Elon Musk Vs. Mark Zuckerberg Fight Is Happening! May Go Down at the Coliseum in Rome

The Elon Musk Vs. Mark Zuckerberg fight is officially happening, says the CEO of X (formerly Twitter) and Tesla. However, the UFC will not be overseeing it. Instead, Musk says it will go down in Rome, Italy, at one of the most iconic stadiums ever built, the Coliseum.

Musk had been hinting that his showdown with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will be happening at Rome's Colosseum. The Daily Mail noted that the X CEO has been tweeting about "Gladiator" lately. Of course, the Coliseum was built by the Romans for gladiatorial games where combatants fought to the death for the enjoyment of Rome's citizens.

"The fight will be managed by my and Zuck's foundations (not UFC)," said Musk, who added that the fight will not just be streamed live via X, but also several Meta platforms.

"Livestream will be on this platform and Meta. Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all," he tweeted.

The Tesla and Space X CEO also claimed that he already spoke with the prime minister of Italy and its Minister of Culture, and they have "agreed on an epic location." Musk also promised that "everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy."

It Was the Italian Government That Offered for Elon Musk Vs. Mark Zuckerberg Fight To Happen in Rome

While an epic location would be quite fitting for the fight, it was allegedly the government of Italy that reached out to make the fight happen at the Coliseum, according to TMZ Sports.

Specifically, it was the Ministry of Culture's Office that reportedly reached out to Mark Zuckerberg about staging their fight at Rome's most historic ruin. Sources with knowledge of the deal stated that this "could be the biggest fight in the history of the world in the most fabled fight theater in history."

Zuckerberg's people then passed the message on to UFC President Dana White, who then contacted the minister of the deal. While the UFC will not be involved, Dana White has been helping in making things happen.

The Ministry of Culture of Italy noted, "There has been no formal contact from the ministry nor any written document, even if the news appears tasty it is unfounded."

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The fight will be for charity, and all the proceeds in this "Battle of the Billionaires" will go to veterans.

Te venue, the Coliseum, used to hold 2,000 spectators in its heyday. However, it could now only fit hundreds of people as most of the iconic structure is ruins.

As for the fighters, Mark Zuckerberg is much younger, only 39 years old. The American Facebook founder is practicing Brazilian Jiujitsu, though, but loses out against his South African opponent in height and weight. While Musk is 5"11, Zucc is only 5"7. Musk is heavier, too, weighing in at 178 lbs. while the Meta CEO is only 154 lbs.

Musk has also been training a lot as of late, with legendary MMA fighter Georges St. Pierre training him, according to Bleacher Report. However, Zuckerberg himself has been winning plenty of Brazilian Jiujitsu tournaments as of late and may win if it does go to the mat.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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