Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are "absolutely dead serious" about combating one another in a cage match, the boss of UFC has stated.

The tech billionaires used their respective social media platforms, Instagram and Twitter, this week to talk up their battle-readiness - and each have apparently since spoken to blended martial arts supremo Dana White.

Speaking to TMZ Live, the UFC promoter and president stated a Zuckerberg vs Musk struggle would even eclipse the income and viewership amassed by a 2017 boxing spectacle between Floyd Mayweather and Colin McGregor, which 50 million folks watched within the US alone.

"There's no limit on what this thing can make," stated White, who revealed he spoke to the pair "last night".

"Both guys are absolutely dead serious about this."

Musk, 51, appeared to mild the fireplace beneath Zuckerberg's stomach by saying he was "up for a cage match if he is".

He tweeted the problem in response to a report that his rival's Meta firm is plotting its own take on Twitter, extensively reported to be an Instagram spin-off known as Threads.

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Zuckerberg, 39, posted a screenshot of Musk's tweet on his Instagram story, with the caption "send me location".

The SpaceX and Tesla chief govt then recommended the Vegas Octagon because the venue. It's an eight-sided caged combating area used to host UFC bouts in Las Vegas.

A Meta spokesman did not deny the struggle may actually occur, solely saying he had "nothing to add".

Zuckerberg will probably be assured if it goes forward - he is youthful than Musk and trains with a jiu-jitsu team, whereas Musk has beforehand admitted he not often works out "except for picking up my kids & throwing them in the air".

The Meta proprietor shared photographs of him successful medals at his first match earlier this 12 months.