Elon Musk gives major update on Mark Zuckerberg fight as he leaves Congress after watching Netanyahu speech
TESLA CEO Elon Musk has issued a fresh challenge to fight Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
While he left Congress after watching Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak, Musk piped up about his ongoing feud with the tech leader.
"Are you going to fight Zuckerberg," Musk was asked as he left.
"I'll fight Zuckerberg any place any time any rules," the Tesla CEO responded.
Fans rushed to the video to share their thoughts on Musk's comments.
"Maybe he should focus more on his company and not nonsense," wrote one fan.
"I guess the match is back on," questioned a second
"Once again big mouth, nothing else," slammed a third.
Both big-time CEOs teased the world last year about a potential fight but nothing ever came to fruition.
MUSK AND ZUCKERBERG'S HISTORY
"I'm up for a cage match if he is," Musk, 51, tweeted on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 to which Zuckerberg, 39, responded with a screenshot on his Instagram story that read "send me location."
Zuckerberg even went on to reveal he trained with UFC fighters Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanvski.
News of their training session went public after Adesanya shared a series of photos of the three posing at Zuckerberg's home in Lake Tahoe, California.
The Instagram shots were captioned: "No fugazi with Mark" along with "This is Serious Business‼️"
Zuckerberg even enjoyed a brief conversation and handshake with UFC president Dana White before UFC 300.
At this time no official fight or date for it has been announced and Zuckerberg has yet to respond to Musk's comments.
TESLA CEO'S TIES TO ISRAEL
Meanwhile, before Musk's commented about a fight with the Facebook CEO he was present for Netanyahu's speech as his guest.
During the speech, Musk sat in Netanyahu’s private box alongside Netanyahu’s wife Sara.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook?
Here's what you need to know...
- Mark Zuckerberg is the chairman, CEO and co-founder of social networking giant Facebook
- Born in White Plains, New York in 1984, Zuckerberg already had a “reputation as a programming prodigy” when he started college
- While at Harvard, Zuckerberg launched a site called Face Mash, on which students ranked the attractiveness of their classmates
- Harvard shut the site down after its popularity crashed a network and Zuckerberg later apologized saying it was “completely improper”
- The following term he began working on an early version of Facebook
- The 33-year-old launched the social network from his dorm room on February 4, 2004, with the help of fellow students
- The friends would end up embroiled in legal disputes as they challenged Zuckerberg for shares in the company
- Zuckerberg also faced action from Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, as well as Divya Narendra who claimed he had stolen their idea – the disagreement was later turned into the film, The Social Network
- The tech prodigy dropped out of Harvard to focus on Facebook, but received an honorary degree in 2017
- Speaking about the site to Wired magazine in 2010 he said: “The thing I really care about is the mission, making the world open”
- By 2012 Facebook had one billion users. By June 2017 it had reached two billion users every month
- In 2024, Facebook reaches 3.05 billion monthly users
- Mark Zuckerberg's estimated net worth is $165 billion, which makes him the fourth-richest person in the world
- Zuckerberg is married to fellow Harvard alumni Priscilla Chan, who he began dating in 2003
- The couple have three daughters, as well as a Puli dog named Beast
Musk has been vocal in his support of Israel and recently announced on X that his satellite internet service Starlink is active for a hospital in Gaza.
The Tesla CEO previously visited Israel in November 2023 and met with Netanyahu.
Netanyahu delivered a speech to Congress while pro-Gaza protesters lined the streets of Washington DC.
The Israeli Prime Minister warned that "America is next" if the US doesn't support Israel against the "axis of terror" led by Iran in the Middle East.
His comments come as Israel continues its war in Gaza.
The war has continued as Hamas has killed more than 1,000 Israelis since October 7.
Netanyahu made it clear to Congress that Israel is helping protect America.
"When Israel acts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons that could destroy Israel and threaten every American city," Netanyahu said.
"Every city that you come from, we're not only protecting ourselves, we're protecting you.
"Our enemies are your enemies and our fight is your fight. Our victory will be your victory."