckerberg said he started jiu-jitsu during the pandemic, on an episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. In May, he won his first medals in a jiu-jitsu competition.
Musk posted about lifting weights as training for the brawl. He also noted that he may have to postpone the event, saying he was getting an MRI that may result in him needing surgery.
Musk vs. Zuckerberg feud
This isn't the first time the billionaires have clashed.
Back in 2016, one of Zuckerberg’s $200 million satellites exploded in a pre-launch test accident on one of Musk’s SpaceX rockets. Zuckerberg expressed his disappointment on Facebook.
Musk has also criticized Facebook, posting with the hashtag #deletefacebook and criticizing the platform after January 6.
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Contributing: James Powel, Natalie Neysa Alund, The Associated Press
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