Elon Musk And Mark Zuckerberg Agree To Cage Fight In Twitter Exchange

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In a strange Twitter exchange, billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg decided to fight in a cage.

In a Twitter conversation with Mark, Elon stated that he would be "up for a cage fight" and indicated his willingness to take part.

The CEO of Meta, the organization that owns Facebook and Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, responded by sharing a screenshot of Elon Musk's post with the message "send me location."

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Elon immediately responded to Mr. Zuckerberg's remark and proposed "Vegas Octagon" as the location of their confrontation.

When contacted by the BBC, a Meta spokesperson claimed: "The story speaks for itself."

Elon, who will shortly turn 52, made fun of his fighting style in a tweet, referencing a move he calls "The Walrus" in which he simply lies on top of his opponent without doing anything else.

He also shared, "I rarely exercise, except when playing with my kids and tossing them in the air."

Mark, age 39, has recently had success in jiu-jitsu competitions and has been training in mixed martial arts (MMA) for some time.

The two's interactions have gone viral, sparking discussions among social media users about the match's possible outcome.

Additionally, a lot of individuals have uploaded memes with fake posters promoting the fight.

"Mark Zuckerberg has accepted Elon Musk’s challenge to a cage fight. If $100k was on the line, who's side are you choosing to win?" One user posted a cartoon depicting the duo engaged in combat with anime influences.

Since acquiring Twitter for $44 billion in October, Musk has had an erratic managerial style that has resulted in some odd comments from him.

"Have I shot myself in the foot with tweets multiple times? Yes,” Musk said in an interview with the BBC in April. "I think I should not tweet after 3 am."

It occurs at the same time as Australia's online safety agency has served a legal notice on Twitter requesting an explanation of what the social media company is doing to address a rise in online hate since Mr. Musk purchased the platform.

As the world's first government organization devoted to making people safer online, Australia's eSafety Commission calls itself.

The agency claimed on Thursday that since Mr. Musk took over the business in October, it has seen an increase in reports of serious online harassment and that Twitter has received more complaints about online hatred in the last year than any other platform.

Under Mr. Musk, Twitter's global headcount was reduced from 8,000 to 1,500 personnel, with the trust and safety teams being eliminated.