Kristina
Mark Zuckerberg’s dedication to Brazilian jiu-jitsu has reached a momentous milestone as the Meta Platforms CEO and co-founder proudly earned his blue belt. Speculations about a possible cage fight with Tesla CEO Elon Musk have fueled excitement among fans, and the 39-year-old billionaire shared his latest achievement on Instagram. The post featured snapshots of Zuckerberg and his coach Dave Camarillo, both elated with their new belt promotions.
In his Instagram caption, Zuckerberg extended his congratulations to Coach Dave Camarillo on attaining his 5th-degree black belt and expressed gratitude for being an exceptional mentor. He acknowledged how much he has learned about both fighting and life through his training with Camarillo. Furthermore, Zuckerberg expressed his honor at being promoted to compete at the blue belt level for the Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose team.
Camarillo responded with appreciation, feeling privileged to know Zuckerberg and learn from him. He commended Zuckerberg’s discipline and expressed his gratitude for the support he had received.
According to Camarillo, Zuckerberg’s blue belt accomplishment is the result of over a year and a half of arduous work. Should the Facebook co-founder continue on his jiu-jitsu journey, the next milestone will be the purple belt. Clearly committed to his training, Zuckerberg recently invited UFC stars Israel Adesanya and Alex Volkanovski to his home for a training session. Adesanya praised Zuckerberg’s tenacity, likening him to a “feisty Jack Russell” in an interview with Freestyle Bender. Volkanovski echoed this sentiment, describing Zuckerberg as an athlete in great shape.
Both Adesanya and Volkanovski firmly believe that Zuckerberg is genuinely serious about the potential fight with Elon Musk. The idea of a cage match between the two billionaires emerged from a social media exchange where Musk tweeted in June, “I’m up for a cage match if he is,” and Zuckerberg responded on Instagram with “send me location.” Tensions between Zuckerberg and Musk escalated further when Meta Platforms unveiled their Twitter rival app, Threads, leading to threats of a lawsuit from Twitter, alleging the poaching of their former employees.
Here are some unaltered reactions from fans on Instagram:
“Zuck getting ready frfr.”
“Elon ain’t ready.”
“Fight Elon!”
“Zuck ain’t zuckin around.”
“Elon is in trouble.”
