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 282 event 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.
The defeated: Erik Silva
The defeated: Joaquin Buckley
The defeated: Chris Daukaus
@MacMallyMMA @BenTheBaneDavis @AlexBehunin a couple of real ones 🙌🏻👊🏻
— Chris Daukaus (@ChrisDaukausMMA) December 11, 2022
The defeated: Bryce Mitchell
The defeated: Darren Till
The defeated: Alex Morono
The defeated: Jared Gordon
The victorious: Cameron Saaiman
The victorious: T.J. Brown
The victorious: Billy Quarantillo
The victorious: Chris Curtis
The victorious: Edmen Shahbazyan
The victorious: Jairzinho Rozenstruik
The victorious: Ilia Topuria
The victorious: Santiago Ponzinibbio
The victorious: Paddy Pimblett
The draw
The draw: Jan Blachowicz
The draw: Magomed Ankalaev
I wanna clear something up, what I said after the fight was I don’t want to fight in this city anymore because of the horrible judging, I did not say anything about I don’t wanna fight in the UFC.
I wanna thank @danawhite and @Mickmaynard2 for the opportunity
— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) December 11, 2022
I fought my heart out today, there is no excuse, but I had a compromised knee, it wasn’t my best performance, but I know I won the fight. Thank you @danawhite and the @ufc for giving me this opportunity
— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) December 11, 2022
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