UFC President Dana White may not read the Internet, as he often says, but for a majority of the MMA community, the sport lives and breaths through websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social media. 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 179 pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro, 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 “Although I didn’t get the win , and gilbert did get a sweet ass armbar, I know my holes and I promise u I will be back a different Christos, more improved in every way. This was an eye opener , but let me tell u that this journey has been amazing and feels good knowing I have so much support.
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UFC 179 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media – MMA Junkie