Zuckerberg Blasts Musk for 'Avoiding' Cage Fight: ‘It’s Time to Move On’ Says Meta CEO

• Mark Zuckerberg says it’s time to move on from his planned cage fight with Elon Musk
• The Meta CEO made the announcement on his new social media app Threads
• The Tesla founder called Zuckerberg a chicken following the latter’s comments on Sunday

It was fun while it lasted.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said 'it’s time to move on' from speculation that he will be fighting Elon Musk in a cage match soon.

He made the announcement on new social media app, Threads, on Sunday, claiming the Tesla founder is not serious about holding a cage fight at all.

Zuckerberg blasts Musk's excuses

The 39-year-old posted that he had offered Musk 'a real date' for their fight, but his fellow billionaire had made excuses.

Earlier on Sunday, Musk had suggested on X - formerly known as Twitter - that he was willing to fight Zuckerberg as early as Monday.

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The rival entrepreneurs agreed to the fight in June, with their showdown sparking huge media attention. Months have passed since that agreement, and they still have yet to secure a date.

The Facebook co-founder claimed last week that he had proposed an August 26 date for their cage fight.

Italy's culture minister then delivered a bombshell announcement on Friday, saying he had spoken to Musk about hosting their fight in the country as a charity event.

Musk suggested his showdown with Zuckerberg would have 'an ancient Rome theme', per The Guardian.

Zuckerberg and Musk trade barbs

The Meta boss blasted Musk in a post on Threads on Sunday, writing:

"Elon won't confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead."

He then issued a challenge to Musk, writing:

"If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I'm going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously."

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Musk responded to Zuckerberg’s posts on X, calling the Meta CEO a 'chicken', per the BBC.

He earlier posted a text message exchange between himself and Zuckerberg, telling the Meta boss that he would be in Palo Alto on Monday and they could hold their fight in the latter’s Octagon.

Zuckerberg trains with Volkanovski, Adesanya

Sports Brief recently reported on Zuckerberg training with UFC champions.

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

The Nigerian-born New Zealander posted photos of them getting together for a training session.