Mark Zuckerberg Open to Idea of Cage Match Against Elon Musk

Zuckerberg appears to have accepted Musk’s challenge for a “cage match.”

On Tuesday night, Elon Musk tweeted that he’d be “up for a cage match” fight against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg responded on Wednesday, posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet to his Instagram story with the caption, “send me location.” 

According to Alex Heath of The Verge, Zuckerberg’s social media activity was not made in jest, and the 39-year-old is serious about the prospective cage match.

“I’ve confirmed that Zuckerberg’s post on his Instagram account is, in fact, not a joke, which means the ball is now in Musk’s court,” wrote Heath on Wednesday.

“The story speaks for itself,” a spokesperson for Meta told Health. 

I’ve confirmed that Mark Zuckerberg is serious about fighting @elonmusk and is now waiting on the details (if Musk decides to follow through)

“The story speaks for itself,” a Meta spokesperson says re: Zuck’s IG post saying “send me location”https://t.co/4g1IkqOl47

— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) June 22, 2023

In addition to the idea of a cage match, Musk appeared to be taunting Zuckerberg on Twitter on Tuesday evening.

Zuck my 👅

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023

While Musk, 51, holds a size advantage over the 5’7” Zuckerberg, the latter trains in Jiu Jitsu and even won a gold medal during a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament in Woodside, Calif. in May. Zuckerberg shared a post on Facebook in recognition of his gold and silver medals.

Whether or not an actual fight between Musk and Zuckerberg is truly on the table remains to be seen, but the report claims that the Meta CEO wasn’t joking when he accepted the challenge.