UFC 298 did not go the way Alexander Volkanovski would have expected. The former featherweight champion suffered the first loss of his 145-pound career as he dropped the featherweight gold to Ilia Topuria in a devastating KO loss at UFC 298.
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The Australian fighter, however, managed to leave a memory in the hearts of fight fans like no other. Volkanovski took the fans by surprise as he walked to the Octagon alongside his team and none other than Mark Zuckerberg.
Dana White reveals it was Alexander Volkanovski’s idea to involve Mark Zuckerberg
Speaking to the media during the post-fight press conference, Dana White revealed how Mark Zuckerberg ended up walking with Alexander Volkanovski.
“Volk asked him to walk with him, and you know,” White said.
UFC did not initially plan for Mark Zuckerberg to walk out with Alexander Volkanovski; however, the Australian fighter’s idea was to request Zuckerberg, and the business maestro was more than happy to do it.
“No matter how much money you have, no matter what you have in life. It’s one of those very unique, amazing things if you get the opportunity to do it.” White said about Zuckerberg’s appearance with Alexander Volkanovski.
The former featherweight Champion later revealed during the post-fight press conference exactly what went down. “He was coming to watch the fight…I had a chat with him, he said he was coming to the event. I am like, ‘We would love to have come walkout, you know’ and he goes, “You know if it’s not going to get in the way,;” and out walked the most unlikely duo.
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Last year, there was a huge uproar at the possibility of a match-up between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. However, nothing could materialize after Zuckerberg opted out of the fight owing to an injury. The disagreement in deciding a weight limit for the fight also became a primary reason the UFC fans only entertained the idea for a short time.
Dana White did not show any confidence in the possibility of Mark Zuckerberg fighting inside the UFC Octagon anytime soon when asked about it during the UFC 298 press conference.
“I don’t know. I know he wants to fight. This guy loves this sport. He is super passionate about it and he bring fighters out all the time and trains with him and stuff,” He said.
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