Joe Rogan’s MMA guest warns Elon Musk about fighting Mark Zuckerberg: “Stick to rockets”

Joe Rogan's friend, Elon Musk, gets warned on the extent of MMA clash with BJJ practitioner Mark Zuckerberg.


Joe Rogan’s MMA guest warns Elon Musk about fighting Mark Zuckerberg: “Stick to rockets”

Joe Rogan's friend Elon Musk gets severe warning ahead of MMA clash with Mark Zuckerberg (Source: X)

Billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk never really got in that circle/combat ring. But Zuckerberg has still dealt the Tesla CEO a blow by overtaking him on the list of the world’s richest people. However, it’s a ‘never say never’ type situation between the two. Both tech giants remain ready to go at it. Musk’s friend, Joe Rogan, recently got the pitch line that the South African should stick to what he knows.

In 2016, Meta commissioned Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch a satellite that would have brought internet access to the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The rocket exploded en route, prompting Zuckerberg to diss it on socials. Things boiled over when Musk touted an open challenge on X. This week, Joe Rogan hosted Matt Serra for the ‘Fight Companion’ lineup for UFC 312 PPV, who talked on Musk wanting to fight.

I’ll tell you right now, if he, …if he fought Elon Musk [would fight] …and Elon Musk is sleeping on the Jiu-Jitsu…I know – he’s cuz sometimes when you hear Elon Musk talking about the fighting you’re like oh sh*t …stick to the f**king Rockets buddy!

Matt Serra on UFC 312 JRE ‘Fight Companion’ – February 8, 2025 – PowerfulJRE (@joerogan)
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As Musk’s flagship company stumbles, he still tries to secure a $45 billion pay package despite litigation restraints. While the biggest bulls saw the dwindling stocks in Tesla, Mark Zuckerberg was once richer, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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However, that’s not the only thing that he has overtaken. On 22 July 2023, Mark Zuckerberg was promoted by his professor, Dave Camarillo, to the rank of BJJ Blue Belt. He has trained with the likes of Mikey Musumeci and others to improve his skill.

Hence, Joe Rogan gets a warning that his friend would be in a deep fight plight if he continues. Elon Musk was a major GOP Republican donor and business taskforce head for the Presidential Inauguration. He even praised Rogan’s part in boosting the media perceptions during the phase and maintain an amicable friendship.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Joe Rogan podcast revealed MMA opening his eyes to the dark side of corp culture

A fight between tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg never took form. But that’s not the only avenue where the duo crossed over. Zuckerberg launched Threads, a Twitter-like platform, to tap into growing user and advertiser dissatisfaction with Musk’s reign at the platform that would become X.

Mark Zuckerberg talks MMA benefits with Joe Rogan
Mark Zuckerberg talks MMA benefits with Joe Rogan (Source: X)

Dana White was involved in the fight negotiations, including a supposed fight at the Colosseum in Rome! YouTuber prizefighter Jake Paul also offered to pony up for a $100M charity match, but it never happened. The matchup that arose in 2023 died in 2023, with obstacles piling up to book the super-fight.

Joe Rogan welcomed the META man on the ‘JRE’ Show Episode #2255. Having grinded through multiple work environments, Mark Zuckerberg dived into the dark side of corporate cultures and how MMA training changed his perspective.

I’ve been surrounded by women my whole life. The masculine energy is good. Society has plenty of that, but corporate culture is really trying to get away from it. I think having a culture that celebrates aggression a bit more has its own merits…

Mark Zuckerberg said on JRE Show #2255

Rival Elon Musk gave a long pause and had an ‘interesting’ reaction to the reveal. The 40-year-old said he himself grew up with a lot of women’s guidance in his life. The BJJ aspirant has felt how he or men like him could project work aggression and make it anything but welcoming. MMA provides an outlet for exercising aggression and venting a bit different, even for women.

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