--- title: "Elon Musk’s Mommy Says He’s Not Allowed to Cage Fight Mark Zuckerberg" description: "Elon Musk's mommy Maye Musk has chimed in and isn't happy about her precious son getting bruised at the hands of Mark Zuckerberg." date: "2023-06-26" modified: "2023-06-26" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-mom-not-allowed-fight-mark-zuckerberg" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "elon musk" - "mark zuckerberg" - "the digest" --- # Elon Musk’s Mommy Says He’s Not Allowed to Cage Fight Mark Zuckerberg ![Elon Musk's mommy Maye Musk has chimed in and isn't happy about her precious son getting bruised at the hands of Mark Zuckerberg.]() *\Image: Taylor Hill/Getty Images\* ## But Mom! What started out as a childish gauntlet throwing — by two of the world's wealthiest billionaires, no less — has turned into a full-blown schoolyard crisis, tantrums and all. Last week, SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk [challenged ]()[Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg]() to a billionaire-versus-billionaire brawl in the octagon, a cage match of two middle-aged men, only [one of whom]() seems to have much experience with human combat. But now, Musk's mother Maye Musk has chimed in to decry the idea of her precious son [getting bruised]() by the jiu-jitsu white belt (read: beginner) Zuckerberg. "Don't encourage this match!" she [tweeted]() at podcaster Lex Fridman last week, supplementing her tweet with two angry face emojis. "Actually, I canceled the fight," she [added](). "I haven't told them yet. But I will continue to say the fight is canceled, just in case." ## Full MMA Meanwhile, Musk told Fridman he's willing to go "[full MMA]()." They even agreed on a venue, the "[Vegas Octagon]()," with UFC president Dana White [cheering them on](). It'd be the "biggest fight ever in the history of the world, bigger than anything that's ever been done," White [told *TMZ*]() last week. But if it were up to Maye Musk, she'd [rather have]() the two mercurial tech CEOs "fight with words only. In armchairs. Four feet apart. The funniest person wins." Let's just say we'd rather have our eyes gouged out than watch two unquestionably unfunny men compete in a dad-joke-off. Even after Maye's intervention, there's quite a bit of momentum behind the fight and there's probably more than a half-decent chance we'll see Musk and Zuckerberg half-heartedly pummel each other. Who wouldn't want to see them have their egos checked? Sports gamblers are already looking at the potential betting odds for the fight, with [*FOX Sports* clearly favoring Zuckerberg]() to win in its predictions. And we don't exactly disagree with that assessment, considering the two entrepreneurs' [fitness levels](). **More on the fight:** *[It's On! Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Agree to Brutal Cage Fight]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()