Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., declared on Sunday that he is ‘moving on’ from the cage fight match between himself and Elon Musk. According to Mark, this decision was made due to Elon’s unseriousness.
“If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me. Otherwise, time to move on,” Zuckerberg posted on Meta’s Threads.
He added that he is going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously and will not shy away from the challenge.
Mark Zuckerberg, who is a trained jiu-jitsu practitioner, stated that he suggested August 26 as the fight date. Musk, on the other hand, addressed his comments and explained the rationale behind his decision to withhold the date. The Tesla CEO claims that in order to compete against Zuck, he might need to undergo surgery first.
How did Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg find themselves in a potential cage fight?
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, the two biggest names in technology, ended up involved in a much-anticipated showdown in a fighting cage. This happened after Mario Nawfal, a Twitter user, revealed that Meta was preparing to launch a brand-new platform called THREADS.
A few weeks later, Meta launched Threads, a new text-based social media platform to rival Twitter days after Musk announced that a temporary limit had been imposed on the number of posts users can read daily on Twitter.
In response, Twitter threatened Meta with a lawsuit over “the unlawful misappropriation” of its trade secrets.
Musk, who is not one to hold back when it comes to sharing his opinions, had some things to say about Zuckerberg and Meta’s new innovation. When a second Twitter user warned Musk about Zuckerberg’s ju-jitsu prowess, Musk responded by suggesting a cage fight.
Taking to his Facebook status, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed his readiness for the cage fight with a simple declaration, “Send me the location.” This clash between tech CEOs has captivated the public’s attention, and anticipation of the potential clash continues to grow.
Musk’s and Zuckerberg’s public antagonism grew after the initial success of Meta’s Threads social networking platform in July. Within a week of its inception, Threads, which works similarly to Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and allows users to post messages, amassed 100 million followers.
However, by July 14 just one short week later, Threads’ daily active users had dropped to 23.6 million, marking a nearly 50% fall and accounting for only around 22% of Twitter’s viewership. In terms of engagement, the app experienced the most activity in the United States, with users spending roughly 21 minutes on Threads on July 7.
Following this, Twitter’s daily active users on Android stayed rather consistent on the days when Threads drew the greatest attention. However, time spent on the platform decreased by 4.3%, presumably indicating that some users were looking towards the Threads app as an alternative. Despite this decline, the average total time spent on Twitter was still around 25 minutes.
David Carr, senior insights manager at Similarweb, told CNBC “While there was intense interest in checking out the app initially, not every user has made a habit of visiting Threads as often as they might other social apps.
During the build up towards the contest between the two giant CEOs, Mark was seen working out with Israel Adesanya, the last style bender and middleweight UFC champion, in preparation for the cage match between himself and Elon Musk weeks ago.
In a combined published Instagram post, Zuckerberg and Adesanya posed in the gym with UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski during a workout session. The trio were bare-chested and draped in combat gear; Zuckerberg appeared to be drenched in perspiration. “No Fugazi with Mark,” read the caption of the article.
The CEO of Meta said, “It was an honour to train with you guys!” in the comments section.
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