Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is also one of the richest men in the world, it seems, cannot live without picking a fight with someone. After challenging fellow ultra-rich billionaire and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight, Musk is gearing up for another battle.?This time, his opponent would be the Venezuelan dictator Nicol¨¢s Maduro.?
The two have been at loggerheads on Musk's social media platform X for the past few days over alleged vote-rigging in the recent general elections in Venezuela.
Ever since the results of the highly controversial elections in Venezuela, in which incumbent President Maduro was declared the winner, Musk has been posting several videos on X, showing alleged vote-rigging. He has also posted many videos of the growing protests against the Chavista regime in Venezuela, much to the anger of Maduro.
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The successor of Venezuelan revolutionary leader Hugo Ch¨¢vez did not take Musk's words kindly and said that if the Tesla CEO wanted a fight, he was ready for it.
"Elon Musk. Whoever messes with me, dries up. Whoever messes with Venezuela dries up, Elon Musk. You want to fight? Let's have it, Elon Musk. I'm ready... I am not afraid of you. Let's go at it, wherever you want... Just say where," Maduro said.
Musk was quick to accept the challenge and said: "Maduro is a big guy himself and probably knows how to fight, so this would be a real fight. Zuck is a little fella, so that would be a short fight lol."
Musk further said that if he wins the fight, Maduro should resign, and if he loses, the Venezuelan leader will get a free ride to Mars.
The 61-year-old Maduro has been the president of Venezuela since 2013, when Bolivarian Revolution leader Ch¨¢vez passed away.?
Maduro, who served as the Vice President of Venezuela under Ch¨¢vez, began his career as a bus driver before becoming a trade union leader and the right-hand man of Ch¨¢vez. Maduro has been blamed for the current economic crisis in Venezuela, where around half of the population is living in poverty.
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Maduro is also a wanted man in the US, where he has been accused of having links with narco-trafficking gangs.
While we are not sure if Maduro and Musk will ever fight it out in a cage, here is how they look head-to-head:
Nicol¨¢s Maduro?
Nationality: Venezuela??
Age: 61??
Height: 1.9 m??
Weight: 86 kg??
Elon Musk?
Nationality: USA??
Age: 53??
Height: 1.88 m??
Weight: 85 kg??
We still have no information about Maduro's combat skills, if any, but Musk is trained in Jiu-Jitsu, the Brazilian martial art.
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