Elon Musk says he ‘may require surgery’ ahead of Zuckerberg ‘cage match’

Oh, my again!

X proprietor Elon Musk warned that he “might require surgical procedure” to repair an previous sumo wrestling harm — placing his attainable “cage match” with Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg on maintain.

Musk addressed his well being standing late Sunday, simply hours after saying that his grudge bout with the jiu jitsu-trained Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on the X platform and that “all proceeds will go to charity for veterans.”

“Actual date continues to be in flux,” Musk wrote. “I’m getting an MRI of my neck & higher again tomorrow. Could require surgical procedure earlier than the struggle can occur. Will know this week.”

When Musk revealed his live-streaming plans for the struggle, Zuckerberg fired again by quipping that the pair ought to use a “extra dependable platform that may really elevate cash for charity.”

Zuckerberg, an MMA fanatic who repeatedly trains and competes within the sport, wrote on Threads that he’s “prepared immediately” to problem Musk.

“I steered Aug 26 when he first challenged, however he hasn’t confirmed. Not holding my breath,” Zuckerberg mentioned.

“I like this sport and can proceed competing with individuals who prepare it doesn’t matter what occurs right here,” he added.

Musk, 52, has lengthy claimed to have suffered the again harm whereas squaring off in opposition to a sumo wrestler, tweeting final 12 months that he “managed to throw him, but it surely price me smashing my c5-c6 disc & 8 years of mega again ache!”

Musk additionally alluded to the chance that his again points would delay a Zuckerberg struggle in a July submit.

“I’d want an operation to strengthen the titanium plate holding my C5/C6 vertebrae collectively, however in any other case good to go,” Musk mentioned on the time.

Musk and Zuckerberg have teased an upcoming blended martial arts bout for months whereas feuding over the latter’s resolution to launch the text-based social media app Threads, which is making an attempt to snag customers from X, the platform previously often known as Twitter.

Whereas Musk has a big dimension benefit in comparison with his tech rival, he should still have his work lower out for him in opposition to Zuckerberg.

The Fb founder shocked the general public whereas sharing a photo of his ripped physique alongside UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski.

In Could, Zuckerberg entered and won his first-ever amateur Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament.

Musk has additionally bragged about his personal preparations for the struggle, posing a photograph with UFC legend Georges St. Pierre after a July sparring session and posting about lifting weights at work.

“If the struggle is brief, I in all probability win,” Musk wrote on Sunday. “If lengthy, he might win on endurance. I’m a lot larger and there’s a cause MMA has weight divisions.”