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BONSERNEWS.com – Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg became the subject of discussion among netizens, after the two said they would have a match (fighting duel) in the Octagon.
Even so, not a few highlighted the differences between the two technology company bosses, one of which was in terms of physicality and fighting ability.
The reason is, Mark Zuckerberg has a track record in the field of Jiu Jitsu, while Elon Musk once talked about “very hard street fights” when he was growing up in South Africa.
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Mark Zuckerberg, recently won a Jiu Jitsu tournament. On the one hand, via his Twitter, Elon “doesn’t train but toss his kids in the air.”
Quoting The Guardian, Friday (23/6/2023), Elon Musk is about 1.87 meters tall and weighs about 85 kilograms, so he is heavier than Mark Zuckerberg.
Meanwhile, the CEO Meta has a height of 1.71 meters and weighs less than 70 kilograms. In terms of age, Elon Musk is 12 years older than Mark Zuckerberg, namely 51, while Mark Zuckerberg is still 39.
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Moving from the physical side to the business side, Mark Zuckerberg is known as one of the founders of social media Facebook, as well as the parent company Meta which houses WhatsApp and Instagram. He still serves as the CEO of Meta.
While Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla, owner of social media Twitter, and founded The Boring Company and X Corp. He was also involved in the founding of Neuralink and OpenAI.
Elon Musk, who was born in Pretoria, South Africa, was recorded as having had several marriages which ended in divorce, namely with Justine Wilson and Talulah Riley.
Elon Musk, who is the son of Errol Musk and Maye Musk, was also in a relationship with Grimes. Some media also say, Elon Musk has at least 10 children.
On the other hand, Mark Zuckerberg was born in White Plains, New York, United States. He did not graduate from Harvard University. In 2012, he married Priscilla Chan and had three children.
One of the things that has been highlighted by the public from both of them is their wealth, where they are both included in the list of the richest people in the world.
However, Elon Musk is recorded as richer than Mark Zuckerberg. He also won the title of the richest man in the world according to Forbes.
Elon Musk’s total wealth is USD 239.5 billion, while Zuckerberg’s wealth is USD 101.1 billion.
The Guardian noted, when comparing their social media users, Facebook has 2.9 billion monthly active users, while Twitter only has 330 million.
Last year, they also experienced losses together, where Musk lost USD 30 billion due to the purchase of Twitter, while Zuck lost USD 13.7 billion due to his investment in the metaverse.
The beginning of Elon Musk’s challenge to Mark Zuckerberg stems from the news that Meta is said to be releasing a Twitter competitor application, which according to an internal document will be called Threads, although it has not been officially announced.
Quoted from The Verge, Thursday (22/6/2023), Elon Musk then mocked Meta and Mark Zuckerberg’s plans through his Twitter account, in response to this statement.
Musk responded to Mario Nawfal’s Twitter account with the handle @MarioNawfal, which alluded to the WSJ’s investigation of child pornography circles on Instagram and Facebook.
Elon Musk says the world will have no choice but to “be exclusively under Zuck’s thumb.”
Netizens also started commenting on the thread, where one of the handles @kwmarkoff26656, asked Musk to be careful and said that Zuckerberg is now good at jiu jitsu.
Elon Musk says he’s ready for a cage match: “I’m ready for a cage match if he’s ready lol.”
Whether the Tesla CEO is joking or not, Mark Zuckerberg apparently responded to Elon Musk’s statement, via uploads on his official Instagram Story account.
“Send Me Location (Send the location)” wrote Mark Zuckerberg while showing a screenshot of Musk’s tweet on Twitter.
Elon Musk finally responded to the news about Mark Zuckerberg’s response at The Verge on his Twitter account: “Vegas Octagon,” he tweeted.
Even though many netizens want to see the two billionaires fight each other in the style of UFC fighters, apparently Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, doesn’t seem to like that.
Responding to the news about Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg which went viral on the internet, Maye Musk also asked that the two of them better “fight using words.”
“No kidding. Just use words. In an armchair. 4 feet away. Funniest wins ????????” Maye Musk tweeted on his Twitter, responding to his son’s Tweet who wants to compete in the Vegas Octagon.
In fact, Maye also claimed that this match had been canceled and she was relieved. “Actually, I called off the fight. I haven’t told them yet. But I will keep saying the fight is cancelled, just in case…????” he said.
He even commented on computer scientist Lex Fridman’s tweets, so as not to inflame or support the Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg match.
“A jiu jitsu match between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk is sure to be a fun plot twist in this simulation. I’m all for it,” Fridman tweeted. “Don’t support this game ????????” Maye replied via Retweet from Fridman’s account.()
