Mark Zuckerberg has torn one in every of his anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs) whereas coaching for a battle.

The blended martial arts (MMA) fanatic posted an image on Instagram displaying him in a hospital mattress together with his left leg elevated and closely bandaged.

The ACL is likely one of the ligaments contained in the knee and "gives the knee joint stability", in accordance with the NHS.

"Tore my ACL sparring and just got out of surgery to replace it," the Facebook co-founder, 39, mentioned.

"I used to be coaching for a aggressive MMA battle early subsequent yr, however now that is delayed a bit.

"Grateful for the doctors and team taking care of me."

Zuckerberg mentioned he was "still looking forward" to his MMA battle "after I recover", including: "Thanks to everyone for the love and support."

In May, he accomplished his first jiujitsu event.

Just a few weeks in the past, he shared a close-up of his face displaying bruising on the bridge of his nostril and underneath his eyes.

It was all the way down to sparring that obtained "a little out of hand", he mentioned.

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In August, Zuckerberg accused Elon Musk of not being serious about the pair having a cage fight, and mentioned it's time to "move on" from the saga.

The chief govt of Meta Platforms mentioned his tech billionaire counterpart didn't seem to wish to undergo with the highly-anticipated conflict after failing to even agree on a date.

There have been months of back-and-forth between the pair after Musk recommended the concept - just for Zuckerberg to unexpectedly respond that he was prepared to battle his rival.

But the Tesla chief govt mentioned he could have wanted surgical procedure earlier than the battle may occur.