Elon Musk contacts Meloni to negotiate that his fight with Zuckerberg be held in Italy

2023-08-11 23:32:02

The tycoon Elon Musk, owner among other companies of the social network X -formerly known as Twitter-, has assured that he has maintained contacts with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, to negotiate a “epic location” for his fight with the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, despite the fact that the latter wanted to make it clear that nothing is closed for now.

“I have spoken with the Prime Minister of Italy and with the Minister of Culture (Gennaro Sangiuliano). They have agreed on an epic location,” Musk said in a publication in which he also reported that the much-announced fight with Zuckerberg will be managed by the companies of one and the other tycoon, not by the martial arts company UFC.

“The live ‘streaming’ will be on this platform and on Meta (Facebook matrix). The entire plan will be the old Romaso nothing modern at all (…) Everything that is done will pay tribute to the past and present of Italy”, Musk has settled, ensuring that all the proceeds will be for “the veterans”.

Zuckerberg, however, has suggested in another post on his social network Threads that nothing is closed, although it is declared “ready to fight”. “If (Musk) even agrees on a date, you will know it from me. Until then, please think that nothing he says is agreed,” he has argued.

“I’m not holding my breath for Elon, but rather i will share the details of my next fight when I’m ready,” said the founder of Facebook, who has advocated involving professional organizations in this event.

The Government of Italy is involved

For his part, the Italian Minister of Culture has confirmed contacts with Musk and that the “great event of historical evocation“It will not be held in the capital, Rome, thus nipping in the bud speculation that the event could be held in the Colosseum.

“There will be a large donation to two major children’s hospitals Italians for the improvement of facilities and scientific research to combat diseases”, said the Italian Minister of Culture on his official profile on the social network X.

Both tycoons challenged each other last June to a mixed martial arts hand-to-hand fight — known as MMA by its acronym in English– and the owner of X even went so far as to propose scenarios like Las Vegas or own Rome Coliseum. Zuckerberg has proposed that the match take place on August 26th.