Mr Musk apparently hopes the fight would take place in the ancient Colosseum, a Unesco World Heritage site, posting about the idea in late-June.
Elon Musk said on Friday that his much-hyped cage fight with Mr Mark Zuckerberg would take place in Italy, as authorities there confirmed talks about hosting a"great charity event."
Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano confirmed speaking to Mr Musk about"how to organise a great charity event evoking history" but said any match"will not be held in Rome." Mr Musk said"everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy" and that proceeds will"go to veterans." The two tech tycoons, who have occasionally jousted from afar, became direct competitors after Mr Zuckerberg's Meta launched its Twitter-like Threads platform in early-July.
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