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UFC President Dana White called “bulls***” on bizarre claims Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had rented out the Apex for himself at UFC in Vegas 61.
But lo and behold, the billionaire was captured sitting cageside for the fights and looked to be having the time of his life.
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It only served to fuel the rumours that Zuckerberg had, in fact, struck a deal with White to take in the action for himself alongside his wife.
Eyebrows were raised earlier in the week when White confirmed the card would be closed off from fans and media with no explanation as to why that was the case.
“We just figured that you guys have been so busy lately, that we give you guys a night off,” White said.
“You guys are here on Tuesdays, you’re here on Saturdays … we need to give you guys a break. You’re welcome.”
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Then one half of the main event, Mackenzie Dern, let the cat out of the bag in a media event.
“I know Mark Zuckerberg rented out the whole event, so I know he’ll be there,” Dern said
White shot down those claims on social media, emphatically stating “Zuckerberg did NOT rent out the UFC Apex” and branded it “total bulls***”.
Regardless, Zuckerberg was sitting cageside and fist-pumping at all of the action and fans were quick to point out the billionaire on the broadcast.
While Zuckerberg was living his best life, his wife didn’t appear to be loving the action as much.
Zuckerberg’s love for the sport went viral when he uploaded a video of himself to Instagram sparring with MMA star Khai Wu before the latter made his UFC debut with superstar Conor McGregor commenting Zuck’s work was “f***ing awesome”.
The Facebook founder previously appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast where he revealed he enjoyed watching the UFC and also liked “doing the sport”.
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