Mark Zuckerberg tipped to fight in new combat sports organisation along with Hollywood A-lister

The CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, could soon be set to compete in a combat sports promotion.

Zuckerberg, 41, is known for being the founder of the social media platform Facebook and is currently the CEO of Meta, boasting a reported net worth of $235.6B according to Forbes.

However, when the billionaire finds himself with some time off, he is often spotted practising Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).

Zuckerberg spoke about his participation in the sport when he appeared on Lex Fridman’s podcast in 2023 and revealed how beginners “have to be willing to just to get beaten up a lot”.

"I do think that there's a thing where, as people grow up, maybe they don't want to be embarrassed," Zuckerberg said.

"Maybe to some degree, your ability to keep doing interesting things is your willingness to be embarrassed again and go back to step one and start as a beginner, and get your ass kicked."

It is widely reported that the 41-year-old is currently a blue belt.

Dana White and Mark Zuckerberg (Credit:Getty)

So what promotion could he compete in, and which Hollywood star would he face?

It appears that Zuckerberg could compete in Dana White’s new BJJ promotion, UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, according to TMZ.

"[Mark] Zuckerberg has competed in tournaments,” White said recently.

“Mario Lopez competes in tournaments. Tom Hardy competes in tournaments. So, this is a spot anybody could come and compete here in jujitsu.”

He added: "If Mark keeps training and competing and whatever, he could literally come here and fight in UFC BJJ, 100%. Tom Hardy, Mario Lopez, and many, many other actors that are really good jiu-jitsu guys that nobody knows about. That would be absolutely awesome!"

Of course, Hardy, 47, who has recently played a starring role in the Paramount series MobLand, is also a dedicated BJJ practitioner and, according to Elite Sports, holds a blue belt with four stripes.

The Brit got into the sport when he was preparing for the MMA-based movie ‘Warrior’ in 2011 and had to learn some techniques to play the part.

Tom Hardy practises BJJ (Credit:Getty)

“I did two hours boxing a day, two hours muay thai, two hours jiu-jitsu followed by two hours choreography and two hours of weightlifting seven days a week for three months,” Hardy told The Guardian at the time.

“So come on! You have to really want to do that, so it was a challenge.”