Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums, and – perhaps most importantly – social-media platforms.
Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes.
Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 224 in Las Vegas, several of the winning and losing fighters, along with their coaches, training partners or family members, took to social media to react to the event or share a message with supporters.
Check out some of those reactions.
The defeated
The defeated: Takashi Sato
The defeated: Orion Cosce
The defeated: Andre Fialho
The defeated: Edmen Shahbazyan
The victorious
The victorious: Themba Gorimbo
The victorious: Natalia Silva
The victorious: Chase Hooper
The victorious: Rodrigo Nascimento
The victorious: Karolina Kowalkiewicz
The victorious: Viacheslav Borshchev
The victorious: Diego Ferreira
The victorious: Joaquin Buckley
The victorious: Loopy Godinez
The victorious: Anthony Hernandez
The victorious: Mackenzie Dern
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 224.
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