Elon Musk is not backing down in his upcoming Fight against Mark Zuckerberg.Taking to Twitter, the billionaire updated fans and detractors about the long-awaited face-off, informing the online community the fight Will happen in an “epic location” in Italy.Insisting the locale has been chosen in collaboration with Italy’s government, Musk - who recently renamed the social media platform ‘X’ - explained the boxing match will be live-streamed both on Twitter and Zuckerberg’s Meta outlets.Don’t get too excited though. Musk responded to a commenter asking how his recent MRI scan went, replying that he has a “problem” with his shoulder blade. He said it will require minor surgery and a few months of recovery time.Both Musk and ‘rival’ Mark Zuckerberg have publicly committed to an MMA fight, which initially began as a light-hearted joke between the two tech billionaires.In June, the Tesla and SpaceX founder posted on Twitter: “I’m up for a cage match if he is”. Zuckerberg responded, inviting Musk to “send location” for the proposed fight.The X owner has been rather more outspoken about the meeting, although he has raised eyebrows suggesting the fight might be more of a “debate”.On Sunday 6 August, though, he appeared to confirm the violent nature of the match, tweeting: “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans”.The 52-year-old then added he’d been “lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight” against his 39-year-old opponent.Will you be tuning in (if it ever happens)?
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