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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Congratulations @spicewonder @deron_winn on an amazing fight! #FOTN #UFCGreenville #RubySE

A post shared by Ruby Sports & Entertainment (@rubyse) on Jun 22, 2019 at 4:43pm PDT

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last night. @ufc

A post shared by Eric Spicely (@spicewonder) on Jun 23, 2019 at 2:54pm PDT

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@deron_winn and I got busy. No camp no problem. Almost 600 combined strikes. Every strike I threw was significant. I’m looking forward to growing and coming back stronger. Thank you @ufc @rubyse @tristargym_mtl

A post shared by Eric Spicely (@spicewonder) on Jun 24, 2019 at 12:24pm PDT

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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

A post shared by Ariane Lipski (@arianelipski) on Jun 23, 2019 at 10:48am PDT

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Before the fight you said I should fight in welterweights, you would beat me on the floor, on the ground, everywhere. Then, after I kicked your ass you came to me talking about respect. Man, you don’t know what respect is. You wanna show me some respect? Fight me in Copenhagen, September 28.

A post shared by Alessio “manzo” Di Chirico (@alessiodichirico) on Jun 23, 2019 at 9:05am PDT

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Well I had a tough close fight. It just wasn’t my night, thank you to all my coaches for all the time they invested in me as well as my family and sponsors, I couldn’t do it without you. I’ll be back. #ufc #ufcgreenville

A post shared by Montana De La Rosa (@montana.delarosa) on Jun 23, 2019 at 11:01am PDT

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Thank you everyone who came out or watched and showed me love. I am ok. My opponent Randy brown came out with a great game plan, landed some hard body shots and hit me with a liver shot that put me down. Respect to Randy and his team they were nothing but respectful and class acts. Thank you for the scrap. I’m going to take some much needed time with my family, but I’ll be back better then ever. .Love you all. . . BAM BAM

A post shared by Bryan “BAM BAM” Barberena (@bryan_barberena) on Jun 22, 2019 at 8:22pm PDT

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Obrigado pelo carinho de todos, ontem não consegui mostrar o quanto treinei, mas amanhã é sempre um novo dia… Obrigado a Deus por tudo, seguimos na batalha… Muito obrigado aos amigos que torcem por mim… Esse jogo vai virar!!!

A post shared by Renato Moicano – UFC (@renato_moicano_ufc) on Jun 23, 2019 at 12:25pm PDT