Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was looking to get in on the MMA scene soon, however, his debut has been thwarted due to an ACL injury. Zuckerberg posted about his injury on Instagram. He claimed that he suffered it at the time of sparring and the MMA world was quick to react to it.
Zuckerberg posted a picture of himself in the hospital with a plastered left leg. He captioned the post, “Tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it. 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.”
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One of the first people on the scene was 46-year-old John Kavanagh. The Irish MMA coach who has trained Conor McGregor wrote, “Not a real fighter until your first surgery.”
UFC Heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who himself is suffering from an injury that is keeping him out of fighting, wrote, “We got this.”
Former UFC Bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling also showed support by writing, “All in due time.”
UFC lightweight fighter Dan ‘Hangman’ Hooker wrote, “Heal up mate, all the best with recover.”
There were talks about Zuckerberg taking on Elon Musk in an MMA-style fight. However, can the fight still take place?
Is the MMA match between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk still on?
39-year-old Zuckerberg had taken fitness very seriously and publicly during the pandemic. It is reported that entered the realm of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and has also been taking MMA seriously. After talks of a fight between him and Tesla CEO Musk started making rounds, both the billionaires got to work.
Mark Zuckerberg training with the champs Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski 😳 pic.twitter.com/2OA5uWQnTr
— RapTV (@Rap) July 11, 2023
Zuckerberg was seen training with UFC fighters and teammates Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. He was also involved in a training session with WWE star Logan Paul. On the other hand, Musk was not too far behind. He took up training with one of the greatest MMA fighters Georges St-Pierre. Their training pictures certainly hyped the fans for a big fight between them. However, Zuckerberg’s injury seems like a roadblock.
Elon Musk training with John Danaher, Lex Friedman and GSP 👀
Team Musk is set 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/8kH81CAszH
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) July 3, 2023
Lately, not much had been made about the fight. After all the hype, it had seemed to die down. Recently, Musk stated that Zuckerberg has backed out from the fight. However, no statement has been made by Zuckerberg regarding this.
Going by his latest Instagram post, however, Zuckerberg seems raring to go. He has just been injured and he is already talking about coming back after recovering. We cannot rule out the Musk vs. Zuckerberg fight just yet.
Joe Rogan did not agree with Elon Musk’s claims about Zuckerberg backing out
Elon Musk has been a regular guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast called the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’. His latest appearance was on episode #2054. Musk and Rogan indulged in a conversation about the Zuckerberg vs. Musk fight.
The Tesla CEO claimed that Mark Zuckerberg “chickened out” from the fight. However, Rogan responded, “I don’t think he’s chickened out.”
Musk further explained how Zuckerberg backed out due to venue-related issues although they were offered The Colosseum in Rome. Musk also claimed that it would be unfair for him to fight Zuckerberg due to his weight advantage.