Musk Claims Zuckerberg Clash to Be Live Streamed on X; Meta CEO Isn’t Holding His Breath Over Fight

Musk Claims Zuckerberg Clash to Be Live Streamed on X; Meta CEO Isn’t Holding His Breath Over Fight

Joel Reyes
updated at August 7, 2023 at 12:34 PM
  • Elon Musk has claimed that his fight against Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed live on X
  • Musk announced that all proceeds from the fight will go to Charity for Veterans
  • Zuckerberg posted on Threads that he is 'not holding his breath' over the fight

Tesla founder, Elon Musk has claimed that his much-anticipated billionaires’ showdown with Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on X, with all proceeds from their fight going to charity.

Both Musk and Zuckerberg have been pictured training since the former posted on Twitter the idea of them squaring off in a 'cage match' back in June.

Musk continued to tease the public about the MMA clash on Sunday, posting about his preparations on social media on Sunday.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, Georges St-Pierre, UFC, Facebook, Twitter, Dana White
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Images: Marlena Sloss/ Tobias Hase.
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Musk, Zuckerberg talk about fight

Musk confirmed that he is preparing for the showdown against Zuckerberg, tweeting:

"Am lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight. Don’t have time to work out, so I just bring them to work."

Musk responded to a subscriber who asked what was the point of fighting Zuckerberg, writing, “It’s a civilized form of war. Men love war.”

Zuckerberg took to social media platform Threads to talk about the proposed cage fight, saying he is not holding his breath over a showdown with Musk, per the BBC.

He responded to Musk’s claims on X that he was training "throughout the day", writing:

"I'm ready today... but he hasn't confirmed."

Zuckerberg questions X live stream

Zuckerberg took a shot at Musk when a Threads user asked him if the fight had been mutually agreed upon, per CNN.

He said that the fight was more like "funding secured." The Facebook founder was referring to posts made by Musk back in 2018 when he said the same thing about his plans to take Tesla into private hands.

That deal didn’t push through, leading Musk to pay a massive $20 million fine to the US financial markets watchdog.

Zuckerberg also shot back at his rival’s suggestion that their showdown would be streamed on X, writing:

"Shouldn't we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?"

Zuckerberg trains with Adesanya, Volkanovski

Sports Brief recently reported on Zuckerberg training with UFC champs.

He was spotted working out with middleweight king, Israel Adesanya and featherweight champ, Alexander Volkanovski last month.

Adesanya posted photos of them getting together for a training session.

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Joel Reyes is a sports editor at Sportsbrief.com with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of the Philippines. He has eight years of work experience in sports writing.
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