Social media can’t wait for a potential battle of the billionaires between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, with Musk’s Chinese doppelganger comedian Yilong Ma now dropping clips showing him taking on the a fake Zuckerberg.
The world’s richest tech titans vowed to throw it down in a cage fight last month in what would be a clash for the ages.
The bout was even backed by UFC president Dana White, who claimed it would be the biggest fight of all time.
But now Yilong Ma – who bears an uncanny resemblance to Musk – has now released a series of clips in which he playfully wrestles a version of Zuckerberg, portrayed by a man wearing a box on his head – otherwise known as Zuckerbox.
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelganger, comedian Yilong Ma, released TikTok videos depicting a fictional fight with a fake Mark Zuckerberg
The anticipated clash between the two billionaire tech moguls in a cage fight has stirred excitement on social media with Ma’s videos adding a playful twist
Clips see Ma fighting a character resembling Zuckerberg, portrayed by an individual wearing a box on his head, known as ‘Zuckerbox’
Ma’s clips have racked up millions of view on social media
The clips play out various scenarios between Musk and Zuckerberg whose on-again, off-again rivalry has long been bubbling just beneath the surface.
Meta’s new app has, Threads, provoked the Tesla titan to sue Zuckerberg as well as unfurl a spate of potty-mouthed trolling on Twitter in the last week.
Zuckerberg has ignored the provocations, but hasn’t always stayed above the fray.
Two weeks ago, before the release of Threads, he offered, maybe as a joke, to meet Musk for a bare-knuckled cage fight – but the idea appears to have captured the imagination of those online.
Musk (left) and Zuckerberg (right) vowed to throw it down in a cage fight last month
Musk, right, had a grueling training session with Georges St Pierre (red shorts) earlier in July
Zuckerberg trained with UFC champions Israel Adesanya (L) & Alex Volkanovski, on Tuesday
In what became a viral back-and-forth, Musk tweeted on June 20 bragging that he was ‘up for a cage match if he is’, to which the Meta boss responded on Instagram ‘send me the location’.
In the TikTok videos, sporting doge shorts and boxing gloves, Ma depicts how his American namesake might defeat his social media rival.
He punches Zuckerbox and even managed to restrain him, showcasing his boxing skills.
Rather than taking on Musk’s as the proposed grand ‘Vegas Octagon’ venue, Ma’s battles take place on a patch of grass.
In one of the clips, Ma passionately shouts, ‘Challenge Zuckerberg! Wow!’ with him appearing victorious in every round.
So far, the TikTok fight videos have pulled in nine million views.
Musk has escalated his war of words with Zuckerberg as he calls the Meta boss ‘lizard boy’
Zuckerberg broke his decade-long Twitter silence on July 6 by tweeting a Spider-Man meme to make the launch of Threads
Zuckerberg and Musk joked about fighting each other. Zuckerberg pictured competing in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament
Threads has been nicknamed ‘Twitter Killer’ online amid animosity between the rival billionaires who agreed recently to take each other on in a cage fight. Pictured: Musk during training for sumo wrestling
Although a face-to-face cage fight in reality still seems far fetched, both the Meta founder and the Twitter chief have received offers from various UFC stars to help them train.
Earlier this month, the 39-year-old Facebook founder posed for snaps with UFC Featherweight Champion, Alex Volkanovski, and two-time UFC Middleweight champ’ Israel Adesanya at a gym in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Musk, 52, has received similar offers from other high-profile mixed martial artists, such as Jorge Masvidal, Dominick Cruz, and Georges St-Pierre.
Supporters applauded Musk for taking his training seriously, despite there being no official agreement with Zuckerberg on the proposed cage match that has been claimed could generate 25m pay-per-view purchases.
Musk has admitted that he needs ‘a lot more training’ after a few grueling sessions with St. Pierre, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in MMA history.
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