'Musk vs Zuckerberg', Fight Venue: Rome Colosseum?

Musk Discusses with Italian Minister of Culture and Others

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that "the duel with Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, will take place in Italy."

On the 11th (local time), Musk wrote on X, "I spoke with the Italian Prime Minister and the Minister of Culture," adding, "They agreed on an epic location."

He also stated that the fight would not be organized by UFC but by himself and the Zuckerberg Foundation. It will be broadcast live on their respective social media platforms, X and Meta. He raised expectations by saying, "Everything in the camera frame will be completely non-modern and resemble ancient Rome."

Musk's announcement came amid discussions about holding the fight at the Colosseum in Rome. Dana White, president of the world's top fighting organization UFC, appeared on a podcast hosted by Mike Tyson on the 9th and revealed that he was discussing with Italian cultural figures the possibility of holding the Musk-Zuckerberg fight at the Colosseum.

After Musk's post was made public, local media reported that Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy's Minister of Culture, also confirmed that he had discussed the venue with Musk.

Minister Sangiuliano said he discussed with Musk "holding a large-scale charity event and a historically magnificent occasion," adding, "a substantial amount amounting to millions of euros will be donated to two important pediatric hospitals in Italy."

However, he drew a line by stating that the event discussed with Musk was not a fight. It was only about planning a great charity event.

The duel between Musk and Zuckerberg has been talked about since June. Musk posted a sarcastic comment saying, "I'm scared to death," upon hearing that Meta was about to launch Threads. When another Twitter user warned, "Be careful, Zuckerberg does jiu-jitsu," Musk replied, "I am ready for a cage fight," which sparked the idea.

Later, it became a hot topic that both were actually training in jiu-jitsu. AI scientist Lex Fridman tweeted on June 28, "I had an impromptu training session with Musk for several hours yesterday," adding, "I was very impressed by his stamina, strength, and technique." Fridman is known as an AI researcher and a black belt in jiu-jitsu.

Fridman also released a video of training jiu-jitsu with Zuckerberg. In the video, Zuckerberg demonstrated various jiu-jitsu techniques against Fridman.

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