- By Peter Hoskins
- business reporter
Jun 22, 2023 at 8:02 am BST
Updated 1 hour ago
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Two of the world’s most famous tech billionaires – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – have agreed to go head-to-head in a cage fight.
Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was “ready for a cage fight” with Mr Zuckerberg.
Mr. Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, responded by posting a screenshot of Mr. Musk’s tweet with the caption “Send me location.”
“The story speaks for itself,” a meta spokesman told the BBC.
Mr Musk then responded to Mr Zuckerberg’s response with: “Vegas Octagon.”
The Octagon is the competition mat and fenced area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) matches. The UFC is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr Musk, who will turn 52 later this month, also tweeted: “I have this awesome move I call ‘The Walrus’ where I just lay down on top of my opponent and do nothing.”
He later tweeted short videos of walruses, perhaps implying that his challenge to Mr. Zuckerberg was not entirely serious.
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He also tweeted, “I almost never exercise other than picking up my kids and throwing them in the air.”
Meanwhile, 39-year-old Mr. Zuckerberg has already trained in mixed martial arts (MMA) and recently won jiu-jitsu tournaments.
Twitter offered no comment when the BBC reached out to him for comment.
The exchange went viral and social media users debated who would win the fight, while others have posted memes including mock-up posters promoting the fight.
Management consultant Seyi Taylor tweeted: “Choose your fighter” with pictures of the two tech bosses.
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It could allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, Meta’s image-sharing app.
This could potentially allow the company to gain followers from decentralized platforms like Mastodon.
A meta spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the platform is under development.
The text-based network, working title P92, could prove to be a bigger competitor to Elon Musk’s Twitter than BlueSky or Mastodon.