Ufc's Dana White Joins Mark Zuckerberg As A Meta Board Member — Is A Choke Button Coming Soon?

We can't clasp to spot if nan for illustration fastener is replaced by an armbar fastener — Dana White, nan CEO of UFC, is joining nan committee of Meta, reports CNBC.

In a Facebook position announcing nan move, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised White's activity successful turning UFC "into 1 of nan astir valuable, fastest growing, and astir celebrated sports enterprises successful nan world." Zuckerberg added, "I've admired him arsenic an entrepreneur and his expertise to build specified a beloved brand."

Zuckerberg has agelong been an MMA enthusiast, immoderate arsenic a spectator and participant, and successful 2023, he engaged successful a warfare of words pinch Elon Musk that was group to beryllium settled successful UFC's Octagon. However, nan eagerly anticipated conflict was called disconnected erstwhile Zuckerberg bemoaned that his opponent, Musk, wasn't "serious" astir knuckling up.

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All 3 men personification recovered themselves adjacent successful President-elect Trump's orbit. Meta has donated $1 cardinal to Trump's inaugural money and Zuckerberg visited him astatine Mar-a-Lago. White, a long-time friend of Trump, stood connected style pinch him connected predetermination night, declaring Trump, "the astir resilient hardworking man I've ever met successful my life." After spending tens of millions connected Trump's campaign, Musk has spell a trusted advisor who uses X to beforehand nan president-elect's agenda.

In summation to White, Zuckerberg's position announced 2 caller committee members: John Elkann, nan main executive of Exor, and Charlie Songhurst, a tech investor.

"We personification monolithic opportunities up successful A.I., wearables, and nan early of societal media, and our committee will thief america execute our vision," Mr. Zuckerberg wrote successful nan post.