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 19 in Las Vegas, 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

The defeated: Jose Quinonez

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The defeated: John Allan

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The defeated: Justin Jaynes

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The defeated: Jack Hermansson

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The victorious

The victorious: Ilia Topuria

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The victorious: Louis Smolka

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The victorious: Jordan Leavitt

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The victorious: Roman Dolidze

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The victorious: Gabriel Benitez

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The victorious: Jamahal Hill

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The victorious: Marvin Vettori

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Just three weeks after Brandon Moreno took out Brandon Royval in the UFC 255 prelims featured fight, he returns to challenge flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo in the UFC 256 main event on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas.

Ahead of UFC 256, re-watch Moreno’s first-round stoppage of Royval with one tick left on the clock.

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UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo made the first defense of his belt at UFC 255 with a stunning first-round finish of Alex Perez.

Just three weeks removed from the first title defense, Figueiredo is being called upon to again put his his championship on the line at UFC 256 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas against No. 1 contender Brandon Moreno.

UFC 256 has undergone many main event shifts to get to this point. Originally slated to feature three championship bouts, all three of the initially planned title fights have dropped off the card. The UFC turned to Figueiredo and Moreno to make a quick return to the cage to headline the event.

Moreno also fought on the UFC 255 fight card, defeating Brandon Royval in the preliminary feature fight. You can watch the full Moreno vs. Royval fight here.

Before Figueiredo puts his flyweight title on the line opposite Moreno at UFC 256 on Saturday, watch his quick finish of Perez in the UFC 255 main event.

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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane

Macfarlane became the inaugural Bellator flyweight champion when she defeated Emily Ducote at Bellator 186 in November 2017.

Macfarlane’s four consecutive Bellator title defenses are tied with featherweight champ Patricio Freire for most among current champions.

Macfarlane’s four consecutive Bellator title defenses are tied for the most in company history.

Macfarlane’s five victories in Bellator title fights are tied for third most in company history behind Freire (nine) and Michael Chandler (six).

Macfarlane competes in her 11th Bellator flyweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.

Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak is the second longest active streak in the company behind A.J. McKee (17).

Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak is tied with Michael Page for the second longest streak in company history behind McKee (17).

Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak in flyweight competition is the longest active streak in the division.

Macfarlane’s 10-fight Bellator winning streak in the longest among female fighters in the organization.

Macfarlane’s 10 Bellator victories are most among female fighters in the organization.

Macfarlane’s 10 victories in Bellator flyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Macfarlane’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator competition are most among female fighters in the organization.

Macfarlane’s seven stoppage victories in Bellator flyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Macfarlane’s six submission victories in Bellator flyweight competition are most in divisional history.

Juliana Velasquez

Velasquez’s five-fight Bellator winning streak in flyweight competition is the second longest active streak in the division behind Macfarlane (10).

Velasquez’s five victories in Bellator flyweight competition are third most in division history behind Macfarlane (10) and Denise Kielholtz (six).

Velasquez’s three stoppage victories in Bellator flyweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Macfarlane (seven) and Kielholtz (five).

Velasquez’s two knockout victories in Bellator flyweight competition are tied with four others for most in divisional history.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – MAY 09: Anthony Pettis of the United States celebrates after defeating Donald Cerrone of the United States in their Welterweight fight during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on May 09, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775510622 ORIG FILE ID: 1223907246

Welterweight: Alex Morono (18-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) vs. Anthony Pettis (23-10 MMA, 10-9 UFC) (ESPN)

Flyweight: Cody Durden (11-2-1 MMA, 0-0-1 UFC) vs. Jimmy Flick (15-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC)

Women’s flyweight: Gillian Robertson (9-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) vs. Taila Santos (16-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)

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