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Elon Musk discloses injury concern throwing Mark Zuckerberg fight into doubt

Elon Musk (right) has issued an update ahead of a potential fight against Mark Zuckerberg (Image: Instagram/GETTY) Elon Musk  has claimed that he “may require surgery” ahead of a potential MMA fight against Mark Zuckerberg . The post via his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has cast serious doubt on whether the fight will ever materialise between the billionaire entrepreneurs. Both social media owners are due to face each other in The Octagon after agreeing to fight earlier in the year. The pair have teased a bout across their respective social media platforms, but a deal is yet to be struck between the two sides. It now appears that any agreement could be a long way off after Musk shared an injury update to his 152 million followers. “Exact date is still in flux,” X’s owner posted in reference to the fight. “I’m getting an MRI of my neck & upper back tomorrow. May require surgery before the fight can happen. Will know this week.” Exact date is still in flux. I’m getting an MRI of my neck & upper back tomorrow. May require surgery before the fight can happen. Will know this week. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 7, 2023 The 52-year-old was reacting to an earlier post from Mark Zuckerberg via his new platform Threads, which has been created to rival X. “I’m ready today,” he posted with a screen-shot of a tweet from Musk, who said that he is preparing for the fight by lifting weights. “I suggested Aug 26 when he first challenged, but he hasn’t confirmed. Not holding my breath.” The pair are two of the world’s richest businessmen and, should a fight ever come to fruition, the proceeds would be donated to a charity. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans,” Musk recently wrote on X.   Despite no confirmed date, both billionaires have been spotted training for the fight . Musk has recently been pictured training with popular podcast host and black belt jiu-jitsu fighter Lex Fridman. The pair were seen wrestling each other, with Lex later posting on his Twitter account: “I’m extremely impressed with his strength, power, and skill, on the feet and on the ground.” Meta’s 39-year-old owner has been considerably more active. Zuckerberg has been taking part in various jiu-jitsu tournaments and has even trained with UFC star Alexander Volkanovski and two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya .

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