Video: Mark Zuckerberg earns respect of fight fans with BJJ tournament gold - "He grapples better than Dillon Danis"

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's love for Brazilian jiu-jitsu is well-documented. He has previously shared clips of himself training and has also shown his passion for mixed martial arts when in attendance at UFC events.The Facebook co-founder took things a step further by recently competing in his first-ever jiu-jitsu tournament. Fans reacted to a video of one of his grappling matches and were extremely supportive, going as far as to put him above Dillon Danis.&quot;He grapples better than Dillon Danis&quot;El Chavo@TheRealSageBell@BloodyElbow He grapples better than Dillon Danis159@BloodyElbow He grapples better than Dillon DanisOthers stated that their respect for Mark Zuckerberg grew for putting himself out there in a competitive combat sport setting.&quot;Respect to Mark for competing in public.&quot;BusinessJeremy | 👊 UFC NFTs@BusinessJeremy@BloodyElbow Respect to Mark for competing in public.11364@BloodyElbow Respect to Mark for competing in public.&quot;Who’s the nerd now huh&quot;James Lucero@JamesLu95479786@BloodyElbow Who’s the nerd now huh 🤜🤜8@BloodyElbow Who’s the nerd now huh 💪🤜🤜👍&quot;Im kind of starting to like this human-lizard hybrid now. He’s not horrible, def some jiu jitsu happening. Good on him.&quot;Phil Roy@brazillianphil@BloodyElbow Im kind of starting to like this human-lizard hybrid now. He’s not horrible, def some jiu jitsu happening. Good on him.404@BloodyElbow Im kind of starting to like this human-lizard hybrid now. He’s not horrible, def some jiu jitsu happening. Good on him.&quot;good for him, anybody who step on that matt to compete deserves respect. Lots to learn and he's pretty stiff but that's the journey.&quot;Ivan Stjepan Jelic@jellybone69@BloodyElbow good for him, anybody who step on that matt to compete deserves respect. Lots to learn and he's pretty stiff but that's the journey.1632@BloodyElbow good for him, anybody who step on that matt to compete deserves respect. Lots to learn and he's pretty stiff but that's the journey.&quot;He looks more human here [hands clapping emoji]&quot;SPX Insight@espressotrades1@BloodyElbow He looks more human here 🏿3@BloodyElbow He looks more human here 👏🏿PUNK⚡️@jar3d_eth@BloodyElbow is this fr? If it is then props to the Zuck.Also, if you’ve never competed your opinion don’t count.19@BloodyElbow is this fr? If it is then props to the Zuck.Also, if you’ve never competed your opinion don’t count.&quot;Hating on him is weird. He's a billionaire and he takes time out to train and actually compete. I think that's admirable. That's awesome.&quot;Angry Mac 🇮🇪@AngryyMac@BloodyElbow Hating on him is weird. He's a billionaire and he takes time out to train and actually compete. I think that's admirable. That's awesome.421@BloodyElbow Hating on him is weird. He's a billionaire and he takes time out to train and actually compete. I think that's admirable. That's awesome.&quot;Imagine going to competition and seeing the dude from Facebook in front of you&quot;Clearz@clearzsea@BloodyElbow Imagine going to competition and seeing the dude from Facebook in front of you 16@BloodyElbow Imagine going to competition and seeing the dude from Facebook in front of you 😅E. Casey Leydon@ekc@BloodyElbow Pretty cool for such a public figure to compete.52@BloodyElbow Pretty cool for such a public figure to compete.Some fans analyzed his performance and offered up advice:&quot;Becoming a Mark fan. I cant quite put my finger on what Im seeing, but he needs to work on the guard breaking&quot;3XPANS3@Patgineer@BloodyElbow Becoming a Mark fan. I cant quite put my finger on what Im seeing, but he needs to work on the guard breaking61@BloodyElbow Becoming a Mark fan. I cant quite put my finger on what Im seeing, but he needs to work on the guard breakingNick Palmisciano@Ranger_Up@BloodyElbow Looks like two white belts rolling. Good for them.47@BloodyElbow Looks like two white belts rolling. Good for them.One fan even went as far as suggesting that UFC president Dana White should sign Mark Zuckerberg.&quot;ALRIGHT! alRIGHT! ALright! I’ve seen all I needed to see [clapping hands emoji] straight to thee UFC for Zuckerberg! Get on it Dana, make it happen captain!&quot;𝙏 𝙝 𝙚 𝙚 ♔ 𝙒 𝙝 𝙞 𝙩 𝙚 ♔ 𝘾 𝙪 𝙗 𝙖 𝙣 ™@KingCubanMario@BloodyElbow ALRIGHT! alRIGHT! ALright! I’ve seen all I needed to see 🏼 straight to thee UFC for Zuckerberg! Get on it Dana, make it happen captain!@BloodyElbow ALRIGHT! alRIGHT! ALright! I’ve seen all I needed to see 👏🏼 straight to thee UFC for Zuckerberg! Get on it Dana, make it happen captain!Mark Zuckerberg BJJ: Who trained the Facebook co-founder for his first BJJ tournament?Mark Zuckerberg took to Instagram to share his milestone achievement and confirmed that it was his first experience in a competitive setting. Zuckerberg also mentioned his team, the Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu team, and thanked his coaches:&quot;Competed in my first jiu jitsu tournament and won some medals 🥇🥈 for the Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu team. Thanks to @davecamarillo @khaiwu @intense0ne for training me!&quot; View this post on Instagram Instagram PostHe mentioned Dave Camarillo, Khai Wu, and James Terry as his trainers. Camarillo is a judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt who famously trained under the legendary Ralph Gracie before forming his own academy.Khai Wu, also known as 'The Shadow', has been associated with Zuckerberg for a long time and has been his training partner. Wu is a mixed martial artist with a 7-4 record and has competed in Bellator.James Terry is an experienced fighter and a Bellator veteran with 20 professional wins on his MMA record. He is the owner of Guerrilla Jiu Jitsu.

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