Zuckerberg says ‘time to move on’ from Musk cage fight challenge

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk.

“If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on,” Zuckerberg posted Sunday on Meta’s Threads.

“I’m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.”

Start of the feud between Musk and Zuckerberg

The public competition between Musk, 52, and Zuckerberg, 39, intensified after the initial success of Meta’s Threads social media platform in July.

Threads, which allows users to post short blurbs in a similar fashion to X, the Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter, reached 100 million users within a week of its launch.

Musk, the world’s richest person, talked up the possibility of a fight between him and Zuckerberg for weeks.

Practicing martial arts with my sparring partner pic.twitter.com/bifsH2Mejs

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 12, 2023

Musk then posted last week that he will receive an MRI of his neck and upper back, which may require surgery.

Am lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight.

Don’t have time to work out, so I just bring them to work.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2023

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