• Elon Musk stated he would possible beat Mark Zuckerberg in a battle given the distinction of their sizes.
• On Sunday Musk leaked textual content messages he says he exchanged with Zuckerberg.
• Within the thread, Musk stated he would win except Zuckerberg is a “modern-day Bruce Lee.” 

Elon Musk on Sunday leaked a collection of messages that he says are a textual content change between himself and Mark Zuckerberg, the place he is seen taunting the latter in regards to the variations of their bodily stature. 

Musk first leaked the change to his biographer, Walter Isaacson. He then posted on Sunday a screenshot of what he stated was the “full message” he despatched to Zuckerberg about their much-anticipated cage match. 

In keeping with the screenshot that Musk first shared with Isaacson, Musk was seen asking an individual he says is Zuckerberg if they might be desirous about a “follow bout.”

Zuckerberg, per Musk’s screenshot, rebuffed the suggestion. 

“Should you nonetheless need to do an actual MMA battle, then it is best to practice by yourself and let me know if you’re able to compete,” Zuckerberg wrote, per Musk’s file of the change. 

“I do not need to maintain hyping one thing that may by no means occur, so it is best to both resolve you are going to do that and do it quickly, or we must always transfer on,” Zuckerberg added.

Musk replied shut to 10 hours later, saying that he “shall be in Palo Alto on Monday.” Musk then instructed that the 2 males duke it out in Zuckerberg’s yard Octagon combating ring. 

“I’ve not been working towards a lot, aside from a short bout with Lex Fridman immediately,” Musk informed Zuckerberg, per the screenshot. “Whereas I believe it is rather unlikely, given our dimension distinction, maybe you’re a modern-day Bruce Lee and can one way or the other win.” 

Insider was not capable of independently confirm when this textual content change occurred. However Zuckerberg appeared to verify the authenticity of the messages on Sunday, when he stated on Threads that Musk had requested for a “follow spherical” in his yard ring.

Representatives for Zuckerberg at Meta didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Insider despatched exterior common enterprise hours.

The change — as posted by Musk — comes after Zuckerberg denied Musk’s declare on Friday that the battle would happen at an “epic location” in “historic Rome.”

“If he ever agrees on an precise date, you may hear it from me,” Zuckerberg stated in a Threads put up on Friday. “Till then, please assume something he says has not been agreed on.”

Musk has, for his half, hasn’t confirmed when the Musk vs. Zuck cage match would possibly happen. The Tesla boss has additionally been speaking about his previous accidents an terrible lot.

On August 6, he tweeted that he wanted to get his neck and higher again scanned in an MRI earlier than fixing a date for the battle. After which on Friday, Musk stated he now must get surgical procedure on his proper shoulder.

“Nevertheless, there’s a downside with my proper shoulder blade rubbing in opposition to my ribs, which requires minor surgical procedure. Restoration will solely take a number of months,” Musk tweeted.

Representatives for Musk at X didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Insider despatched exterior common enterprise hours.