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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tears ACL while training for 2024 MMA Debut, Undergoes Surgery

Mark ZuckerbergMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on social media that he tore his ACL while sparring. The Facebook founder has…

Mark Zuckerberg

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on social media that he tore his ACL while sparring.

The Facebook founder has earned the attention and respect of the mixed martial arts community in recent months after the tech guru began training alongside some of the sport’s most accomplished athletes, including Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, and reigning ONE flyweight submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci.

Unfortunately, it looks like ‘The Zuck’ may have gone a little too hard in training, resulting in a torn ACL. Mark Zuckerberg revealed the injury in a post on Instagram after undergoing surgery to repair the damage.

“Tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Grateful for the doctors and team taking care of me. I was training for a competitive MMA fight early next year, but now that’s delayed a bit. Still looking forward to doing it after I recover. Thanks to everyone for the love and support.”

Mark Zuckerberg Still Gunning for MMA Debut after Elon Musk Debacle

Interestingly, Zuckerberg noted that he was in the process of training to make an MMA debut in 2024. Earlier this year, the 39-year-old billionaire was slated to scrap with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. However, the fight quickly fell apart after Musk and Zuckerberg had a difference of opinion on how the contest should be promoted.

Though his fight with Musk is all, but dead, Zuckerberg has continued to maintain interest in one day stepping inside the Octagon to test out his skills.

In May, ‘The Zuck’ took home gold and silver medals in his first Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament.

Elon Musk Says Mark Zuckerberg ‘Chickened Out’ of their fight: ‘He used the Pull-Out Method’

Elon MuskElon Musk just doesn’t know when to quit. Earlier this year, the Tesla Motors CEO was thrust into the…

Elon Musk

Elon Musk just doesn’t know when to quit.

Earlier this year, the Tesla Motors CEO was thrust into the MMA limelight after a spat on X (formerly Twitter) with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg resulted in the pair mutually accepting a challenge to fight each other in mixed martial arts. The exchange went largely unnoticed until UFC CEO Dana White injected himself into the conversation in hopes of promoting the fight under his Las Vegas-based banner.

From there, the idea of Musk vs. Zuckerberg took on a life of its own. So much so that even the Colosseum (yes, that Colosseum) was chomping at the bit to host the spectacle.

“I was posting all these fight videos and someone said on Twitter time, ‘Hey, you should fight Zuck.’  I said, ‘Well, I’m willing to fight if he is,’ and then Zuck posted, I think on Instagram or something, ‘Name the place,’ or something, something to that effect.  I said, ‘Okay, how about the Vegas octagon,’” Musk said while explaining how it all got started during an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience.

“Italy actually was willing to let us use the Colosseum,” Musk told Rogan. “I was like, ‘Well, can’t turn that down.’ Then I was like, ‘Well if it’s going to be in the Colosseum,’ I like UFC and everything, but we don’t have tons of ads in UFC branding on the Coliseum ’cause it’s a place of great history. You don’t want to have it be all like NASCAR. And then Zuck pulled out.”

Elon Musk Will Fight Mark Zuckerberg ‘Under Any Rules’

In the end, the bout fell apart because the billionaires couldn’t agree on how the fight should be promoted. Musk was adamant that the bout be held inside the iconic amphitheater and streamed exclusively on their respective platforms. Zuckerberg, on the other hand, wanted to co-promote the event with the UFC, allowing other fighters to round out the card and bring some attention to the sport he genuinely loves.

For better or for worse, Zuckerberg decided to walk away from the situation, though it’s clear that Elon Musk still hasn’t let go.

“I don’t need any time,” Musk said of his preparation. “I’m willing to do it anytime, anywhere, any place in the world,” Musk added. “Zuck pulled out, he used the pull-out method… He accused me of not being serious. I said, ‘Listen, at the end of the day, I’ll fight you any place, anywhere, under any rules.’”

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg emerges from latest sparring session sporting two black eyes

Mark ZuckerbergFacebook found Mark Zuckerberg emerged from his latest sparring session sporting a couple of black eyes. The billionaire tech guru has earned the attention and, for the most part, the respect of the MMA community over the last year after he started doing some serious training in his free time. Videos of ‘The Zuck’ putting […]

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Facebook found Mark Zuckerberg emerged from his latest sparring session sporting a couple of black eyes.

The billionaire tech guru has earned the attention and, for the most part, the respect of the MMA community over the last year after he started doing some serious training in his free time. Videos of ‘The Zuck’ putting in work alongside athletes like Israel Adesanya, Alexander Volkanovski, and ONE submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci have made the rounds online. Fans even saw Zuckerberg walk away from his first submission grappling competition with a gold medal.

Recently, the META CEO shared a post-training image of himself on social media. We can’t confirm the details of what happened during the session, but it certainly looks like Zuckerberg took the brunt of the damage.

“Sparring got a little out of hand,” Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram. “May need to update my avatar.”

The Saga of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk

As most fight fans know, Mark Zuckerberg was long-linked to a scrap with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. After trading a few barbs on social media, Musk laid down a challenge suggesting the two settle their differences in a cage match. That was enough for UFC CEO Dana White to interject himself into the situation, offering to promote what he touted as the biggest charity event in the history of the world.

Of course, the bout would never come to fruition after Musk attempted to dictate where, when, and how the fight would take place. That didn’t sit well with Zuckerberg who opted to bow out.

‘The Zuck’ has largely remained out of the MMA spotlight since then, but every once in a while fans get a glimpse of his evolution in combat sports.

Dana White casts doubt on Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg fight: ‘Never say never, but probably not’

Dana WhiteUFC President Dana White revealed that the long-teased fight between tech moguls Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk is likely dead in the water. Over the summer, MMA and mainstream media exploded when it was revealed that Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg had accepted a challenge to fight Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk in a contest promoted […]

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UFC President Dana White revealed that the long-teased fight between tech moguls Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk is likely dead in the water.

Over the summer, MMA and mainstream media exploded when it was revealed that Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg had accepted a challenge to fight Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk in a contest promoted by White’s Las Vegas-based fight company. The story quickly took on a life of its own as the men continued to trade barbs on social media, generating headlines daily.

At one point, the story reached such astronomical highs that the pair were even rumored to take their fight to Italy, competing inside Rome’s iconic Colosseum. However, things began to fall apart with Musk offering up a series of updates regarding the bout on his recently revamped platform, X, that Zuckerberg quickly debunked. One of the biggest issues ‘The Zuck’ took with Musk’s ideas is that it completely eliminated the UFC, or any other combat sports organization, from being involved.

Zuckerberg saw the fight as an opportunity to feature some of MMA’s biggest names and elevate the sport like never before. Musk seemingly disagreed and took to petty insults and threats on social media before the rivalry inevitably fell by the wayside.

Dana White Casts Doubt on Musk vs. Zuckerberg Fight

Addressing the status of the billionaire beatdown, Dana White suggested that it could have been the biggest charity event in the history of the world.

“It would have been the biggest charity event ever held in history,” White said during an appearance on OutKick The Morning with Charly Arnolt. “Especially for one night and it would have helped a lot of people.”

Asked if he believes whether or not the fight will happen someday, White said:

“I don’t know. I never say never, but probably not.”

While most fight fans are probably breathing a sigh of relief at the news, the fact remains that Musk vs. Zuckerberg could have been a massive charity event, not to mention an opportunity for mixed martial arts to reach an audience like never before.

Despite moving on from Elon Musk fight, Mark Zuckerberg determined to make UFC debut someday

ZuckerbergFacebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg may be ready to move on from his proposed clash with fellow tech guru and billionaire Elon Musk, but that doesn’t mean he’s done training for a turn inside the Octagon one day. Zuckerberg has long been linked to a fight with Musk ever since the Titan of Tesla laid down […]

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Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg may be ready to move on from his proposed clash with fellow tech guru and billionaire Elon Musk, but that doesn’t mean he’s done training for a turn inside the Octagon one day.

Zuckerberg has long been linked to a fight with Musk ever since the Titan of Tesla laid down a cage match challenge to the Meta CEO on his recently revamped social media platform X, formerly Twitter. ‘The Zuck’ gladly accepted the proposal, but things didn’t truly take off until UFC President Dana White stepped up and suggested that the promotion would host the social media smackdown.

In more recent weeks, things have seemingly fallen apart for the fantasy fight as Musk and Zuckerberg have failed to see eye-to-eye on how to take advantage of the opportunity. Zuckerberg would prefer to do things on the straight and narrow, competing under the umbrella of a top-shelf combat sports organization such as the UFC or ONE Championship. Musk on the other hand wants to take the bout to Italy where the pair can stream their fight on social media from within Rome’s iconic Colosseum.

With the pair far apart on how the fight should go down, Zuckerberg is seemingly ready to walk away from the entire circus, but he’s not giving up on his UFC dream just yet. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Dana White revealed that ‘The Zuck’ is “very serious” about one day stepping inside the Octagon.

“He takes the sport very serious. He trains very hard and he is very serious about possibly competing someday and that’s why he doesn’t want to be a part of something that kept being talked about, but probably wouldn’t happen, but yeah,” White said. “He won’t be here this weekend [at UFC 292]. I have a show every Tuesday called Dana White’s Contender Series. He might pop in for one of those on a Tuesday in Vegas, but yeah. He’s training and he’s very serious about it.”

Mark Zuckerberg Could Compete in the UFC Against Another Professional Fighter

Dana White also shared his take on why things between the two billionaires seemingly fell apart so fast.

“He and I talk multiple times a week and we had dinner last Monday,” White continued. “He’s very serious about competing and when he mentioned it, he said what he was saying in response to Elon was there are tons of professional organizations out there and this is the way this should be done. Not in some backyard or whatever Elon was saying.

“Elon’s hilarious, but think about this, you’ve got two of the richest most powerful men in the world and they say they want to fight. It has to be sanctioned by an athletic commission. The proper medical testing has to be done. The proper drug testing has to be done, and that’s what Zuckerberg is saying. There are plenty of professional organizations out there. We should be fighting in the UFC.”

Asked if he sees Mark Zuckerberg one day competing against another professional fighter signed by the UFC, White said:

“Anything is possible and I would say he is absolutely interested in doing that.”

Elon Musk continues to antagonize Mark Zuckerberg on social media: ‘Is there anywhere he will fight?’

Elon MuskThe drama between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg truly knows no end. Over the last few days, things have taken a decidedly ugly turn after the Titan of Tesla delivered a heap of details regarding their high-profile clash, including suggestions that the bout will take place inside Italy’s legendary Colosseum and that the […]

Elon Musk

The drama between tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg truly knows no end.

Over the last few days, things have taken a decidedly ugly turn after the Titan of Tesla delivered a heap of details regarding their high-profile clash, including suggestions that the bout will take place inside Italy’s legendary Colosseum and that the UFC will not have any involvement in promoting the fantasy fight.

Zuckerberg was quick to call bullsh*t on pretty much everything Musk stated and advised fight fans to disregard practically anything the Sultan of Space X says regarding the contest. That was before ultimately advising everyone that it was “time to move on” from discussing the fight as Musk had allegedly declined most of the realistic terms that Zuckerberg had approached him with.

MMA fans were ready to take the Facebook co-founder’s advice, and this writer would certainly be thrilled to never have to write about either of them ever again, but sadly, Elon Musk has no intentions of walking away quietly. In fact, the Telsa Motors CEO doubled down on his determination, threatening to show up at Zuckerberg’s home in Palo Alto to fight it out.

Elon Musk Once Again Targets Mark Zuckerberg on Social Media

Since then, Elon Musk has once again taken to his recently revamped platform in an attempt to further gaslight fans into thinking that Zuckerberg is the one dragging his feet on their proposed billionaire beatdown.

“I joked on X about fighting Zuck. Zuck then said “SEND ME LOCATION.” Italy graciously offered a Colosseum. Zuck declined. I suggested his home as “safe space.” Tragically, he was ahem “traveling.” Is there anywhere he will fight?,” Musk wrote on X.

Needless to say, Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg is beginning to turn into an even bigger circus than before, and patience is clearly beginning to run thin on the side of the Meta CEO who takes his martial arts very seriously. Unfortunately, Musk has seemingly used this as nothing more than an opportunity to make himself feel like a tough guy compared to a man who is actually out there training and competing.

Are you still holding out hope to see this social media smackdown go down or is it, as ‘The Zuck suggested, time to move on?