Elon Musk�and�Mark Zuckerberg�are ready to fight, offline.

In a now-viral back-and-forth seen on Twitter and Instagram this week, the two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a �cage match� face off.

It all started when Musk, who owns Twitter, responded to a tweet about Meta reportedly preparing to release a new Twitter rival called �Threads.� He took a dig about the world becoming �exclusively under Zuck�s thumb with no other options� � but then one Twitter user jokingly warned Musk of Zuckerberg�s jiu jitsu training.

�I�m up for a cage match if he is lol,� Musk wrote late Tuesday.

Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, soon responded � and appeared to agree to Musk�s proposal.

�Send me location,� Zuckerberg wrote on a Wednesday night Instagram story, which showed a screenshot of Musk�s tweet alongside another user�s response urging the Twitter owner to �start training.�

Zuckerberg is actually trained in mixed martial arts. The Facebook founder posted about completing his first jiu jitsu tournament last month.

In response to Zuckerberg�s location request on Wednesday, Musk proposed the Vegas Octagon. He then joked about his fighting skills and workout routine, suggesting that the fight may not be serious.

�I have this great move that I call �The Walrus�, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing,� Musk wrote.

Whether or not Musk and Zuckerberg actually make it to the ring has yet to be seen � especially as Musk often tweets about action prematurely or�without following through. But, even if their cage match agreement is all a joke, the banter gained attention. An endless chain of memes and posts to �choose your fighter� have sprung up in response.

�The story speaks for itself,� a Meta spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press. Zuckerberg has not commented further.

Despite the uncertainity of a cage match actually happening, bids are already being placed for a projected winner. DraftKings� projected odds stood at 140+ for Musk and -160 for Zuckerberg on Thursday.

The Associated Press also reached out to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which owns the Octagon, and Twitter for statements. Twitter�s press email responded with a poop emoji, its standard automated response to reporters.

(AP)