Key Background
Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage fight in 2023, as the rivalry between the two tech moguls turned heated. Musk seemingly challenged Zuckerberg to the fight in June, just before Meta introduced Threads, the company’s challenger to the Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter. Musk spent the next few weeks taunting Zuckerberg with crude jokes, but the Meta CEO reportedly took the proposed fight very seriously. Zuckerberg, an avid martial arts fan who had previously competed in jiu jitsu tournaments, was training with several former UFC champions, including middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. It’s unclear when White began trying to negotiate a deal for a fight in the Colosseum—back in June 2023, Musk suggested the Vegas Octagon as a possible venue for the fight. Days later, he suggested “some chance fight happens in Colosseum,” and in August, he claimed he spoke with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to host the fight at “an epic location.” Despite all the bluster, the highly anticipated fight never actually materialized. By August, Zuckerberg said he thought Musk wasn’t “serious” about the fight and wouldn’t commit to a date for the bout.
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Forbes Valuation
Both Musk and Zuckerberg have grown their fortunes since the public spat. Zuckerberg is now worth about $198.2 billion, up from about $103 billion that summer. Musk was worth about $246 billion at the same time, according to Forbes estimates. The tech mogul’s fortune has exploded since then, with the recent SpaceX initial public offering minting him as the first trillionaire in human history.Forbes estimates Musk’s net worth at $1.2 trillion as of Sunday afternoon.
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Further Reading
ForbesBy The Numbers: How Billionaires Musk And Zuckerberg Stack Up On Everything From Net Worth To MarriageBy Phoebe Liu
ForbesInside Dana White’s $60 Million Plan To Stage UFC Freedom 250 At The White HouseBy Matt Craig