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.

Fighting Nerds teammates Jean Silva
and Caio
Borralho seemingly disagree on how the upcoming
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title fight will
play out.

Ian
Garry (17-1) is scheduled to challenge Islam
Makhachev (28-1) for the 170-pound title at UFC
330 on Aug. 15 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. While
the reigning champion is a massive betting favorite, many fighters
have picked Garry to pull off an upset.

Jean Silva backs Ian Garry against Islam Makhachev as Caio
Borralho signals disagreement

While Silva is backing Garry to come out on top, he admits that
supporting the Irishman is challenging, likely referring to his
teammate Carlos
Prates' loss to “The Future†last year.

“I like Ian Garry, I prefer Ian Garry,†Silva said in a recent
interview. “I have little problem for my team.â€

Meanwhile, Borralho shook his head in disagreement as Silva weighed
in on the fight.

Garry has nine wins in the UFC and has only lost to Shavkat
Rakhmonov, who is currently sidelined as he recovers from
injury. The former
Cage Warriors champion has beaten the likes of Prates, Belal
Muhammad, Geoff Neal
and Neil
Magny.

Meanwhile, Makhachev is on a 16-fight winning streak, tied with
Anderson
Silva for the longest in UFC history. The Dagestani champion
defended the lightweight title four times before moving up to
welterweight and dethroning Jack
Della Maddalena.

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.