Musk picks Vegas for Zuckerberg 'cage match' challenge

Twitter proprietor and Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Vegas for the determination of a "cage match" aft reportedly being challenged to a combat by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.

"Vegas Octagon," Musk tweeted precocious Wednesday. He was responding to an Instagram station by Zuckerberg who had changeable backmost with a connection of "send maine location" aft the Tesla brag confirmed helium was up for a "cage match."

Cage matches person been popularized by mixed martial arts oregon MMA franchises similar UFC. The "Octagon" refers to the cage astir the ringing successful which fighters conflict due to the fact that it has 8 sides.

The bid of exchanges started earlier this week erstwhile Mario Nawfal, laminitis and CEO astatine International Blockchain Consulting, tweeted "META to Release 'Twitter Rival' Called THREADS." Facebook genitor Meta is reportedly moving connected a standalone, text-based societal web app that could vie with Twitter.

Musk responded to Nawfal by saying: "I'm definite Earth can't hold to beryllium exclusively nether Zuck's thumb with nary different options. At slightest it volition beryllium 'sane'. Was disquieted determination for a moment."

Another idiosyncratic cautioned Musk saying, "Better beryllium cautious @elonmusk I heard helium does the ju jitsu now."

Zuckerberg reportedly has a achromatic loop successful Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He trains under Dave Camarillo of Guerilla Jiu Jitsu academy, a judo and jiu-jitsu achromatic loop who has trained a fig of UFC champions.

That sparked a remark from Musk that suggested helium is up for a combat with the Zuckerberg. Musk quipped: "I'm up for a cage lucifer if helium is lol."

The Verge tech work confirmed that Zuckerberg is "serious astir warring Elon Musk and is present waiting connected the details" if Musk decides to travel through. "The communicative speaks for itself," a Meta spokesperson told the media outlet, referring to Zuckerberg's Instagram story. It is unclear if the combat betwixt the 2 tech leaders volition really hap oregon whether Musk's tweets were serious. A spokesperson for Meta was not instantly disposable erstwhile contacted by CNBC.

Late Wednesday, Musk posted different tweet saying: "I person this large determination that I telephone 'The Walrus', wherever I conscionable prevarication connected apical of my hostile & bash nothing."

He besides said, "I astir ne'er enactment out, but for picking up my kids & throwing them successful the air."