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.
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Following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 265 in Doha, Qatar, 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: Ryan Loder
The defeated: Alex Perez
The defeated: Bogdan Grad
The defeated: Tagir Ulanbekov
The defeated: Shamil Gaziev
I’ve been in this position before — and I came back. I will do it again. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I’ll work even harder to make you proud in 2026
— Shamil Gaziev (@GazievMMA) November 23, 2025
The defeated: Jack Hermansson
The defeated: Alonzo Menifield
The defeated: Belal Muhammad
The defeated: Dan Hooker
The victorious: Denzel Freeman
The victorious: Nurullo Aliev
The victorious: Ismail Naurdiev
The victorious: Aleksandre Topuria
The victorious: Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
The victorious: Asu Almabayev
The victorious: Nicolas Dalby
The victorious: Luke Riley
The victorious: Kyoji Horiguchi
The victorious: Myktybek Orolbai
The victorious: Volkan Oezdemir
The victorious: Ian Machado Garry
The victorious: Arman Tsarukyan
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: The Thrill and Agony: UFC Qatar winner and loser reactions
