The Italian government has reportedly contacted Mark Zuckerberg regarding a potential UFC fight against Elon Musk at none other than the legendary Colosseum in Rome. Both Elon and

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    I gotta be honest, I am all for world governments encouraging and yes, facilitating billionaires to hurt each other in one-on-one combat. Sell tickets and snacks why not. Pay per view. Just give the money to government services.

    What with estate taxes, I would think it’s potentially quite a valuable use of a goverment’s time.

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      Next we need politicians and policy makers putting their fists to work instead of sending others, preferably in taxable ways, too.

      One could dream.

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        That’s how you get President Camacho.

        Not complaining. President Camacho knew the limits of his intelligence and listened to a smart advisor when he found one, which puts him ahead of most every other world leader.

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      So people will fly around stupidly in private jets visiting this crap and damage the environment for nothing. Well they already do that, I‘m still not a fan of them continuing to do that.

      At least make it a fight to the death, that might turn this into a climate neutral event.

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      I think all that would happen is billionaires would pay people to be their ‘front’ character and somehow find a way to monetize it on the down-low.

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    Hm, two needy attention-seeking billionaires are stirring up publicity for themselves. Let’s do our part and comment on it and share posts about it, gang!

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      It’s like the lottery - you don’t buy the ticket for the money, you buy for the fantasy. We’re gonna hear about these guys five times a week, anyway - might as well imagine them getting bludgeoned to death, as well

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    TBH Im tired of constantly hearing ab their sillyness tho i know keeping themselves in the news is maybe at least part of the goal of this lol.

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      That’s what I keep thinking. Like on one hand, watching Musk get beat up sounds entertaining. On the other hand, it’s a publicity stunt and feels like the next step towards Idiocracy.

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      Right like I don’t particularly like Zuckerberg, I just want to see [someone] kick Musk’s ass.

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    Gonna need them to pay to restore it to its former glory first, complete with all the devices and special features in the floor.

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    If they make it so each time any of them get hit they have to cough up half a billion for the tax this might not be such a bad idea. If only.

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    I really wish MTV still did Celebrity Death Match because I think that is as real as this could get.

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      Both Musk and Zuck are reportedly fully committed and have been engaging in negotiations with Dana White regarding the fight’s specifics multiple times a day for over a week.

      The main challenge lies in the significant height and weight difference between the two contenders, although both men seem unfazed by this issue.

      I dunno, seems they’re keen for it.