Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO injured during martial arts training, undergoes knee surgery
A photo he posted on Instagram shows the tech billionaire and Facebook founder lying in a hospital bed with his left knee raised, bandaged and in a brace. is shown in the photo.
Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg posted on social media on Friday that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) while training for a fight early next year. A photo posted by Zuckerberg on Instagram shows the tech billionaire lying in a hospital bed with his left knee raised high, bandaged and in a brace. “He tore his anterior cruciate ligament sparring and just completed surgery to replace it,” Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram. “I’m grateful to the doctors and team who have been treating me. I was training for a mixed martial arts bout early next year, but I was delayed a bit. I’ll wait until I recover before competing. Thank you to everyone for your love and support.” Meta, based in Menlo Park, Calif., did not immediately return an email seeking comment on Saturday. Zuckerberg, who completed his first Jiu-Jitsu tournament in May, has previously posted updates on his martial arts training.” A few weeks ago, he shared a close-up photo of his face on Instagram., where he had bruises on the bridge of his nose and under his eyes, which he attributed to sparring that “got a little out of hand.” Elon Musk made headlines this summer after the two tech moguls apparently agreed to go head-to-head in late June. Mr. Musk and Mr. Zuckerberg sparked interest in a potential matchup by attacking each other online, and Mr. Musk at one point touted his fitness by training with weightlifters. But in August, the Tesla CEO posted on social media that he may need surgery before a fight occurs. Shortly after, Zuckerberg posted on the social media app Threads, writing, “If Elon gets serious.” “If it’s a real date and an official event, he knows how to contact me. If not, it’s time to move on. I want to focus on competing with people who take this sport seriously.” intend to.”
Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table.
The Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social media on Friday that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) while training for a fight early next year.
photo him Post to Instagram It shows the high-tech billionaire lying in a hospital bed with his left knee raised, bandaged and in a brace.
“I tore my anterior cruciate ligament while sparring and just had replacement surgery,” Zuckerberg wrote on Instagram. “I’m grateful to the doctors and team who have been treating me. I was training for a mixed martial arts bout early next year, but I was delayed a bit. I’ll wait until I recover before competing. I’m still looking forward to it. Thank you to everyone for your love and support.”
Meta, based in Menlo Park, Calif., did not immediately return an email seeking comment Saturday.
Zuckerberg, who completed his first jiu-jitsu tournament in May, has previously posted updates on his martial arts training. A few weeks ago he shared: close up photo A photo of his face on Instagram showed bruises on the bridge of his nose and under his eyes, which he attributed to sparring that “got a little out of hand.”
The Facebook founder and Elon Musk made headlines this summer after seemingly agreeing to have the two tech titans go head-to-head in late June.
Musk and Zuckerberg sparked interest in a potential matchup by attacking each other online, with Musk at one point promoting a weightlifting workout. But in August, Tesla’s CEO posted on social media that he may need surgery before a fight occurs.
Shortly after, Zuckerberg posted on social media app Threads that he was ready to take the next step, writing: I’m going to focus on competing with people who take this sport seriously.”
