'Zuck vs Musk' cage fight set for livestream

Elon Musk says a "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to as a fund-raiser will be carried live on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns.

"Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X," Musk posted. "All proceeds will go to charity for veterans."

Zuckerberg hit back on Threads, the new app he launched last month, saying he was ready.

"Shouldn't we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?" he added, in a dig at the problems faced by Musk's platform.

The two billionaire entrepreneurs became direct competitors after Zuckerberg's Meta launched its Twitter-like Threads platform in July, quickly drawing 120 million users.

Musk then posted on X: "I'm up for a cage match if he is lol," referring to a form of Mixed Martial Arts in which rival fighters are limited by few rules.

Zuckerberg is a martial arts enthusiast. The 39-year-old Zuckerberg, with his fighting experience, emerged as the clear favorite in betting, despite the size advantage of Musk, who is 52.