Photos: "Martial arts saved Zuck!" - Fans react as Joe Rogan shares snaps from set of his podcast with latest guest Mark Zuckerberg

Joe Rogan recently had Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. The two talked about many things - from new innovations at Meta to controversial topics such as fake news to Zuckerberg's own martial arts journey.

Rogan, who rarely posts photos of his guests on his Instagram, chose to commemorate the meeting by posting pictures of him, his dog Marshall, and Zuckerberg. The caption of his post read:

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"I had a great time talking to @zuck, and @marshallmaerogan and I got to try out some awesome new AR devices that Meta is working on. Episode is out now on Spotify!"

Photos of Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, and Marshall. [Image credit: @joerogan on Instagram]

Fans are loving the content, with one saying:

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"Zuck took the red 💊! 👏"

Touching on Zuckerberg's relatively newfound interest in martial arts, a fan commented:

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"Martial arts saved Zuck!"

Meanwhile, another fan commented on Zuckerberg's hair:

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"Oh my man Mark just realized he missed out on his college years and got a perm 😂"

Here are more comments:

More comments on the post. [Image credit: @joerogan on Instagram]

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Joe Rogan and Mark Zuckerberg talk about how jiu-jitsu changes people

In 2022, Mark Zuckerberg raised eyebrows when he revealed that he's started training in MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, developing a deep love for combat sports. In May 2023, he competed in his first jiu-jitsu tournament and won gold and silver medals in gi and no-gi, respectively.

Zuckerberg admitted that training in jiu-jitsu and MMA changed his life and much of his perspective on things - that the art form didn't just improve him physically, but more importantly, emotionally and mentally as well.

Zuckerberg and Joe Rogan talked about jiu-jitsu master and "legitimate genius" John Danaher and how his obsession with martial arts is changing how people see athletes and practitioners of combat sports. Rogan said:

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"I'm happy there's someone like that out there because when people have these ideas of what martial arts are and then you see a guy like that and you're like, 'Okay, why, I might have to rethink this.' What it has done in terms of, well, a lot of people said - and I have too - like, 'Nothing turns you into a libertarian quicker than jiu-jitsu.'"

The UFC commentator continued:

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"I don't know why that is. I think it's the hard work thing. It's the cutting out all the bullsh*t and realizing how much of the things that we take as real things are just excuses and bullsh*t and weakness."

Check out Joe Rogan's comments below (1:27:48):

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