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Zuckerberg Spars With UFC Star Merab Dvalishvili on Lake Tahoe Barge

A filmed, full-contact session frames private training as staged social‑media spectacle.

Overview

  • Zuckerberg posted an Instagram video Sunday showing a full-contact sparring session on a barge in Lake Tahoe that included punches, kicks and takedowns.
  • The clip begins and ends with Dvalishvili hoisting Zuckerberg and throwing him into the water, and Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan appears by kayak during the encounter.
  • Zuckerberg captioned the post 'Back on the barge with @merab.dvalishvili. Round 2,' marking a follow-up to their first public spar in a gym on Dec. 17, 2025.
  • Merab Dvalishvili is presented in the footage as an elite pro—he is a former UFC bantamweight champion, was top-ranked in May 2026, and holds the promotion’s record for takedowns.
  • The session was staged with a referee, camera crews and nearby boat spectators, underscoring how Zuckerberg’s public training with UFC fighters has turned into repeated viral content that blurs the line between practice and performance.