"Pen Fight" Upgrades to "Arena Fight"? Musk and Zuckerberg's "Showdown" Could Take Place in the Roman Colosseum

Recently, the "cage fight" between two Silicon Valley giants has attracted the attention of the public, and it may escalate into a "duel".

Last week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the initiative to propose a cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in response to a netizen's comment on Twitter. After Zuckerberg unexpectedly responded with "send me the address," Tesla directly suggested the octagon cage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in Las Vegas.

Dana White, the president of UFC, also told the media that if these two are serious, UFC will organize a paid match for them.

Recently, it was reported that the Italian Minister of Culture has contacted Zuckerberg regarding the location of the fight between him and Tesla, proposing that they compete in the Colosseum, one of the world's eight wonders. Zuckerberg's team has submitted the proposal for the Colosseum to Dana White of UFC.

The media mentioned that for more than a week, Tesla and Zuckerberg have been negotiating with Dana White every day.

If the Italian proposal is accepted, Zuckerberg and Tesla will compete in a "duel" in the ancient Roman period, which has a history of nearly two thousand years. However, it is still unclear whether they will fight inside or outside the arena, as the temporary seats inside the arena can only accommodate a few hundred people.

In any case, on Friday Beijing time, Tesla has already generated momentum for the Colosseum on Twitter.

Tesla first tweeted that the fight might take place in the Colosseum, and then retweeted a video showing scenes of gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome, including images of warriors dying, with the caption "I need to train my endurance."

Wall Street CN previously mentioned that the trigger for the fight between the two giants may be Meta's launch of the app Threads, which is seen as a rival to Twitter. If a real fight breaks out, each of them should have their own advantages.

Zuckerberg, 39, is younger than Tesla, who is 52, and has been receiving mixed martial arts (MMA) training and has won in jiu-jitsu competitions.

Earlier this year, Zuckerberg claimed to have completed the "Murph Challenge" workout (running 1.6 kilometers, doing 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and then running 1.6 kilometers again, all while carrying a 9-kilogram weight) in less than 40 minutes.

Tesla is 188 centimeters tall and weighs 178 pounds, giving him a clear advantage in size over Zuckerberg. He mentioned that he was involved in "real hardcore street fights" when he was growing up in South Africa. Last week, he revealed that he has a move called the "walrus" technique, where he just lies on top of his opponent and does nothing, and he claimed that he never exercises except for picking up his own children and throwing them in the air.