BJJ champion claims Mark Zuckerberg is \u201ctough as f*ck\u201d and could beat a pro fighter Instagram: mikeymusumeciBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Mikey Musumeci has made a bold claim: Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg could not only hold his own in the cage but actually defeat a professional fighter. In the midst of the previously anticipated but now seemingly defunct cage fight challenge between tech titans Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, Musumeci has weighed in with high praise on Zuckerberg\u2019s fighting prowess. Having trained with the tech mogul on several occasions, he has firsthand insight into Zuckerberg\u2019s abilities. \u201cI was pretty shocked. [Mark\u2019s] a grinder. He has that grind in him. The second I saw that, I said, \u2018Okay, he can be very good at MMA or jiu-jitsu\u2019 because first of all, he has the highest IQ, but he\u2019s also tough as f***!\u201d Mikey told TMZ Sports. Similarly to the relationship that Zuckerberg has with current UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, Musumeci and Zuckerberg\u2019s relationship goes beyond the gym. The two are friends who not only train together but also chat outside of their workout sessions. When pressed on whether Zuckerberg could truly \u201chang with a professional fighter,\u201d Musumeci was unequivocal: \u201c100%. 100%, and I think he could win.\u201d With the fight against Elon Musk seemingly off the table, speculation is mounting that Zuckerberg may face an actual pro fighter in a top MMA promotion. \u201cNot holding my breath for Elon, but I\u2019ll share details on my next fight when I\u2019m ready,\u201d Zuckerberg posted on Threads. \u201cWhen I compete, I want to do it in a way that puts a spotlight on the elite athletes at the top of the game. You do that by working with professional orgs like the UFC or ONE to pull this off well and create a great card.\u201d UFC President Dana White has also weighed in on Zuckerberg\u2019s interest in competing. In an interview with TMZ Sports, White confirmed his ongoing discussions with the Meta CEO. \u201cSo [Zuckerberg] and I talk multiple times a week,\u201d White said. \u201cWe [had] dinner last Monday. He\u2019s very serious about competing\u2026 What he was saying in response to Elon was, \u2018There are tons of professional organizations out there, and this is the way that this should be done.\u2019 Not in some backyard or whatever he was saying. Elon\u2019s hilarious. \u201cThink about this; you\u2019ve got two of the richest, most powerful men in the world, and they say they wanna fight. It has to be sanctioned by an athletic commission\u2026 and that\u2019s what Zuckerberg was saying. Zuckerberg is saying, \u2018There are plenty of professional organizations out there, we should be fighting in the UFC.’\u201d Between Musumeci\u2019s strong endorsement of Zuckerberg\u2019s fighting ability and Dana White\u2019s confirmation of Zuckerberg\u2019s serious intent to compete, the prospect of the Meta CEO stepping into the ring is more real than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BJJ champion claims Mark Zuckerberg is \u201ctough as f*ck\u201d and could beat a pro fighter Instagram: mikeymusumeciBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Mikey Musumeci has made a bold claim: Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg could not only hold his own in the cage but actually defeat a professional fighter. In the midst of the previously anticipated but now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}