ONE’s Chatri Sityodtong linking up with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg in U.S. soon?
With Zuckerberg’s continued interest in MMA and ONE Championship’s growth in the U.S., a meeting could be inevitable.
ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong might be heading to Meta HQ in the near future.
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Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently posted a video feature on his social media. In the clip, he spars Alexander Volkanovski while the pair are wearing motion sensors.
Sityodong was quick to voice how impressed he was with Zuckerberg’s form in the comments.
“looking sharp, mark! ,” the ONE boss posted.
Zuckerberg responded to the comment with an open invitation for Sityodtong to visit Meta HQ in Menlo Park, California.
“@yodchatri Thanks! Would love to have you visit Meta HQ sometime,” the American entrepreneur responded.
In the final post of the pair’s exchange, Sityodtong suggested the two have a training session if, and when, the meeting happens.
”@zuck definitely, mark! i love everything meta is doing! let’s train together too when I am there!,” he posted.
Zuckerberg has taken a shining to MMA as of late, and he has been training at Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu in San Jose, California, since last year. As for Sityodtong, he is a lifelong martial artist who is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt under Renzo Gracie and competed professionally in muay Thai.
The news of the Meta boss taking up MMA has traveled fast, and ONE submission grappling stars Kade and Tye Ruotolo have also recently extended invitations to him for training.
And from the initial sounds of it, a Meta HQ visit and training session sounds like it could become a reality very soon.
ONE recently announced its historic U.S. on-ground debut – “ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III” – set for the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado, on May 5.
The landmark event is headlined by American legend and ONE flyweight world champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (24-4-1), who defends his title in a trilogy bout against former flyweight king Adriano Moraes (20-4).
With business in the West booming, Sityodtong is expected do a U.S. media tour ahead of the show – and a roll with Zuckerberg could just have been added to his itinerary.
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