Justin Gaethje is considered one of the hardest-hitting lightweight fighters in the UFC. However, his performance has declined recently. This led to sarcastic comments from several prominent individuals. Recently, even Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg might have taken a dig at that unknowingly. However, that didn’t stop the fight fans from sharing their reactions.
Mark Zuckerberg and his company recently announced next-generation smart glasses during their Meta Connect event. While demonstrating the features of those glasses, a highly buzzed clip of Max Holloway knocking out Justin Gaethje was played briefly. Fight fans quickly noticed and shared the presentation clip all over the internet.
The Meta CEO is an avid combat sports enthusiast and has attended several UFC events. Not only that, he has also had several training sessions with UFC fighters Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. Interestingly, the clip in the presentation was from the fight between Max Holloway and Gaethje.
Justin Gaethje getting KO’d at a Mark Zuckerberg presentation is insane
he is never escaping that KO pic.twitter.com/pMNmUgvEeq
— ACD MMA (@acdmma_) September 27, 2024
When Holloway defeated Gaethje, Zuckerberg was impressed with the ‘Blessed.’ As such, the Meta CEO even invited him over for a private poker party. Gaethje’s winning streak was broken again. With that loss, he seemed to have lost confidence. The lightweight star recently desired to leave the octagon for good if he experienced another brutal knockout. It remains to be seen what his next steps will be.
Fight fans react to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent presentation showing Justin Gaethje’s brutal KO loss
Over the years, Justin Gaethje has established himself as one of the toughest fighters in the lightweight division. His significant victories over Tony Ferguson, Michael Chandler, and Dustin Poirier are some of the prime examples of it. Following his victory against Poirier, Max Holloway obliterated him. That fight itself drew several reactions towards Gaethje.
Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje at UFC 300 (Image via X)Zuckerberg doubled down on it at his recent Meta event. Fight fans reminisced about the UFC 300 encounter between Holloway and Gaethje, expressing sympathy for the former interim lightweight champion. Some even mentioned the anticipated fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Check out some of the reactions below.
Why’d they have to do @Justin_Gaethje like that https://t.co/NYUt8SEVB0
— Reid Hoffman (@ReidHoffman26) September 27, 2024
“Niggas using my bro for rollouts ? “ pic.twitter.com/lgbH4hPhq5
— SU 🥋 (@Nolimitsu_) September 27, 2024
Haters gonna hate. I see him win the belt.pic.twitter.com/Qnbkdr9ktj
— Knockout of the day (@KOofTheDAY) September 27, 2024
Justin was in good spirits after the fight though. pic.twitter.com/GNs32grQDi
— Talking Lizard 🦎 (@Lizard69Talking) September 27, 2024
You know Mark has that Volk KO blocked everywhere lmao.
— Brax Moore (@brax_moore_more) September 27, 2024
They got my boy😭💔pic.twitter.com/l48hTFyIRM
— Knockout of the day (@KOofTheDAY) September 27, 2024
😂😂😂
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) September 27, 2024
LMAOO
— GeneralCovington (@LakazMMA) September 27, 2024
I’m sick to my FUCKING stomach
— GaethjeDefender (@GaethjeD3fender) September 27, 2024
Is mark and Elon still fighting lol
— CITI (@citiofgods) September 27, 2024
Zuck’s MMA/BJJ era has been hilarious.
— NEON WAVE (@TheNeonWave) September 27, 2024
The ultimate stray
— Tanner Richey (@Tan_Rich) September 27, 2024
Gaethje caught off guard at Zuckerberg presentation, embarrassing KO moment that will follow him.
— Daily Dog Content (@Lukas_Costa97) September 27, 2024
He tried to skip that mf video so fast 💀
— 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 (@blondedmma) September 27, 2024
Most of the reactions were a dig against Justin Gaethje which clearly indicates the sudden fall of his trajectory in the promotion. That being said, now it remains to be seen how does he jumps back from it. Moreover, it will also be interesting to see who Gaethje will fight next to turn the table.
