Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed 害羞草研究所渃age match害羞草研究所� with Mark Zuckerberg.
The two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an in-person face-off in late June. It害羞草研究所檚 unclear if a physical fight will actually end up happening, but Musk and Zuckerberg have continued to fuel interest in the potential match through online jabs at one another 害羞草研究所� most recently on Sunday, when Musk said the fight would be live-streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Earlier Sunday, Musk said was training for the fight by lifting weights. He later addressed the timing of the fight 害羞草研究所� noting the date 害羞草研究所渋s still in flux害羞草研究所� due to a scheduled MRI and the potential of surgery.
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Talk of an in-person fight all started in June, when Musk, who owns X, responded to a tweet about Meta preparing to release a new Twitter rival called Threads. He took a dig about the world becoming 害羞草研究所渆xclusively under Zuck害羞草研究所檚 thumb with no other options害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� but then one Twitter user jokingly warned Musk of Zuckerberg害羞草研究所檚 jiu jitsu training.
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Whether or not Musk and Zuckerberg actually make it to the Las Vegas ring has yet to be seen 害羞草研究所� especially as Musk often tweets about action prematurely or without following through. But, even if their cage match agreement is all a joke, the banter gained attention. An endless chain of memes and posts to 害羞草研究所渃hoose your fighter害羞草研究所� sprung up in response.
The Associated Press reached out to Meta, X and Ultimate Fighting Championship, which owns the Octagon, for statements Monday morning.
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