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Clegg Memoir Says Zuckerberg Pressed Meta Leaders Into MMA Session at Offsite

The account depicts a training drill where Nick Clegg ended up in a close-quarters submission applied by deputy Joel Kaplan.

Overview

  • The revelation comes from an upcoming memoir by Nick Clegg, Meta’s former head of global affairs.
  • Clegg writes that Zuckerberg insisted senior executives join an MMA training session during a management offsite.
  • He recounts being put in a move known as the “Domination Mount” by Joel Kaplan, which he describes as too close for comfort.
  • Zuckerberg’s martial-arts interest has been public through jiu-jitsu tournament appearances and training sessions shared with MMA fighters.
  • He previously built an octagon in his backyard, drawing a pointed text from his wife about the lawn, and his training once fueled now-abandoned talk of a cage match with Elon Musk.