Facebook’s co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has attained the rank of blue belt in jiu-jitsu as he reportedly continues to prepare for a potential fight with his billionaire social media rival, Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Over the weekend, the 39-year-old tech mogul took to his Instagram platform to share his jiu-jitsu achievement with his followers.
Mark Zuckerberg is seen posing with his colleague, proudly displaying his newly acquired blue belt. Photo credit: @zuck Source: Instagram The photos displayed Zuckerberg proudly posing with his newly received blue belt certificate, which was presented to him by his colleagues. The Meta boss also took the opportunity to congratulate his jiu-jitsu coach, Dave Camarillo, on reaching the esteemed rank of 5th-degree black belt.
A photo of Mark Zuckerberg’s colleague, Dave Camarillo, who was also acknowledged by Mark for reaching the esteemed rank of 5th-degree black belt. Photo credit: @zuck Source: Instagram In his Instagram post, Zuckerberg expressed his admiration for Coach Camarillo, highlighting the valuable life lessons he has learned from their training sessions together. He wrote; “Congrats @davecamarillo on your 5th degree black belt. You’re a great coach and I’ve learned so much about fighting and life from training with you. Also honored to be promoted to compete at blue belt for @guerrillajjsanjose team.” While the promotion of Zuckerberg to the blue belt level indicates significant progress in his martial arts journey, it has sparked further speculation about the long-anticipated showdown between Zuckerberg and his rival Elon Musk.
Another photo of Mark Zuckerberg posing with his colleague. Photo credit: @zuck Source: Instagram Both tech titans have been rumored to have engaged in rigorous training in preparation for a potential fight. As of now, the details regarding the timing and location of the potential fight remain uncertain, leaving fans and followers eagerly awaiting any official announcements from the two CEOs.
While it was suggested at the time that he was joking, the 51-year-old South Africa-born business magnate later added: “Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U. They were my fav team as a kid.” It is expected that a bid of up to £4.5bn could be enough to get a takeover over the line even though United’s American owners reportedly wanted between £6bn and £8bn to sell up. The report notes that dozens of interested parties have already expressed their interest and signed the necessary paperwork to be granted access to confidential data about the club. United’s next owners will likely need to have money in reserve – up to £2bn, according to some estimates – to commit to redeveloping Old Trafford. This should be no issue for Musk, even though Tesla’s plummeting stock price led to his net worth being slashed by £150bn since November. Should United fetch a sum of £4.5bn as expected, they would become the most expensive sports team in the world, surpassing NFL side the Denver Broncos, who were bought for £3.7bn last year. 
