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Mark Zuckerberg risks his life and business by training in MMA, flying helicopters: Meta

In response to a post on Threads about the new risk factors, the Meta CEO posted a GIF stating, 'High risk = high reward.'

February 04, 2024 / 14:58 IST
Last November, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that he hurt his knee during MMA training and had to undergo surgery to replace a torn ligament. (Image credit: @zuck/Instagram)

Meta has revealed that its CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s preference for combat sports and extreme adventure sports is not only a personal hazard, it’s also a risk to investors. The tech giant revealed a new risk factor concerning Zuckerberg and other executives who have hobbies that are potentially dangerous.

“Mr. Zuckerberg and certain other members of management participate in various high-risk activities, such as combat sports, extreme sports, and recreational aviation, which carry the risk of serious injury and death,” Meta said in its financial report for 2023, as quoted by CNBC. “If Mr. Zuckerberg were to become unavailable for any reason, there could be a material adverse impact on our operations.”

In response to a Morning Brew post on Threads about the new risk factors, the Meta CEO posted a GIF stating, “High risk = high reward.”

Mark Zuckerberg, the company's biggest shareholder has publicly shared his love for combat sports such as MMA and extreme sports such as hydrofoiling. But these activities came with its own set of risks and in November, the Meta boss CEO revealed that he hurt his knee during MMA training and had to undergo surgery to replace a torn ligament.








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Last May, Zuckerberg competed in his first jiu-jitsu tournament and even won medals.

His fighting hobby also made headlines last year as part of an online spat with Tesla CEO and second richest person in the world, Elon Musk. The rival owners of social media platforms had earlier butted heads on matters related to artificial intelligence.

They had also agreed to take their rivalry into the cage for an MMA match which was long drawn out and eventually called off with both Musk and Zuckerberg accusing the other of bailing.

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first published: Feb 4, 2024 11:10 am

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