Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Meta (known and banned in Russia as an extremist), urged American entrepreneur Elon Musk to set a date for the fight as soon as possible, or even abandon it altogether. He announced it on the Threads service (owned by Meta, whose activities are prohibited in the Russian Federation).
According to Zuckerberg, he offered Musk a real date, and Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), announced he was ready to take over the fighting organization. He also reminded that the businessman did not confirm the date of the fight and noted that he had to have an operation afterwards. The Meta co-founder concluded that Musk is “not serious and it’s time to move on.”
“Elon knows how to contact me if he’s seriously talking about a real date and an official event,” Zuckerberg said.
On August 11, Musk announced that he had a fight with Zuckerberg. will be organized billionaire funds, not the UFC. He also assured that the fight would take place in an “epic place” on the backdrop of ancient Rome.
Later, Zuckerberg implied that Musk’s statement about keeping the fight in Italy was against the backdrop of Ancient Rome. done without any approval from him or his representatives.
In June, Musk wrote that he wanted to fight Zuckerberg, who accepted the challenge. The cause of the conflict between the billionaires was the development of the head of Meta, an analogue of the well-known social network of an American businessman. They began formal negotiations to arrange the duel. White expressed a desire to do so.
Previously doppelgänger Musk fought with a cardboard Zuckerberg.