

I thought I was just sleep-deprived from Daylight Savings, but this Actually Happened, y’all. Elon Musk challenged Putin to a “single combat” battle in a Twitter post to the Kremlin’s English language account. He used the Russian alphabet to spell Putin’s name and tweeted, “I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat.”
I hereby challenge
Владимир Путин
to single combatStakes are Україна
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2022
Of course, this seems a little strange to some people. Is he kidding? Of course he’s kidding, right?
Aaaaaaaaaaand, there was a follow-up:
I am absolutely serious
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2022
And he asked if Putin would agree with the fight. He seems serious about it:
I hereby challenge
Владимир Путин
to single combatStakes are Україна
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2022
People are mocking him on Twitter, and I know – our world is so weird now. But hear me out. If the challenge is accepted, I feel like Putin will show up riding a tiger (of course), but let’s face it – Musk is more than likely creating an Iron-Man-like suit somewhere in a lab, and I would pay money to watch that fight.
My money is on Musk. Your mileage may vary.