- Zuckerberg was in Volkanovski’s corner for his UFC fight against Ilia Topuria
- The tech billionaire looked out of place before the bout started in California
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An awkward Mark Zuckerberg is seen looking uncomfortably out of place in a hilarious viral clip from UFC 298 on Saturday night.
Zuckerberg shocked fans by appearing in the corner of Alexander Volkanovski in California, where he walked to the Octagon with the Australian featherweight and his team ahead of his bout against Ilia Topuria.
The Facebook founder, who trains in mixed martial arts himself and was even slated to fight fellow billionaire Elon Musk last year, could only watch on as Volkanovski suffered a knockout defeat to Topuria on the night.
Yet before the contest got underway, Zuckerberg appeared to be blanked by his fellow corner members in a very awkward moment which has gone viral online.
As Volkanovski takes off his tracksuit and prepares to enter the Octagon, footage from UFC 298 shows Zuckerberg looking like a fish out of water while nodding his head along to the music in the arena.
Mark Zuckerberg was seen looking uncomfortably out of place at UFC 298 on Saturday night
In a hilarious clip which has gone viral online, Zuckerberg nods along to music awkwardly while being ignored by members of Alexander Volkanovski’s team
He then tries and fails on three occasions to help take some of Volkanovski’s clothes, with other members of the team blanking his outstretched hand every time.
Fans were highly amused by the Meta chiefs’ embarrassing moment, with one writing on X: ‘He looks like it’s his first day at school’.
Another commented: ‘Poor Zuck, like no one seems to notice him’.
A third put: ‘Buddy nervous as hell being in front of all those cameras trying to look normal’.
‘Shaking his head to music *laughing emoji*,’ wrote another.
While one simply said: ‘Boy out of his element’.
Zuckerberg could be seen cheering as the fight progressed, beaming with excitement as he watched Volkanovski compete in what was his 30th fight of his career.
He did not prove a lucky charm, however, as his man was knocked out in the second round of the main event in Anaheim.
Zuckerberg shocked fans by appearing at the UFC event in California on Saturday night
He walked out in the corner of Volkanovski, who was eventually knocked out in the main event
Zuckerberg has been fully engrossed in training MMA, tearing his ACL in training late last year.
He has been eyeing a return to the cage in September after revealing recovery was ‘going well’ post-surgery, but he has been unable to stay away from the sport in his competitive absence.
The 39-year-old lives in California, which is the host state of where Saturday night’s event was being held in Anaheim.
It wasn’t just Volkanovski’s who he was involved with on fight night, with bantamweight Georgian Merab Dvalishvili chatting to him in the front row while holding Henry Cejudo in a tight choke at the end of the penultimate round of his victory.
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