{"id":1999705,"date":"2023-08-14T02:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T06:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-move-on-zuckerberg-says-musk-isnt-serious-about-cage-fight\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T02:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T06:04:12","slug":"time-to-move-on-zuckerberg-says-musk-isnt-serious-about-cage-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-move-on-zuckerberg-says-musk-isnt-serious-about-cage-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Zuckerberg dismisses Musk&#8217;s cage fight idea as unserious."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftime-to-move-on-zuckerberg-says-musk-isnt-serious-about-cage-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1999705&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk&#8217;s Cage Match Unlikely to Happen, Says Meta CEO<\/h2>\n<p>Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-move-on-zuckerberg-says-musk-isnt-serious-about-cage-fight\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg dismisses Musk's cage fight idea as unserious.\">highly \u2063anticipated cage match<\/a> between\u200b himself and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is unlikely to \u2062take place. According to Zuckerberg, Musk doesn&#8217;t seem to be taking the challenge seriously.<\/p>\n<p>The rivalry between the two \u2064tech moguls began \u2063in late June when Musk tweeted that he was &#8220;up for a cage fight.&#8221; Zuckerberg quickly responded, expressing his interest \u2064and requesting\u200c a location for the match.<\/p>\n<p>Although the\u2062 date of the cage match has yet to be announced, Musk \u200bhas mentioned that\u200b a live-stream of the \u200cevent will be hosted on\u2063 Twitter, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-claims-it-will-shut-down-facial-recognition-system-delete-billions-of-face-scans\/\" title=\"Facebook Claims It Will Shut Down Facial Recognition System, Delete Billions of Face Scans\">recently rebranded<\/a> as &#8220;X,&#8221; and Meta.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related\u2064 Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/elon-musk-considers-surgery-before-cage-match-with-mark-zuckerberg-5449724\">Elon Musk Considers Surgery Before &#8216;Cage Match&#8217; With Mark Zuckerberg<\/a> &#8211; 8\/7\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/musk-gives-update-on-cage-fight-with-zuckerberg-5447567\">Musk\u200c Gives Update on Cage Fight With Zuckerberg<\/a> &#8211; 8\/6\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/ufc-fighter-georges-st-pierre-to-train-elon-musk-for-cage-fight-with-mark-zuckerberg-5359199\">UFC Fighter Georges St-Pierre to Train Elon Musk for Cage Fight With \u200dMark Zuckerberg<\/a> -\u200c 6\/27\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/musk-will-train-if-las-vegas-martial-arts-cage-match-with-zuckerberg-takes-hold-5354869\">Musk Will Train If Las \u200cVegas Martial Arts Cage Match With\u2062 Zuckerberg Takes Hold<\/a> &#8211; 6\/24\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/sports\/musk-zuckerberg-dead-serious-about-cage-fight-in-ufc-octagon-dana-white-5352131\">Musk, \u200dZuckerberg \u2063&#8217;Dead \u2064Serious&#8217; About\u2063 Cage Fight\u2062 in \u2063UFC Octagon: Dana White<\/a> &#8211; 6\/23\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite\u2064 Zuckerberg&#8217;s efforts to set a date for the fight and UFC \u200cPresident Dana White&#8217;s agreement to \u200dmake it\u2062 official and \u200cdonate the proceeds to charity, Musk has been uncooperative.\u2064 Zuckerberg expressed his frustration, stating that Musk won&#8217;t confirm a date,\u200b claims to need surgery,\u2062 and now wants to do a practice round in his backyard instead.<\/p>\n<p>Zuckerberg took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">social media site<\/a>, Threads, to\u200d address the situation, saying, &#8220;I \u2064think we\u2063 can all\u2062 agree Elon \u200bisn&#8217;t serious, and\u200c it&#8217;s time \u2064to move on.&#8221; He added, &#8220;If Elon\u2063 ever gets serious\u2064 about \u200ba real\u2062 date \u2064and official event, he knows how to reach me. \u2064Otherwise, time to\u2064 move on. I&#8217;m\u2064 going \u200dto focus\u2062 on competing \u200bwith people who take the sport seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Musk, who is also the founder of SpaceX, has not responded to \u2064Zuckerberg&#8217;s comments. \u2063He previously \u200bmentioned that\u200d he\u2062 underwent an MRI on\u2064 his\u200b right shoulder blade, which\u2063 requires \u200cminor surgery. However, he assured that his recovery\u2062 would only take a few months.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also revealed that the fight would take\u200c place in an &#8220;epic \u200dlocation&#8221;\u200d in Italy, \u200cwith Italian Prime \u2062Minister \u200bGiorgia Meloni agreeing to\u200b the venue. He \u200cproposed that the fight \u2062be organized by the foundations of\u200b both competitors,\u200b with all proceeds \u200dgoing \u200dto\u2063 Italy&#8217;s \u200cveterans \u200dand \u200bpediatric hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Zuckerberg questioned the choice\u2062 of \u200cplatform for \u200dorganizing the fight, suggesting the \u2062use of\u2064 a more reliable platform\u2063 that can raise money for charity.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting \u2063that Zuckerberg is trained in mixed\u2064 martial arts \u2062and recently participated in\u200c a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament. On the\u200d other hand,\u200c Musk has shown a preference for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and accepted training from UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>The rivalry between Zuckerberg and Musk dates\u200c back\u2063 to 2016 when Zuckerberg \u2062expressed disappointment over SpaceX&#8217;s \u2063failure to launch a \u2063Facebook satellite \u200cfor internet connectivity in Africa. Despite Musk&#8217;s \u2064subsequent apology, the rivalry has only grown\u2062 stronger over the years.<\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White has\u200d described the potential cage match between the two tech billionaires as\u2063 the &#8220;biggest \u2064fight ever in the history of the world,&#8221; predicting that it would break \u200ball pay-per-view records and raise hundreds of millions of dollars for\u200d charity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Angel Yuan and Tom Ozimek contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it&#8221; and Mr. Zuckerberg responded with &#8220;bring it on.&#8221; However, Zuckerberg now believes Musk is not serious about the challenge, making a showdown between the two CEOs highly improbable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":1999706,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1999705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1999705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1999705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1999706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1999705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1999705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1999705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}