Mark Zuckerberg is a die-hard mixed martial arts fan.
Zuckerberg recently sparred with MerabDvalishvili on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. TheMeta CEO has been training for a few years now, evidenced by hislight sparring session with the former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight king, wherein helanded some jabs, body kicks and even a takedown.
Zuckerberg has developed strong friendships with several MMAfighters, training with the likes of AlexPereira, AlexanderVolkanovski and IsraelAdesanya, in addition to Dvalishvili. During their recentmid-lake sparring session, Zuckerberg even kicked Dvalishvili offthe barge, before the Georgian returned the favor by throwing theAmerican billionaire into the lake.
Zuckerberg has become increasingly involved with MMA, especiallythe UFC, over the past few years. He initially started training jiujitsu during the pandemic and even won a gold and a silver at BJJTour Silicon Valley in 2023. Zuckerberg's coach at the time, DaveCamarillo, who once trained elites like CainVelasquez, called the tech mogul one of his best students.
Meanwhile, Dvalishvili looked to defend his UFC bantamweight ******* lefor the fourth time in a year when he put it on the line in arematch against Petr Yan lastDecember. Yan outclassed Dvalishvili on the night, taking theirrivalry to 1-1. While there's no official confirmation from the UFCas yet, both fighters have indicated that they're gearing up for atrilogy bout next.
#dvalishvili #training #years
Zuckerberg recently sparred with MerabDvalishvili on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. TheMeta CEO has been training for a few years now, evidenced by hislight sparring session with the former Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight king, wherein helanded some jabs, body kicks and even a takedown.
Zuckerberg has developed strong friendships with several MMAfighters, training with the likes of AlexPereira, AlexanderVolkanovski and IsraelAdesanya, in addition to Dvalishvili. During their recentmid-lake sparring session, Zuckerberg even kicked Dvalishvili offthe barge, before the Georgian returned the favor by throwing theAmerican billionaire into the lake.
Zuckerberg has become increasingly involved with MMA, especiallythe UFC, over the past few years. He initially started training jiujitsu during the pandemic and even won a gold and a silver at BJJTour Silicon Valley in 2023. Zuckerberg's coach at the time, DaveCamarillo, who once trained elites like CainVelasquez, called the tech mogul one of his best students.
Meanwhile, Dvalishvili looked to defend his UFC bantamweight ******* lefor the fourth time in a year when he put it on the line in arematch against Petr Yan lastDecember. Yan outclassed Dvalishvili on the night, taking theirrivalry to 1-1. While there's no official confirmation from the UFCas yet, both fighters have indicated that they're gearing up for atrilogy bout next.
#dvalishvili #training #years
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