{"id":1523,"date":"2023-06-23T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T16:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2023-06-24T17:36:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T16:36:39","slug":"musk-says-hes-willing-to-get-into-a-cage-fight-with-mr-zuckerberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/musk-says-hes-willing-to-get-into-a-cage-fight-with-mr-zuckerberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk says he&#8217;s &#8220;willing to get into a cage fight&#8221; with Mr. Zuckerberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Two of the world&#8217;s most high-profile technology billionaires &#8211; Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg &#8211; have agreed to fight each other in a cage match.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was &#8220;up for a cage fight&#8221; with Mr Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"x76ihet xwmqs3e x112ta8 xxxdfa6 x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=323&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100064662463499%2Fvideos%2F1440890696670512%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, then posted a screenshot of Mr Musk&#8217;s tweet with the caption &#8220;send me location&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Mr Musk then replied to Mr Zuckerberg&#8217;s response with: &#8220;Vegas Octagon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The Octagon is the competition mat and fenced-in area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bouts. The UFC is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div id=\"piano-inline2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1671699387620237312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/21-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/21-2.jpg 545w, https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/21-2-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Musk, who turns 52 later this month, also tweeted: &#8220;I have this great move that I call &#8216;The Walrus&#8217;, where I just lie on top of my opponent &amp; do nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He later tweeted short videos of walruses, perhaps suggesting his challenge to Mr Zuckerberg may not entirely be serious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">He also tweeted: &#8220;I almost never work out, except for picking up my kids &amp; throwing them in the air.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Meanwhile, 39-year-old Mr Zuckerberg has already been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) and has recently won jiu-jitsu tournaments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Twitter did not provide a statement when contacted by the BBC for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The exchanges have gone viral with social media users debating who would win the bout, while others have posted memes including mocked up posters advertising the fight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, business consultant Seyi Taylor tweeted: &#8220;Choose your fighter&#8221; with pictures of the two tech bosses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Broadcaster and fight sports journalist Nick Peet told the BBC&#8217;s World at One programme that Dana White, the president of the UFC, would be &#8220;licking his lips at the possibility of putting this fight on&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He said he thought there was a decent chance it could actually go ahead, &#8220;mostly because of Elon Musk and his personality and his eccentric character. His career kind of suggests he&#8217;s not somebody who willingly steps down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">However, asked who he thought would come out on top, he replied: &#8220;Zuckerberg all day! He&#8217;s 12 years younger. He is a lot smaller. I think he&#8217;s 5ft 7, Elon&#8217;s probably around 6ft. And Elon&#8217;s probably got a couple of stone in weight on him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;But unfortunately Mr Musk has got no training whatsoever. Even though Zuckerberg&#8217;s only been training Brazilian jiu-jitsu for 18 months, it wouldn&#8217;t be difficult for him to take his back, wrap his arms around his neck and give him a good old cuddle and choke him out!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr Musk has a history of making statements that are not serious or which fail to happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of the world&#8217;s most high-profile technology billionaires &#8211; Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg &#8211; have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was &#8220;up for a cage fight&#8221; with Mr Zuckerberg. Mr Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook and Instagram [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ufc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1523"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1523\/revisions\/1526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}