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Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk agree to hold cage fight

A photo montage of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerbeg

Twitter boss Elon Musk and Facebook’s Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg have agreed to hold a cage fight.

The tech billionaires sparked off excitement after Musk posted a message on Twitter stating that he was “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg.

A potential epic conflict between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has been set in motion by their fiery social media exchanges.

Well, Zuckerberg then posted a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “Send me location”.

Mark Zuckerberg won gold and silver medals a jitsu tournament. Facebook/Zuck

Musk replied to Zuckerberg's response with: "Vegas Octagon."

According to AFP, Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, confirmed the messages are genuine.

“The story speaks for itself," Meta spokesperson confirmed.

The Vegas Octagon hosts the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bouts based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Zuckerberg recently won gold and silver medals in his debut Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament in California, USA.