{"id":180027,"date":"2023-08-13T19:03:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T19:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=180027"},"modified":"2023-08-13T19:03:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T19:03:06","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-whines-elon-isnt-serious-about-mma-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/mark-zuckerberg-whines-elon-isnt-serious-about-mma-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Zuckerberg whines 'Elon isn't serious' about MMA fight"},"content":{"rendered":"
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has accused Elon Musk of wasting his time and never being \u2018serious\u2019 about competing in a much-hyped cage fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The maverick Tesla boss, 52, has repeatedly mocked and discussed fighting Zuckerberg, 39, on his social media site, which was recently renamed from Twitter to X.<\/p>\n
He also claimed that it could take place soon in a high-profile venue in Italy.<\/p>\n
However, posting on his rival social media site Threads,\u00a0Zuckerberg poured cold water on the claims, writing: \u2018I think we can all agree Elon isn\u2019t serious and it\u2019s time to move on.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Meta boss went on to accuse his fellow mogul of stalling for time after Musk apparently texted to ask for a \u2018practise\u2019 round and indicated he had a minor shoulder ailment.<\/p>\n
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Mark\u00a0Zuckerberg, pictured practising jiu jitsu,\u00a0accused Elon Musk of wasting his time and never being \u2018serious\u2019 about competing in a much-hyped cage fight<\/p>\n
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Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla,\u00a0gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference<\/p>\n
Zuckerberg explained: \u2018I offered a real date. [UFC president] Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Elon won\u2019t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on. I\u2019m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.\u2019<\/p>\n
Zuckerberg had again signalled his frustration hours earlier, writing: \u2018I love this sport [UFC] and I\u2019ve been ready to fight since the day Elon challenged me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘If he ever agrees on an actual date, you\u2019ll hear it from me. Until then, please assume anything he says has not been agreed on.\u2019<\/p>\n
On Friday morning Musk\u00a0tweeted that his showdown with\u00a0Zuckerberg will occur at Rome’s Colosseum and it will be managed by their foundations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Las Vegas was originally pitched as the potential location for a fantasy fight between Facebook billionaire Zuckerberg and X [formerly Twitter] chief Musk, yet reports back in June claimed the Colosseum could be an option.<\/p>\n
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Musk pictured practising ahead of a suspected cage fight\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Zuckerberg pictured formerly competing in a BJJ tournament<\/p>\n
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Zuckerberg has been training with UFC stars Israel Adesanya (L) and Alexander Volkanovski (R)<\/p>\n
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According to TMZ, Zuckerberg was approached by the Italian Minister of Culture over staging his showdown with Musk at Rome’s legendary battleground, with the latter also tweeting: ‘Some chance fight happens in Colosseum.’<\/p>\n
Rome’s Colosseum, one of the world’s seven wonders, is Italy’s most iconic landmark but it has not hosted massive audiences inside for hundreds of years.\u00a0<\/p>\n