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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg trains with UFC star and BMF champion Max Holloway
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg trains with UFC star and BMF champion Max Holloway

Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is back training with one of the biggest names in combat sports.

Zuckerberg’s love of MMA and UFC has been well documented in recent years, and there was a brief period where his training was so serious that there was talk of him potentially taking on fellow billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk in an organized fight.

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Speculation surrounding this matchup died almost as suddenly as it began, but Zuckerberg still kept up with his training and recently shared cageside photos of himself and current UFC BMF titleholder, Max Holloway.

One of the UFC’s biggest stars, Holloway defeated UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo in 2017 to win the promotion’s featherweight belt and defended it three times before losing to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245.

“Blessed” came up short in two more fights against Volkanovski, but continued to knock out top featherweight contenders, and at UFC 300 the 33-year-old moved up to lightweight for only the second time in his career and won eliminated Justin Gaethje with one second. remains to claim the BMF belt.

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg trains with UFC star and BMF champion Max Holloway

April 13, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, United States; Max Holloway (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Justin Gaethje (red gloves) during UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Fans recently saw Holloway suffer the first knockout loss of his career when he was stopped by current UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria in October, but after announcing he would be moving up to lightweight full-time, it’s promising to see Holloway return to the gym ahead of whatever “Blessed” has planned for 2025.

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