Elon Musk's 'I joked on X about fighting Zuck' induces meme-fest

Giving yet another blow to the much-awaited cage fight with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, known as ‘Zuck’, Tesla CEO Elon Musk accepted that he was only joking about the issue. A war of words broke out among the technology billionaires as reports about Twitter’s (rebranded as X) rival emerged. With Meta’s launch of Threads in July, the heated exchange reached a new level.

Based on the verbal spat, it was Musk, 39, who challenged the Meta owner to the mixed martial arts fight. Zuck, 52, while accepting the challenge, asked for the fight venue by posting a ‘Send me the location’ along with the screenshot of Musk’s tweet. The X-owner, however, accused Zuck of not accepting the duel.

Interestingly, Musk has now announced that, in the recap of the events, he joked about the fight to begin with. He captioned the post, “Fight Recap: I joked on X about fighting Zuck.”

Check out Musk’s post:

Fight Recap:

I joked on X about fighting Zuck

Zuck then said “SEND ME LOCATION”

Italy graciously offered a Colosseum

Zuck declined

I suggested his home as “safe space”

Tragically, he was ahem “traveling”

Is there anywhere he will fight?

https://t.co/gpcRLW49fv

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 15, 2023

The post amassed over 2.65 crore views. It garnered over 1.8 lakh likes and counting.

Check out some of the responses to the post below:

One user wrote, “I’ve got the perfect place for you guys.”

I’ve got the perfect place for you guys pic.twitter.com/8pjxZ7PmyF

— greg (@greg16676935420) August 15, 2023

“If he backs out, I’ll take his spot. Name the place uncle Elon,” asked another.

If he backs out, I’ll take his spot. Name the place uncle Elon