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 286 event in London, 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
The defeated: Juliana Miller
The defeated: Luana Carolina
The defeated: Gabriel Santos
The defeated: Jafel Filho
The defeated: Sam Patterson
The defeated: Roman Dolidze
The defeated: Casey O'Neill
The defeated: Bryan Barberena
The defeated: Rafael Fiziev
The defeated: Kamaru Usman
A special thank you to my management, family, friends, and fans. I appreciate each and everyone of you. Wasn’t my night but as always we go back to work. Congratulations @Leon_edwardsmma great work 🤜🏿🤛🏿👏🏿
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) March 19, 2023
The victorious
The victorious: Veronica Hardy
The victorious: Joanne Wood
The victorious: Jake Hadley
The victorious: Lerone Murphy
The victorious: Muhammad Mokaev
The victorious: Chris Duncan
The victorious: Jack Shore
The victorious: Marvin Vettori
I wanna thank all my training partners at Xtreme for getting me ready for the fight, I couldn’t do it without u
— Marvin Vettori (@MarvinVettori) March 19, 2023
The victorious: Jennifer Maia
The victorious: Gunnar Nelson
The victorious: Justin Gaethje
I’m a fan. You are a warrior my friend. It was an honor to share the cage with you @RafaelFiziev https://t.co/mskLBDN5PD
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) March 19, 2023
GAETHJE GETS IT DONE 👏 @Justin_Gaethje #UFC286 // @UFC pic.twitter.com/pJ5AHQLF9I
— Monster Energy (@MonsterEnergy) March 19, 2023
