Elon Musk stated his social community will staystream his cage match with Mark Zuckerberg in a put up on Sunday. Musk challenged Zuckerberg to the battle in late June, and the Meta CEO referred to as his bluff.
“Zuck v Musk battle will likely be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” Musk rebranded Twitter, which he bought for $44 billion final 12 months, as X final month.
Zuckerberg questioned Musk’s announcement, writing in a put up on his Twitter clone Threads: “Shouldn’t we use a extra dependable platform that may really elevate cash for charity?”
Regardless of Musk’s claims that individuals will have the ability to watch the battle stay, he has nonetheless but to set a date, one thing Zuckerberg was fast to level out in a separate Threads put up. “I’m prepared right now. I prompt Aug 26 when he first challenged, however he hasn’t confirmed. Not holding my breath,” he wrote. “I like this sport and can proceed competing with individuals who practice it doesn’t matter what occurs right here,” he added.
Musk beforehand claimed in a tweet that he’s “lifting weights all through the day, making ready for the battle.” He stated that he brings his weights to work as a result of his schedule doesn’t allow him to work out.
Nonetheless, Musk seems poised to again out of the cage match, asserting on Sunday that he might have an MRI of his neck and again and potential surgical procedure earlier than he can compete towards Zuckerberg. He has beforehand commented on neck and again accidents in 2022 that he stated he sustained from a battle with a sumo wrestler, saying he had smashed his c5 and c6 disc. His latest supposed harm comes solely days after he posted a video of him lifting 45-pound weights whereas testing his merchandise, though he didn’t specify what these merchandise had been.
This information could not come as a shock to Zuckerberg, who stated final month that he was “not positive if [the fight] would come collectively.” But the Meta CEO has continued to coach with Lex Fridman, a pc scientist achieved in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and UFC champion George St-Pierre. Since agreeing to the battle, Zuckerberg superior to a blue belt in jiu-jitsu and has added an octagon ring to his yard, a lot to the chagrin of his spouse.
UFC president Dana White advised TMZ final month that if the battle strikes ahead, he would help with producing the occasion, though the cage match wouldn’t be instantly affiliated with the UFC. He stated he would cost upwards of $100 per individual, $20 greater than the usual UFC ticket of $80 per individual. “It will break all pay-per-view information,” White advised the outlet. “These guys would elevate, you recognize, tons of of thousands and thousands of {dollars} for charity and, you recognize, you don’t must be a giant battle fan to have an interest on this battle. Everyone would need to see it.”
