Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk.

• Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk might be the next celebrity duo to take each other on in a high-profile fight.
• It all started when Musk responded to a Twitter thread mocking Zuckerberg, saying he is “up for a cage match if he is lol”.
• As for who will win, a poll on Twitter currently has Zuckerberg as the front-runner.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk might be the next celebrity duo to take each other on in a high-profile fight.

For whatever reason, celebrity fights have become a viral trend in the 21st century – and no, not fights as in scandalous spats on social media, but rather overpriced, highly-publicised physical altercations, be it boxing, wrestling or, in this case, cage fighting. 

It all started when Musk responded to a Twitter thread mocking Zuckerberg for a reported new “Twitter rival” app called “Threads”.

Musk stated: “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol,” after a user noted Zuckerberg “does the jujitsu [sic] now,” in reference to his recent medalling in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament.

On Wednesday, Zuckerberg responded in an Instagram Story. 

“Send me location,” he captioned a screengrab of Musk’s statement.

Whether Zuckerberg is actually serious about facing Musk was then confirmed via Variety when a spokesperson for the Facebook founder said: “The story speaks for itself.”

Of course, Musk has since responded to Zuckerberg’s location request, tweeting “Vegas Octagon” and later adding: “I have this great move that I call ‘The Walrus’, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing.”

As for who will win, a poll on Twitter currently has Zuckerberg as the front-runner.

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