I’m an MMA star and coach to Facebook boss Mark Zuckerburg… I got the job because he liked my jokes
KHAI WU is the MMA star who stumbled into coaching Facebook boss Mark Zuckerburg with a bit of witty humour.
Wu has been a life-long martial artist, first starting jiu-jitsu aged nine after needing a confidence boost having been bullied.
His brother in law happened to be a jiu-jitsu instructor and Wu later turned to a career in MMA.
The American debuted in 2018 and with a 7-4 record he recently signed for the Professional Fighters League.
He returns with the PFL this Friday in Washington but amid his recent signing Wu has been training billionaire tech boss Zuckerburg.
The two hit it off right after meeting as Wu recalls winning the social media mogul over with his banter.
Wu, 28, told SunSport: “Mark was looking for martial arts instructors and our team just so happened to fit the bill.
“So when we met him, I thought it was just going to be a one-time thing.
“But then I think we got along, and I think he liked my jokes. We’ve been teaching him ever since.”
Zuckerburg looked on course for a sensational fight with mega-rich rival Elon Musk, now owner of X, formerly Twitter.
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But Zuckerburg has been sidelined with an ACL injury while Wu prepares to take to the PFL cage for the first time.
The bantamweight is hoping to enter the PFL season next year, where $1million is up for grabs.
PFL’s seasonal format consists of qualification and knockout stages.
Fighters have two regular season bouts where points are earned per method of victory.
The top four in each division then progress into the win-or-go-home stages, culminating in a series of finale fights.
So it gives Wu the chance to become a world champion and millionaire in the space of four fights and one year.
He said: “Winning that million-dollar tournament would be insane.
“I think it would be amazing and it would be a huge milestone in my career. In terms of how it would change my life, obviously for the better.
“But in terms of my character and personality, I would be the same person. Drinking boba and eating hotpot while watching comic book movies.”