The gloves are (about to be) off: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg present no indicators of backing down from their dedication to a supposed cage combat. 

Rumours of a combat between the Twitter proprietor and the boss of Meta have been swirling for weeks.

But how did the concept begin, is the combat really going to occur - and who would possibly win if it does?

Be cautious what you tweet - it would simply come true

The spiralling plans for a naked knuckle combat between the tech billionaires began with an offhand comment from Musk.

Amid a dialogue about plans for Threads, Meta's rival Twitter app, Musk tweeted, "I'm sure Earth can't wait to be exclusively under Zuck's thumb", and adopted up with "I'm up for a cage match if he is lol."

Zuckerberg took the bait. "Send me location" he posted on Instagram alongside a screenshot of Musk's message.

Musk responded merely: "Vegas Octagon", the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) area in Las Vegas.

Is the combat really going to occur?

UFC president Dana White appears to assume so. He claims to have spoken to both men about their willingness to fight.

"Both guys are absolutely dead serious about this," he instructed TMZ Live.

Mr White has been in common contact with the pair and an overview of plans is being drawn up, in keeping with a report by the New York Times.

He instructed the newspaper it will be an exhibition match, outdoors official UFC jurisdiction, and would have some form of charity factor.

"It will be the biggest fight in the history of combat sports," he stated.

What preventing expertise have they got?

Zuckerberg outstrips Musk in terms of expertise. The Facebook founder has taken up jiu-jitsu and won gold and silver medals in his first ever match.

Musk has beforehand admitted he not often works out "except for picking up my kids and throwing them in the air".

"I have this great move that I call 'The Walrus', where I just lie on top of my opponent and do nothing," Musk tweeted.

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So who's more likely to win?

Zuckerberg appears to be the pure alternative for a winner. As properly as jiu-jitsu coaching, he has taken on health challenges together with the "Murph" which includes doing lots of of squats, push-ups and pull-ups whereas sporting a weighted vest.

At 39, he's additionally 13 years youthful than Musk, who's 52.

Where Musk dominates is measurement. He is round 6ft 1in to Zuckerberg’s 5ft 7ins and 13st 5lb to his 11st - a distinction of a number of weight lessons.

Musk has stated he educated in judo, kyokushin - a method of karate - and no guidelines avenue preventing, however admitted this was "very dated".

What's all this concerning the Colosseum?

Musk set the hearts of Gladiator followers racing when he instructed the combat might occur within the house of gladiatorial contests.

"Some chance fight happens in the Colosseum," he tweeted.

The Italian Ministry of Culture had completely 100% provided the 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatre, if a report by TMS Sports was to be believed.

It wasn't, in keeping with the Italian authorities, who instructed the outlet there had been no formal contact "even if the news appears tasty".

The ministry reportedly added: "If Zuckerberg and Musk wanted to perform in the Colosseum they would have to make a non-violent challenge."