Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, has stated that his much-anticipated cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, will take place in an epic location in the ancient city of Rome. 

Mr Musk revealed that the fight would be themed on ancient Rome and there would be nothing modern about it. He also stated that the fight would be live-streamed on the X and Meta social media platforms. 

The announcement comes weeks after Mr Musk took to the X platform to challenge Mr Zuckerberg to a cage fight, saying, “I’m up for a cage match if he is. lol.” Responding via his Instagram stories, Mr Zuckerberg said, “Send me the location.” 

The X CEO, via his X page on Friday, revealed that the fight would be managed by the foundations of him and Mr Zuckerberg, not the UFC. 

He also stated that everything done will pay respect to the past and present Italy, and the fight proceeds will go to veterans. 

Mr Musk said he spoke to Italy’s prime minister and minister of culture about the fight, and they agreed on an epic location. 

According to the AFP, Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed speaking to Mr Musk about how to organise a great charity event evoking history. 

In a statement, Mr Sangiuliano said any event with Mr Musk would raise “a huge sum, many millions of euros, (that) will be donated to two important Italian pediatric hospitals.”

He added, “It will also be an opportunity to promote our history and archaeological, artistic, and cultural heritage on a global scale.”