Elon Musk, the Tesla boss said late Friday that his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire rival, would take place at an “epic location” with an ancient Roman theme, as Italy signaled it was prepared to stage the scrap.
Gennaro Sangiuliano, the Culture Minister of Italy, said in a statement that he has spoken to Musk about hosting a “large charitable and historically evocative event.”
Sangiuliano didn’t disclose what the megaevent would be, or when it was expected to e held, but he revealed that the event would not take place in Rome.
But his opposition criticized his keenness to let two billionaires fight it out in Italy.
Carlo Calenda, the head of the Azione party said that he sees it mind-boggling that Italy’s cultural inheritance is being made open to two billionaires who want to satisfy themselves like foolish teenagers.
Since June, both billionaire tycoons have been provoking each other into a mixed martial arts (MMA) cage match.
Musk said on Friday that the fight would still have an ancient Roman theme.
Sangiuliano said on Friday that any event would appreciate and protect Italy’s heritage sites.
