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 216 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: David Dvorak
The defeated: Journey Newson
The defeated: Bryan Battle
The defeated: Saidyokub Kakhramonov
My mistake was didn’t respect his submission after defending easily few times. Dude was dead tired couldn’t even walk or talk after the fight.
Plan is the same back to gym on Monday. Next dude getting killed pic.twitter.com/yXVC0IhO2o— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) December 18, 2022
The defeated: Jake Matthews
The defeated: Cheyanne Vlismas
The defeated: Bobby Green
The defeated: Julian Erosa
The defeated: Damir Ismagulov
The defeated: Sean Strickland
The victorious: Manel Kape
The victorious: Rinat Fakhretdinov
The victorious: Rafa Garcia
The victorious: Said Nurmagomedov
The victorious: Matthew Semelsberger
The victorious: Michal Oleksiejczuk
The victorious: Drew Dober
The victorious: Alex Caceres
The victorious: Amir Albazi
The victorious: Arman Tsarukyan
The victorious: Jared Cannonier
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 216.
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