Facebook founder and jiu-jitsu enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg‘s anticipated attendance at a blended martial arts occasion in Las Vegas this weekend has the web buzzing that the billionaire might step into the ring for a match.
Mackenzie Dern, a girls’s strawweight contender who’s scheduled to combat China’s Yan Xiaonan on the Apex in Sin Metropolis for Saturday’s night time’s UFC Combat Night time, ignited the scuttlebutt when she informed ESPN: “I do know Mark Zuckerberg rented out the entire occasion.”
“I do know he’ll be there, however I don’t know if it’s actually him, his spouse or if he’ll have pals — some kind of occasion,” Dern informed the Disney-owned sports news outlet which is airing Saturday’s fisticuffs.
“However from somebody who needed a predominant occasion with a crowd, [it’s now] going to be very, very personal.”
MMA insider Ariel Helwani stated on his podcast {that a} “excellent supply, very near the occasion” informed him that the occasion’s closure to the press and the general public had “one thing to do with Mark Zuckerberg,” according to Vice News.
Nevertheless, UFC President Dana White, punched a gaping gap of their claims, tweeting: “Mark Zuckerberg did NOT hire out the UFC Apex. That’s complete bulls–t.”
The Publish has sought remark from Fb’s dad or mum firm Meta.
The 39-year-old tech mogul revealed to Joe Rogan last month that he has taken up blended martial arts coaching.
Final week, Zuckerberg posted video on his Instagram exhibiting him sparring with jiu-jitsu black belt holder Khai Wu.
Zuckerberg and different Silicon Valley executives together with Palantir CEO Alex Karp and PayPal boss Dan Schulman have been turning to mixed martial arts training to relieve stress.
Wu told The Information that he has been training with Zuckerberg and different “jiu-jitsu nerds” on the Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu Academy in San Jose.
