Musk vs Zuckerberg cage fight proceeds to go to veterans charity, X billionaire claims

All the proceeds from a potential fight with rival tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg "will go to charity for veterans", Mr Musk says.

Earlier this year, a cage fight between the social media rivals was agreed upon following Mr Musk saying he was "up for" the idea but, since then, Mr Zuckerberg, who runs the Meta Group – the corporate name for Facebook – released a rival text-based platform to Musk's X called Threads.

Mr Musk posted on X: "Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on ?. All proceeds will go to charity for veterans."

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In response, Mr Zuckerberg posted on Threads: "Shouldn't we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?"

Both of the men have continued to post jibes at each other and document their training, but there has yet to be a formally announced fight.

In June, the pair agreed to fight after Mr Musk said he was "up for a cage fight" with Mr Zuckerberg, who then replied, "Send me location," a catchphrase associated with Russian UFC and MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Mr Musk later responded with "Vegas octagon", referring to the Ultimate Fighting Championship venue in Las Vegas.