2023-08-12 10:46:27
The owner of Twitter and the founder of Facebook had already announced in June that they would face each other in an MMA match.
The eventual fight between the bosses of Meta (Facebook) and X (ex-Twitter), Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, will take place in Italy, the latter said on Friday August 11, without convincing his rival for the time being of the place of this possible duel . The two billionaires at the head of the competing tech giants mentioned a filmed mixed martial arts (MMA) match between them at the end of June, the date of August 26 having been suggested a few days ago.
“Everything in the field of the camera will be like the time of ancient Rome, so nothing modern”Elon Musk wrote on his X platform. “I spoke to the Italian Prime Minister and the Minister of Culture. They gave their agreement for an extraordinary place”, he specified. Later that day, Mark Zuckerberg reacted on Threads. “I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since Elon challenged me”assured the co-founder of Facebook.
More “we didn’t agree on what he said”continued Mark Zuckerberg, saying he wanted to collaborate “with professional organizations” such as the UFC, the mixed martial arts league, to frame this possible duel.
The possibility of a joust at the Colosseum ruled out
The two tech giants have clashed for years over their opposing views of the world, from politics to artificial intelligence. But the animosity between them went up a notch again with the launch in early July by Mark Zuckerberg and his Meta group (Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram) of Threads, a platform now in direct competition with X.
The Italian Minister of Culture said he was discussing with Elon Musk the organization of a “great charity event evoking history”according to a statement Friday. “It will not be organized in Rome”, added Gennaro Sangiuliano, thus ruling out the possibility of a game at the Colosseum, mentioned at the end of June by Elon Musk. The amount that could be raised by the event, estimated at “several million euros, will be donated to two Italian children’s hospitals”added the minister.
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