Zuck Calls Out Musk, Says He'll Compete with 'People Who Take the Sport Seriously'
Mark Zuckerberg has declared that Elon Musk's proposed cage fight is not a serious endeavor and that it's time to move on from the idea. The Meta CEO explained that Musk had been non-committal about a date, citing surgery and suggesting a practice round in Zuckerberg's backyard instead. Zuckerberg stated he would focus on competing with those who approach the sport seriously. The proposed fight had been previously suggested for August 26, with Musk announcing it would be streamed on his platform X (formerly Twitter), and that the proceeds would go to charity for veterans. Zuckerberg, known for his Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills, had won medals in a martial arts tournament. The cage fight concept emerged in June between the two tech billionaires, gaining prominence as Meta launched Threads, viewed as a competitor to Twitter.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Mark Zuckerberg has declared that Elon Musk's proposed cage fight is not a serious endeavor
00:07 and that it's time to move on from the idea.
00:09 The Meta's CEO explained that Musk had been non-committal about a date, citing surgery
00:13 and suggesting a practice round in Zuckerberg's backyard instead.
00:16 Zuckerberg stated that he will focus on competing with those who approach the sport seriously.
00:20 The proposed fight had been previously suggested for August 26th, with Musk announcing it would
00:25 be streamed on his platform X, formerly Twitter, and that the proceeds would go to charity
00:29 for veterans.
00:30 Zuckerberg, known for his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills, had won medals in a martial arts tournament.
00:34 The cage fight concept emerged in June between the two tech billionaires, gaining prominence
00:38 as meta-launched threads viewed to competition as Twitter.
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