Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has added another string after winning gold and silver in his first jiu-jitsu competition.
38 years old tech billionaire The Guerrilla jiu-jitsu team competed Saturday in Redwood City, Calif., with which he trained.
He shared the impressive news with his 11.3 million followers on Instagram, along with pictures of him posing with his coach and wrestling with opponents on the ground.
“Went my first jiu jitsu competition and won some medals for the Guerrilla jiu jitsu team 🥇🥈. Thanks @davecamarillo @khaiwu @intense0ne for training me!” Zuckerberg captioned the post.
The photos also show Zuckerberg wearing a pair of shorts given to him by mixed martial arts champion Alexander Volkanovsky.
Professional boxer Khai “Shadow” Wu, who is also one of Zuckerberg’s trainers, was one of many high-profile boxers to congratulate him in the comments.
“It was epic to see Zach play yesterday. No game is easy, everything is won. It’s an honor to help the coach and offer any advice I can,” he said.
Former UFC champion Conor McGregor wrote, “Yo!!! Fucking awesome Mark”, while five-time world jiu-jitsu champion Brazilian Bernardo Faria said: “Amazing!!! Half back, Arm, Triangle! Cool!”
American TV host Mario Lopez also commented with three fire emojis.
Zuckerberg responded to several comments, including an emoji raising his hand to fighter Gabriel Marangoni, who posted: “Honored to referee your game. Warrior.”
The Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu Academy, where Zuckerberg’s coaches Dave Camarillo and James Terry work, is based in San Jose and offers training programs from “youth basics” to “adult advanced” for those looking to take up the sport.
BJJ has grown in popularity among celebrities, some of whom have been doing it for years, including comedian and activist Russell Brand, comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan and actor Tom Hardy.