Mark Zuckerberg Shrugs Off Elon Musk’s Latest Request to Fight: ‘Are We Really Doing This Again?’

Mark Zuckerberg is showing little interest in Elon Musk's renewed interest in a cage match.

In a Wednesday, July 24, post on Threads, the Meta founder and CEO responded to Musk's continued request to fight.

“Are we really doing this again?” Zuckerberg, 40, wrote.

The post was in response to Musk, 53, telling a reporter, “I’ll fight Zuckerberg any place, any time, any rules."

The tech giants have previously discussed a potential match in the octagon in exchanges on social media and have yet to lock in an actual match. In June 2023, Musk and Zuckerberg appeared to agree to a "cage match" in Las Vegas.

After a user posted about Zuckerberg's Threads possibly competing with X (formerly Twitter) and another told Musk he needed to watch out for Zuckerberg's ju jitsu skills, Musk responded, “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol.”

Hours later, Zuckerberg responded by posting Musk's reply to his Instagram Stories, adding “Send me location." Musk proposed the Vegas Octagon.

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A Meta spokesperson told PEOPLE at the time that "the story speaks for itself," as far as how likely a battle between the billionaires was. However, the impending fight might have to wait.

In August 2023, Zuckerberg told his followers on Threads that the Tesla CEO wouldn't commit to a date for their face-off.

"I think we can all agree Elon isn't serious and it's time to move on. I offered a real date. Dana White offered to make this a legit competition for charity," Zuckerberg wrote at the time.

"Elon won't confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead," the Meta founder said.

He added that if Musk would be willing, he could contact Zuckerberg.

"If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me," the Facebook founder continued. "Otherwise, time to move on. I'm going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously."

UFC President Dana White had previously said the tech moguls were "dead serious" about a match, planning to raise money for charity, with all proceeds going to veterans and pediatric hospitals in Italy.

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Musk also claimed that he spoke to the Prime Minister of Italy to have the battle livestreamed on X and Meta, featuring ancient Rome and "nothing modern at all."