Dana White
On New Jiu-Jitsu Promotion
Open Invite For Zuck & Tom Hardy!
Revealed
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Dana White‘s new BJJ group, UFC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, may have a couple of well-known faces at their occasions — however we’re not speaking about celebs within the crowd — however as an alternative huge stars truly competing alongside among the finest gamers on the planet!
White and Claudia Gadelha — MMA star turned UFC exec — chopped it up with Babcock this week … because the pair touted the brand new promotion and the TUF-like companion present on YouTube, “UFC BJJ: Highway to the Title.”
“[Mark] Zuckerberg has competed in tournaments. Mario Lopez competes in tournaments. Tom Hardy competes in tournaments. So, this is a spot anybody could come and compete here in jujitsu,” Dana stated, name-dropping three of the high-profile celebs who apply jiu-jitsu.
The truth is, Dana, a Meta board member, instructed us he typically talks about combating with Zuck … and he isn’t kidding when he says he may compete sooner or later.
“If Mark keeps training and competing and whatever, he could literally come here and fight in UFC BJJ, 100%. Tom Hardy, Mario Lopez, and many, many other actors that are really good jiu-jitsu guys that nobody knows about. That would be absolutely awesome!”
In fact, Zuckerberg started coaching through the COVID-19 pandemic, and has linked up with among the largest UFC stars on the planet, hitting the mats with the likes of Alex Volkanovski, Israel Adesanya, and others.
Zuck even competed in a native competitors in mid-2023, fairing fairly nicely in his matches.
Clearly, Dana’s new BJJ org. is a complete completely different ballgame … they have among the best on the planet competing, so nobody’s suggesting Mark, Tom and/or Mario’s going to walk into the world when UFC BJJ 1 goes down on June 25!
Sooner or later? Who is aware of. DW makes it clear, when you’ve obtained the prerequisite talent, anybody can get down.
Celebs apart, there is a bunch extra with Dana and Claudia … who discuss constructing the brand new UFC BJJ group, and the place they see it going.
Take a look at the clip — new Highway to the Title eps launch Mondays on the UFC’s YT, and fights kick off Wednesday at UFC BJJ 1, the place Mikey Musumeci (additionally a Zuck coaching accomplice) and Rerisson Gabriel battle for the inaugural bantamweight belt!
