Mark Zuckerberg denies that he was choked out during Jiu-Jitsu tournament trends now

Meta has disputed claims that its CEO Mark Zuckerberg was knocked out during a Jiu-Jitsu fight last month after a referee ended the bout early and gave the win to his opponent. 

The billionaire Facebook founder impressed martial arts fans and showcased his skills during his first ever Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Redwood City, California on May 6. 

He proved he has serious grappling skills as picked up gold and silver medals but Zuckerberg was left frustrated in one fight after he was pinned down and the referee ended the match early. 

The official later said he intervened because he started to snore which is a sign he was unconscious. 

But Meta, Zuckerberg and his coach have come out to deny this and claim he was just grunting. 

A clip of him wrestling on the floor and trying to break free from an opponent who pinned him down on the mat went viral. 

They struggled for more than a minute before Zuckerberg was locked in a submission but the referee called the match and gave the win to his opponent.

And the official said he stopped the fight because he heard the tech CEO snoring and thought he had passed out during the chokehold.

The video shows Zuckerberg standing to his feet with his chest exposed, looking aggravated with the referee and his opponent.

'This is something we are trained to know,' referee Costa da Silva, a veteran fighter, told The New York Times. 

But Zuckerberg and his coach Dave Camarillo told the publication he had not lost consciousness and the referee mistook his grunting for snoring. 

'That never happened,' Zuckerberg wrote in an email.

And Meta echoed this in a statement on Saturday and told the Daily Beast: 'At no point during the competition was Mark knocked unconscious. That never happened.' 

A spokesman for the company claimed the referee 'apologized to Mark and his coach after the match for prematurely calling the match.'

Following the fight, Zuckerberg hugged his opponent and locked hands with him affectionately after a short tense discussion with the referee. 

The world-famous tech giant proved he has serious ability in his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition by winning gold and silver medals.

The medals were awarded for the Gi and No-Gi disciplines.