UFC’s Merab Dvalishvili Says Mark Zuckerberg Was Coaching Him & Giving Him Advice During His UFC 298 Fight ‘He Was My Fourth Corner’

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Mark Zuckerberg might have a future as an MMA coach if he ever decides to retire from running one of the biggest corporations in the world.

On Saturday night, Zuck sat cageside at UFC 298 to support some of his favorite fighters, Mackenzie Dern, Merab Dvalishvili, and Alex Volkanoski.

During the event, Zuckerberg went viral when he was seen talking to Merab in the middle of his fight with Henry Cejudo.

In his post-fight press conference, Merab revealed that he and Zuck had become friends on social media in recent months.

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“Mark Zuckerberg, we became friends on social media,” Dvalishvili said. “He’s been supporting me and we send positive messages to each other. He did text me a couple of days ago that he would be at the fights, but he told me don’t tell no one. I keep a secret, of course. I know he was there and as soon as I go there I saw him and I say ‘Hi’ and ‘Good to see you in person.’

Merab said that Zuck was coaching him up and giving him advice during his fight against Henry Cejudo.

“During the rounds, he was telling me times, ‘30 seconds left,’ he was coaching me. He was my fourth corner tonight. So it’s just conversation and then when I got [Cejudo] in the choke, the choke was tight, but I got too excited. I was looking at Mark Zuckerberg and I had too much fun. Maybe I should focus to finish. You know, I’m just a fighter, I’m free, that’s what you do, that was a fun, good, positive conversation.”

“He was giving me some tips,” “But you know, over there when I was fighting, it’s like good music. Like when you’re really running and you hear good music. I don’t remember exactly now when I look, but at the time it was nice, he was coaching me.”

If Zuck ever decides to do an MMA fight, he can expect Merab to be in his corner.

“I will be in his corner even if he fights my coach.”