Mark Zuckerberg posturing with UFC president Dana White throughout a UFC Fight Night occasion.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg simply had surgical treatment as an outcome of an injury to his ACL that took place throughout mixed-martial arts training.
The Facebook co-founder exposed his injury on Friday by means of an Instagram post in which he stated that he “tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it.”
“I was training for a competitive MMA fight early next year, but now that’s delayed a bit,” Zuckerberg stated. “Still looking forward to doing it after I recover.”
“Thanks to everyone for the love and support,” he included.
Zuckerberg consisted of numerous pictures of himself at a concealed healthcare facility that reveals the executive prior to his surgical treatment and after that after the treatment with his other half Priscilla Chan soothing him throughout his healing.
The Meta CEO has actually taken an interest in mixed martial arts and competitive combating over the last few years and has actually been training in a range of martial arts, consisting of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
In May, he exposed in a Facebook post that contended in his very first jiu-jitsu competition in which he won a gold and silver medal.
Zuckerberg’s current injury to his ACL follows a quick spoken exchange in between the Meta executive and Tesla chief Elon Musk who were drifting a possible cage match.
The battle never ever occurred, nevertheless, with Zuckerberg stating throughout the summer season by means of a post on Threads that “we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on.”
Zuckerberg stated that while Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White used to make the match in between the 2 executives “a legit competition for charity,” Musk never ever verified a date.
“If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to reach me,” Zuckerberg stated at the time. “Otherwise, time to move on. I’m going to focus on competing with people who take the sport seriously.”
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