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UFC on ESPN+ 12 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

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+ 12 in Greenville, S.C., 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

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last night. @ufc

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It is not easy to get up the next day, after two defeats and my last victory have tasted like a defeat too after losing one of the most important person in my life. It's not easy to run after your dream, and see it running from you even faster. But life is not easy. It's 479 days not having my hand raised, not feeling the amazing and pleasurable sensation of the victory, not feeling the lightness of having completed my job as I should have done. I'm sad, but I have already been through 2 defeats in a row in the beginning of my career when I had no money to buy an egg or buy a bus ticket, and what have I done? Had 9 victories in a row, and spent 3 years not knowing what it's like to lose, so what am I going to do now? I’ll Keep trying … I know I'm better than my last fight. I know what I have already improved and what I still need to improve. I have health, an incredible husband and he is the best coach in the world and an amazing team willing to help me to be better, I have God and kindness in my heart and I am absolutely blessed to be able to live the life I love. This message is for my fans, who see me as their inspiration and believe in me, you are many and I feel grateful for every single one of you. And for the people who have nothing good to say and prefer to judge instead of supporting, please … try to dedicate, first of all, every hour of your day for a dream, and even not having the result that you wanted, keep trying even harder. Only after that you can point your finger at me or anybody else. Otherwise, keep seated in your sofa pointing fingers, just because it's so much easier this way. @rasthaioficial 👑🙏🏽

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The victorious

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LIVERPOOL WE DID IT

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試合負けてしまいました。 応援してくれたみなさんありがとうございました!毎回だけどいろんな思いがあった試合!勝ちたかったです! 対戦してくださったヨーダ選手ありがとうございました!応援してくれたみなさん、先生、仲間、関わってくれてる方に本当に感謝です!たくさんの人の協力があって支えられてます。 UFCを目標として、総合格闘技転向して、契約できてUFCで試合ができて私は幸せでした! 今後どうなるかわからないけれど、 とりあえずいろいろ考えていきたいです!まだまだ何か輝いていきたい!! これからもこんな私ですが見守ってください!よろしくお願いいたします!!

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Say what you want but 2 checks are better than one

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It feels good to be back! #UFCGreenville

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For complete coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 12, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

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