Zuckerberg claims that Musk is not serious about the cage match

The Meta CEO said in a post on his social media platform Threads that he had promised Mr. Musk «a real date» but the competing businessman had provided justifications.

Earlier on Sunday, Mr. Musk had shown a willingness to engage in combat as early as Monday on his own messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

The billionaires’ June agreement to the fight garnered a lot of media attention.

The adversaries have been encouraging one another for months, but they have yet to set a date, casting doubt on whether the bout will actually take place.

The competitor messaging app to X, Threads, debuted in July and attracted more than 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, complicating the verbal battle.

However, Mr. Musk has vowed to sue Facebook for «unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets» despite the fact that X is still comfortably ahead with some 350 million users.

Meta refutes the assertions.

Mr. Zuckerberg claimed last week that he had suggested the cage match be held on August 26. In a shocking turn of events, Italy’s culture minister said on Friday that he had spoken with Mr. Musk about holding the match there as a fundraising event.

Mark Zuckerberg, 39, and Elon Musk, 52, are two of the most well-known billionaires in the field of technology.

When Mr. Musk tweeted that he was «up for a cage fight» with Mr. Zuckerberg in June, the odd concept to engage in combat between the two parties was born.

The Meta boss, who has experience in MMA and has recently achieved success in jiu-jitsu competitions, simply said, «Send me location.»