Ben Sixsmith

Why tech bros love fighting

They’re oversized teenagers

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Mark Zuckerberg grapples with podcaster Lex Friedman (Lex Friedman/YouTube)

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the maaaiiin event of the eeevening. In the red corner, fighting out of Boca Chica, Texas, Eeeeelon ‘the Execuuutioner’ MUUUSK! And his opponent, in the blue corner, fighting out of Palo Alto, California, Maaaark ‘The Madman’ ZUCKERBEEERG! 

Sadly, we might never get the fight between Elon Musk of Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook. Musk has said that he would be ‘up for a cage fight’ with Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg then responded simply: ‘Send me location.’ The internet erupted. UFC legend Georges St-Pierre offered to train Musk while UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones announced that he would be ‘Team Zuck’. Bookmakers started taking bets. 

It might seem a bit embarrassing for a 52-year-old multi-billionaire to get pulled out of a fight by his mum

Alas, Musk’s mum has said it isn’t going to happen, the spoilsport. It might seem a bit embarrassing for a 52-year-old multi-billionaire to get pulled out of a fight by his mum but in fairness one of the best MMA fighters of all time, Khabib Nurmagomedov, retired in 2020 because he had promised his mother that he would.

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