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Zuckerberg and Musk throw verbal jabs over proposed cage match

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Agence France-Presse 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Justin Lane and Michael Reynolds, EPA-EFE/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/business/06/23/20230623-musk-zuckerberg-epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.<em> Justin Lane and Michael Reynolds, EPA-EFE/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>WASHINGTON — Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other Sunday, with the Meta founder declaring the owner of X -- formerly known as Twitter -- was not treating a proposed charity cage match seriously.</p><p>&quot;I think we can all agree Elon isn&#x27;t serious and it&#x27;s time to move on,&quot; Zuckerberg wrote on his Threads social platform.</p><p>&quot;I offered a real date... Elon won&#x27;t confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.&quot;</p><p>Musk quickly responded on X, the platform he bought last year that was previously called Twitter.</p><p>&quot;Zuck is a chicken,&quot; Musk posted.</p><p>The Tesla boss said he would head to Silicon Valley Monday: &quot;Can&#x27;t wait to bang on his door tomorrow.&quot;</p><p>When an X user suggested Zuckerberg was getting cold feet about the match, Musk referred to a popular US fast food chain known for its chicken offerings.</p><p>&quot;He can&#x27;t eat at Chick-fil-A because that would be cannibalism,&quot; Musk posted.</p><p>The two tech titans have gone back and forth on social media about fighting each other in a much-hyped charity match.</p><p>Musk said Friday the fight would <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/12/23/musk-says-cage-fight-with-zuckerberg-will-be-in-italy">take place in Italy</a>, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a &quot;great charity event.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture,&quot; Musk wrote, referring to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. &quot;They have agreed on an epic location.&quot;</p><p>In response, Zuckerberg posted a photo of himself shirtless and pinning down an opponent in his &quot;backyard octagon.&quot;</p><p>A martial arts enthusiast who has taken part in jiujitsu competitions, Zuckerberg said, &quot;I love this sport and I&#x27;ve been ready to fight since the day Elon challenged me.&quot;</p><p>&quot;If he ever agrees on an actual date, you&#x27;ll hear it from me. Until then, please assume anything he says has not been agreed on.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/07/23/musk-says-his-cage-fight-with-zuckerberg-will-stream-on-x">Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will stream on X</a></li></ul><p>Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed speaking to Musk about &quot;how to organize a great charity event evoking history&quot; but said any match &quot;will not be held in Rome.&quot;</p><p>Sangiuliano said any event with Musk would raise &quot;a huge sum, many millions of euros, (that) will be donated to two important Italian pediatric hospitals.&quot;</p><p>The two tech tycoons, who have occasionally jousted from afar, became direct competitors after Zuckerberg&#x27;s Meta launched its Twitter-like Threads platform in early July.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/07/07/23/musk-threatens-lawsuit-as-twitter-rival-threads-takes-off">Musk threatens lawsuit as Twitter rival Threads takes off</a></li></ul><p>Musk noted on Friday that he may need to undergo &quot;minor surgery&quot; to resolve a &quot;problem with my right shoulder blade rubbing against my ribs.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Recovery will only take a few months,&quot; he added.</p><p>The <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/01/23/elon-musk-reclaims-rank-as-world-richest-in-bloomberg">world&#x27;s richest person</a> has a titanium plate holding two vertebrae together but said Friday it is currently &quot;not an issue.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/10/23/forbes-wealth-of-philippines-50-richest-rises-11-pct">Forbes: Wealth of Philippines&#x27; 50 richest rises 11 percent</a></li></ul><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2711202" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U_mnxYnmur4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Billionaires and social media business rivals Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk threw new online jabs at each other Sunday. 