Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken his training with UFC bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili to an unusual setting—a barge floating in the middle of a lake.
Zuckerberg shared a video on Instagram showing the pair engaging in a full-contact sparring session, captioning it, “Back on the barge with @merab.dvalishvili. Round 2.” The footage shows the two exchanging punches and kicks, with Dvalishvili at one point lifting Zuckerberg off the ground and carrying him across the barge.
The session also drew an unexpected visitor when Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, paddled past the barge in a kayak. Zuckerberg joked that Dvalishvili had encouraged him to remove his shirt to look more like a fighter.
Known as “The Machine,” Dvalishvili is ranked No. 1 in the UFC bantamweight division. He previously held the bantamweight title and owns the UFC record for most career takedowns, with 119.
