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USA Today
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Thrill and Agony: UFC on ESPN 69 winner and loser social media reactions
The Thrill and Agony: UFC on ESPN 69 winner and loser social media reactions 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 X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Saturday's UFC on ESPN 69 in Atlanta, 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: Ange Loosa The defeated: Cameron Smotherman The defeated: Kris Moutinho The defeated: Court McGee The defeated: Oumar Sy The defeated: Cody Garbrandt The defeated: Miranda Maverick The defeated: Joaquin Buckley The no contest: Rodolfo Bellato The no contest: Paul Craig The victorious: Jamey-Lyn Horth The victorious: Phil Rowe The victorious: Ricky Simon The victorious: Jose Ochoa The victorious: Malcolm Wellmaker The victorious: Michael Chiesa The victorious: Alonzo Menifield The victorious: Raoni Barcelos The victorious: Edmen Shahbazyan The victorious: Rose Namajunas The victorious: Kamaru Usman


USA Today
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 316 winner and loser reactions
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 316 winner and loser reactions 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 X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Saturday's UFC 316 event in Newark, N.J., 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. The defeated: Jeka Saragih The defeated: Bruno Silva The defeated: Vicente Luque The defeated: Patchy Mix The defeated: Julianna Peña The defeated: Sean O'Malley The victorious: JooSang Yoo The victorious: Wang Cong The victorious: Azamat Murzakanov The victorious: Joshua Van The victorious: Kevin Holland The victorious: Mario Bautista The victorious: Joe Pyfer The victorious: Kayla Harrison The victorious: Merab Dvalishvili


USA Today
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 315 winner and loser reactions
The Thrill and Agony: UFC 315 winner and loser reactions 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 X, Facebook and Instagram, which helps outsiders get a deeper look into the minds of the athletes. Following Saturday's UFC 315 event in Montreal, 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. The defeated: Jeong Yeong Lee The defeated: Bruno Silva The defeated: Ivan Erslan The defeated: Ion Cutelaba The defeated: Jessica Andrade The defeated: Kyle Prepolec The defeated: Alexa Grasso The defeated: Jose Aldo The defeated: Belal Muhammad The victorious: Bekzat Almakhan The victorious: Daniel Santos The victorious: Marc-Andre Barriault The victorious: Navajo Stirling The victorious: Modestas Bukauskas The victorious: Jasmine Jasudavicius The victorious: Mike Malott The victorious: Benoit Saint Denis The victorious: Natalia Silva The victorious: Aiemann Zahabi The victorious: Valentina Shevchenko The victorious: Jack Della Maddalena