UFC 180 reactions: Winning and losing fighters on social media

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 180 pay-per-view event in Mexico City, 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

GUIDO CANNETTI: “Sorry to all who support me and thank you very much , luck is not on my side , something I did everything ‘s going to win and I ate a hand again when the fight was mine , at least I could be for a while I wanted be enjoying the time to fulfill my dream . Thanks to my family for supporting me , thank you all for joining goa , thanks to my friends for giving me strength and thank God for letting me get to where I asked many times , #vamosgoa #amoargentina #laconchadetumadre”

LESLIE SMITH “I was pretty mad in the cage. I saw some pictures afterward and I appreciate the doctors looking out for me. I guess. I should’ve adjusted to protect my ear before the doctors had to stop it. Thank you for all the support, thank you to my sponsors Kleinburg Private Wealth, Venum, Major’s Pharmacy, Vitality Bowls, and WODBOX. Thank you to my team and my coaches at El Niño Training Center for getting me ready. Thank you to all the fight fans. I’ll do better next time.”

The victorious

For more on UFC 180, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.

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