Mark Zuckerberg is a die-hard mixed martial arts fan.

Zuckerberg recently sparred with Merab
Dvalishvili on a floating platform in the middle of a lake. The
Meta CEO has been training for a few years now, evidenced by his
light sparring session with the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight king, wherein he
landed some jabs, body kicks and even a takedown.

Merab Dvalishvili puts Mark Zuckerberg’s MMA training to the
test on a floating platform

Zuckerberg has developed strong friendships with several MMA
fighters, training with the likes of Alex
Pereira, Alexander
Volkanovski and Israel
Adesanya, in addition to Dvalishvili. During their recent
mid-lake sparring session, Zuckerberg even kicked Dvalishvili off
the barge, before the Georgian returned the favor by throwing the
American billionaire into the lake.

Zuckerberg has become increasingly involved with MMA, especially
the UFC, over the past few years. He initially started training jiu
jitsu during the pandemic and even won a gold and a silver at BJJ
Tour Silicon Valley in 2023. Zuckerberg's coach at the time, Dave
Camarillo, who once trained elites like Cain
Velasquez, called the tech mogul one of his best students.

Meanwhile, Dvalishvili looked to defend his UFC bantamweight title
for the fourth time in a year when he put it on the line in a
rematch against Petr Yan last
December. Yan outclassed Dvalishvili on the night, taking their
rivalry to 1-1. While there's no official confirmation from the UFC
as yet, both fighters have indicated that they're gearing up for a
trilogy bout next.

Carlos
Prates believes Islam
Makhachev vs. Ian Garry
will go the distance.

Makhachev (28-1) puts his
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title on the line
for the first time against Garry (17-1) in the main event of
UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Prates,
whose only UFC loss came against the Irish challenger, is backing
Garry to emerge victorious.

Carlos Prates believes Islam Makhachev's win streak will be
halted by Ian Garry

While Makhachev is a -330 favorite, Garry's style poses a
legitimate threat to the Dagestani champion's historic win streak.
Prates predicts an upset win for Garry. “The Nightmare†believes
the former
Cage Warriors champion will defeat Makhachev via decision.

“UFC 330, Ian Garry is gonna beat Islam Makhachev by decision,â€
Prates said in a recent interview while in attendance at
UFC Vegas 120. “I don't know unanimous decision or split
decision. But it's going to be a decision.â€

Prates (24-7) lost to Garry last year in a tightly contested
five-round bout. The Brazilian has since bounced back with knockout
wins over veteran Geoff Neal
and former champs Leon
Edwards and Jack
Della Maddalena.

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