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 on ESPN+ 37 in Abu Dhabi, 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: Omar Morales
The defeated: Ali Alqaisi
The defeated: Impa Kasanganay
The defeated: Rodrigo Nascimento
The defeated: K.B. Bhullar
The defeated: Youssef Zalal
The defeated: Markus Perez
The defeated: Makwan Amirkhani
The defeated: Marlon Moraes
The victorious
The victorious: Tagir Ulanbekoc
The victorious: Giga Chikadze
The victorious: Tony Kelley
The victorious: Joaquin Buckley
The victorious: Chris Daukaus
The victorious: Ilia Topuria
The victorious: Tom Aspinall
The victorious: Marcin Tybura
The victorious: Edson Barboza
The victorious: Cory Sandhagen
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