Musk teases MMA fight but also says he needs surgery; Zuckerberg says, ‘I’m ready’

FILE - This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X, Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File) (Uncredited, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg put a proposed mixed martial arts bout with Twitter buyer Elon Musk back in play Sunday by saying, “I’m ready.”

Talk of a “cage match” between the titans of tech seemed to die down in recent weeks, but on Sunday morning Musk announced that his platform, now called X, will livestream the bout, which still lacks a date.

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“Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on 𝕏,” Musk, 52, said on his platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.”

Read more from NBC News here.


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