Elon Musk is in a \u201cno-win situation\u201d if his potential cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg goes ahead\u2014at least, that\u2019s according to the tech tycoon\u2019s own father, Errol Musk.<\/p>\n
Weighing in on the proposed mixed-martial-arts match, the retired electromechanical engineer explained that the world\u2019s richest person risks looking like a bully, or worse, a loser.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thing is if this crazy fight goes ahead, if Elon beats this guy, Elon will be called a bully, being so much heavier and taller,\u201d Errol Musk told British newspaper the Sun<\/em>. \u201cWhile if he loses, the humiliation would be total.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cElon loses if he wins and loses if he loses,\u201d he summarized. \u201cWins, he\u2019s a bully. Loses, he\u2019s a loser.\u201d<\/p>\n The two billionaires agreed to go head-to-head last week after the Twitter owner tweeted that he was \u201cup for a cage match\u201d against Meta boss Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to the proposed fight in a post on Instagram Stories, sharing a screenshot of Musk\u2019s tweet along with the caption \u201cSend me location.\u201d<\/p>\n UFC president Dana White later confirmed that Musk and Zuckerberg are \u201cdeadly serious\u201d about fighting after he spoke to the duo on the phone for more than 90 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThis would be the biggest fight ever in the history of the world. Bigger than anything that\u2019s ever been done, it would break all pay-per-view records, these guys would raise hundreds of millions of dollars for charity,\u201d he told TMZ last week.<\/p>\n For many onlookers, a cage match between two of the world\u2019s most famous CEOs would be the sporting event of the year. But the anticipated showdown has caused quite a stir within Musk\u2019s family.<\/p>\n Errol revealed to the Sun<\/em> that he and his family are \u201call quite worried\u201d about the prospect of Musk taking on the Facebook founder, who practices jujitsu in his free time and completes intense workouts like the \u201cMurph challenge\u201d just for fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI think Elon has got himself into a difficult situation as a result of high school behavior,\u201d Musk\u2019s father added.<\/p>\n Musk\u2019s mom also weighed in on the match in a series of tweets last week that echo the sentiments of her ex-husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n A verbal fight only. Three questions each. The funniest answers win. Who agrees? https:\/\/t.co\/qDQ6Ae9lEU<\/p>\n \u2014 Maye Musk (@mayemusk) June 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cFight with words only. In armchairs. Four feet apart. The funniest person wins,\u201d she tweeted to her son on Friday after he suggested the contest take place at the UFC\u2019s Octagon venue in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Since news of the billionaire showdown broke, Maye Musk has been fighting to prevent it from happening altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cNow the fight has been canceled. Great relief,\u201d she said<\/a> on Thursday as she shared a fan-made promotional poster for the much-anticipated match.<\/p>\n She swiftly added<\/a> that her son and his opponent didn\u2019t yet know about the fight being called off, but that she would continue to use her platform to spread the news, \u201cjust in case.\u201d<\/p>\n Whether or not Maye Musk has the power to call off an agreement between two consenting adult men\u2014who are in charge of thousands of workers\u2014is yet to be officially confirmed. But the whole situation is sending Twitter users into hysterics.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018I would totally kick your ass, but my mom won\u2019t let me,\u2019 is perhaps the funniest outcome of this whole scenario,\u201d one Twitter user commented<\/a> on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\nMusk\u2019s mom weighs in<\/h2>\n
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