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.
Wrestlers interact with fans, each other and more through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the athletes’ minds.
After Saturday UFC on ABC 7 on Yas Island 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 fans.
Check out some of these reactions.
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The defeated: Denis Tiuliulin
The defeated: Rolando Bedoya
The loser: Jordan Vucenic
The loser: Tony Ferguson
The defeated: Marlon Vera
The loser: Michal Oleksiejczuk
The loser: Cory Sandhagen
The victorious
The victor: Sedriques Dumas
The victor: Jai Herbert
The victor: Sam Hughes
The victor: Guram Kutateladze
The victor: Shamil Gaziev
At that moment in the clip, unfortunately I had an open fracture in my right hand and I couldn’t continue the fight properly. But winning is winning, alhamdulilla. I hope my hand heals quickly and I’ll be back in the same arena in October @ufc thanks to my #KHKteam and all supporters pic.twitter.com/m0G2OVj1Ak
-Shamil Gaziev (@GazievMMA) August 4, 2024
The victor: Kaue Fernandes
The victor: Azamat Murzakanov
The victor: Joel Alvarez
The victor: Mackenzie Dern
The victor: Michael Chiesa
The victor: Deiveson Figueiredo
The victor: Shara Magomedov
The victor: Umar Nurmagomedov
For more information on the card, visit the MMA Junkie events hub to UFC on ABC 7.
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