Mark Zuckerberg‘s recent jiu-jitsu conquests impressed many, including Conor McGregor. The tech billionaire recently shared photos of himself competing in his first jiu-jitsu tournament. Not only did he compete, but he also bagged two medals in his maiden competition. Zuckerberg’s achievement surprised many, including former UFC two-division champion Conor McGregor.

Mark Zuckerberg’s interest in MMA was last discussed in the fight community when there were rumors of him renting out the whole UFC Fight Night 211 event. Zuckerberg indeed showed up at the event but it had business motives also. The Meta CEO had entered into business with the UFC to stream fights live and on-demand through the Horizons App.

While Zuckerberg’s first entry into the world of MMA may have been a business move, his latest one is purely based on competition. What’s more impressive is that he bagged two medals in his first time on the mats. He won a gold medal and a silver one in the competition. The picture showed him competing in both gi and no-gi matches.

Conor McGregor congratulates Mark Zuckerberg on Jiu-Jitsu win

In a recent post shared via his Instagram story, Conor McGregor congratulated Mark Zuckerberg on his recent accomplishment. Zuckerberg shared the details of his first Jiu-Jitsu completion via an IG post. The Meta CEO shared a carousel of pictures of himself competing.

Conor McGregor shared a post about the same on his IG story and wrote, “Incredible! Well done @zuck.” the Irishman has never been one to shy away from paying a well-earned compliment. In addition to McGregor, UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski also commented on Zuckerberg’s Instagram post.

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Mark Zuckerberg reportedly took up martial arts training almost two years ago. Footage of him sparring with his training partner Khai Wu had gone viral around September last year. The 38-year-old received commendations from many, including McGregor for the sparring clip as well.

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It appears Zuckerberg took his training seriously and is following in the footsteps of the likes of Tom Hardy. Do you think ‘Zuck’ will find more success in Jiu-Jitsu? What do you think of his latest accomplishment?

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