Mark Zuckerberg Wins Gold and Silver Medals
Facebook and Meta founder, Mark Zuckerberg added another achievement to his long resume – gold and silver medals in jiu-jitsu.
The billionaire made his debut in the sport on Saturday, May 6, in Redwood City, California, for the Guerrilla jiu-jitsu team and posted pictures of himself on social media.
He shared the news with millions of his followers on social media, along with pictures of him posing with his coaches and grappling with opponents on the ground.
The 38-year-old tech billionaire was also spotted wearing a pair of shorts gifted to him by Australian mixed martial arts star, Alexander Volkanovski, who recently lost to Islam Mahachev in the UFC.
Popular professional fighter and one of Zuckerberg’s coaches, Khai Wu congratulated him on the win.
“Yesterday getting to see Zuck compete was pretty epic. No match was easy and everything was earned. It was an honour to be able to help coach and offer any advice I could,” ‘the Shadow’ said, via Sky Sports.
Why did Zuckerberg join jiu-jitsu?
In 2022, during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Zuckerberg revealed he got into mixed martial arts training during the COVID-19 pandemic.