Bellator 197 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 Friday’s Bellator 197 event in St. Charles, Mo., 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

WAR READY

A post shared by Joaquin "New Mansa" Buckley (@bucknation314) on Apr 13, 2018 at 3:54pm PDT

?Felt great in there last night, unfortunately I dislocated my shoulder and I wasn’t able to scramble back up! Instead I took a nap. Thanks to my team @genesistc1 and @BellatorMMA Big takedown @MikeChandlerMMA #respect ???? I will be back soon, I felt amazing out there with 1 of the best and once I’m healthy you’re gonna see some highlight Knockouts! #bellator197 #mma #life thanks to my team @genesis_fight @jetsetbanks @neilmelansonmma @lillypadbjj @hayabusacombat @vaporfi @actionspinedenver #vicc#dog

A post shared by Brandon Girtz (@brandongirtzmma) on Apr 14, 2018 at 7:15pm PDT

The victorious

Thank you all for the support #bellator197

A post shared by Barbaric (@derekbarbaric1) on Apr 14, 2018 at 9:04am PDT

Train Hard Fight Hard Me And My Boy Got The Win @ajmckee101 We Have The Best Coach/Gym In The Game @antoniomckee Thanks To All My Sponsor @broteincandy @jayssonreno @getrichrecovery @richiepetruziello @highfivehandtherapy @badboybrands @randykhatami

A post shared by KEVIN FERGUSON JR (@babyslice242) on Apr 13, 2018 at 7:46pm PDT

TeamKimbo #babyslice #kimboslice #teamkimbo #kimbo #bellator #bellator197 #bellatormma

A post shared by KEVIN FERGUSON JR (@babyslice242) on Apr 13, 2018 at 8:30pm PDT

AND THE WINNER IS STILL UNDERFEATED….AWSOME WORK SON DADDYS PROUD…#GODGETTHE GLORY

A post shared by Antonio Mckee (@antoniomckee) on Apr 13, 2018 at 7:36pm PDT

Celebrating the victory….#turnupwithfamily

A post shared by Antonio Mckee (@antoniomckee) on Apr 14, 2018 at 9:11pm PDT

None of this is possible without an amazing team of people around me. Surround yourself with great people, work extremely hard and the rest will take care of itself. – @hansmolenkamp @henrihooft @kamibarzini @strikingconcepts @coachgjones @drcpeacock @mariosperryjiujitsu @hkickboxing @chrispattersondaily @drewgabreski @ruthless_rl @logan_storley @mazzottamma @trainingcampnashville @betty_ann_chandler @cmt @paramountnetwork – ??: @monsterenergy

A post shared by Michael Chandler (@mikechandlermma) on Apr 14, 2018 at 11:03am PDT

Great end off the night @bellatormma we went 3-0 and the last one @mikechandlermma with the big 1 round submission ?? and yes we don’t only strike we can win fights everywhere ???????? #teamwork #loyalty @kamibarzini @strikingconcepts @ruthless_rl @coachgjones @drcpeacock @mariosperry @hardknocks365 ????

A post shared by Henri Hooft (@henrihooft) on Apr 13, 2018 at 8:12pm PDT

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