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 Friday’s Bellator 285 event in Dublin, 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.
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The defeated
The defeated: Georgi Karakhanyan
The defeated: Jordan Winski
The defeated: Mads Burnell
The defeated: Dayana Silva
The defeated: Melvin Manhoef
The victorious
The victorious: Kane Mousah
http://www.instagram.com/p/Ci4cujWDURu/
The victorious: Darragh Kelly
The victorious: Brian Moore
The victorious: Brett Johns
The victorious: Ciaran Clarke
The victorious: Pedro Carvalho
The victorious: Leah McCourt
The victorious: Yoel Romero
https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1573440031402131456
https://twitter.com/GamebredFighter/status/1573475273084903430
https://twitter.com/YoelRomeroMMA/status/1573486886546448402
https://twitter.com/YoelRomeroMMA/status/1573487262993620993
The victorious: Benson Henderson
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