Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg has won gold and silver medals at his first jiu-jitsu tournament in Redwood City, the London Guardian reports.
The 38-year-old tech billionaire, who has a home in Palo Alto, said he took up an interest in the sport early on in the pandemic.
He posted his win on Instagram, saying: “Competed in my first jiu-jitsu tournament and won some medals for the Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu team.”
One of his coaches, Khai “the Shadow” Wu, congratulated his student: “(Saturday) getting to see Zuck compete was pretty epic. No match was easy and everything was earned. It was an honor to be able to help coach and offer any advice I could.”
Zuckerberg received support for his new hobby from former UFC champion and student of anger management Conor McGregor commented on the post: “Yo!!! F***ing awesome Mark.”
Many celebrities have taken up the sport. Actor Ashton Kutcher has a brown belt in the sport. Actor Jason Statham and comedian Russell Brand have purple belts.
I wonder how much it costs to win a jui-jitsu contest?