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Elon Musk a ‘bully’ for threatening to turn up at Mark Zuckerberg’s house, ONE Championship CEO Chatri says

  • Martial arts organisation’s chairman blasts Twitter chief Musk, and says he ‘genuinely knows nothing about fighting or martial arts’
  • ‘Mark has the gas tank for three rounds and Elon for three minutes,’ Chatri says, after offering to host the battle of the billionaires

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left), and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are going back and forth on social media about a potential fight. Photo: AP

ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong has blasted Elon Musk as a “bully” for threatening to turn up to Mark Zuckerberg’s house and challenge him to a fight.

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The two tech billionaires have recently been going back and forth on social media trying to agree terms and stipulations for a showdown.

Tesla and Twitter CEO Musk said last week he had spoken to Italian authorities about staging their fight at the Colosseum in Rome.

But Meta chief Zuckerberg insisted that he would only agree to compete in the UFC or martial arts organisation ONE – with Chatri offering them a platform to settle their dispute in the cage.

But on Monday night, Musk insinuated he would simply knock on Zuckerberg’s door at his home in Palo Alto.

Elon Musk is ‘making up excuses’ not to fight Mark Zuckerberg, ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong says. Photo: Reuters
Elon Musk is ‘making up excuses’ not to fight Mark Zuckerberg, ONE Championship boss Chatri Sityodtong says. Photo: Reuters

“Knock, knock,” Musk wrote in a series of posts on his social media platform Twitter – which he recently renamed “X” – tagging Zuckerberg’s handle. “Challenge accepted, open the door. Thought you might want some tea, so I brought the bags.

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