Following UFC 171 on Saturday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, fighters reacted to Johny Hendricks becoming the new welterweight champion via Twitter.
What a WAR!!!! Hendricks vs Lawler
— Dana White (@danawhite) March 16, 2014
Johny Hendricks is ur new @ufc champion!!!!!!! Go pokes! — Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) March 16, 2014
Wth — Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) March 16, 2014
My brother beat all these motherfuckers #wackasshendrix #sorryassjudges
— Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) March 16, 2014
Riggs showed he was a champion. Robbie was so close to getting that gold, damn! #ufc @ufc #MMA
— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) March 16, 2014
What journey 4 the new Champ! Congrats! @johnyhendricks Where’s our boy nickdiaz209 #norcal @ufc http://t.co/wWrSgSs7QZ — Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) March 16, 2014
Who wants to see me fight @JohnyHendricks in vancouver for the @ufc welterweight title? Bringing the title back to canada!! @danawhite — Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) March 16, 2014
Wow!! Uh oh
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) March 16, 2014
Lawler showed up nice!! Awesome fight! #Ufc171
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) March 16, 2014
True warriors.. — Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) March 16, 2014
And it’s official Hendricks is the NEW champ! — Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) March 16, 2014
The welterweight picture is yet to be painted. Tonight is not the night. 2014 is the year of the new age. @GunniNelson @PendredMMA #FreeFlow
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 16, 2014
Wide open divison. I foresee change in 2014 #Exciting #UFC171
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 16, 2014
What a fight on UFC tonight ! Extrategy And a Crazy boxe Rob impressive night Com estratégia o Rob Lowller impressiona na luta ! — Rodrigo Nogueira (@Minotauromma) March 16, 2014
Takedown takes the fight! #UFC171 — Tim Boetsch (@TimBoetsch) March 16, 2014
Hendricks 1 and 5… Lawler 3 and 4… 2 was close. #ufc171 awesome fight either way.
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) March 16, 2014
Proud of big rig for pulling out 5th round. Last fight was a deciding factor against gsp. #heart
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) March 16, 2014
#Warriors — Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) March 16, 2014
Great fight. Shame one guy has to lose. #UFC171 #WelterweightGold — Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) March 16, 2014
Congrats big rigg
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 16, 2014
I just want a chance against Aldo in a main event to give the fans a fight Ike this!!! @danawhite @ufc
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) March 16, 2014
Judges … Smh … — Jessica Eye (@jessicaevileye) March 16, 2014
Woo hell of a fight #171 @Ruthless_RL @JohnyHendricks ! — Ed Herman (@EdHermanufc) March 16, 2014
This has been one of my favorite fights in the history of mma EVER!!! @Ruthless_RL @ufc @JohnyHendricks !!!!!
— Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) March 16, 2014
Close fight but I got Lawler! #UFC171
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) March 16, 2014
Holy shit! This is a fight of the year candidate and it ain’t even over yet!!! @ufc @Ruthless_RL @JohnyHendricks — Joe Duarte (@JoeDuarteMMA) March 16, 2014
Amazing fight!!!!! — Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) March 16, 2014
And @JohnyHendricks is the new @ufc #welterweight champion! Hope to see those two fight again and…again.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) March 16, 2014
It should be a draw! What a fight! For sure fight of the night
— Murilo Bustamante (@murilobusta) March 16, 2014
Great fight — Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) March 16, 2014
What a fight!!! #mainevent #att #lawler #UFC171 — Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) March 16, 2014
Think Robbie won 3-2. But not sure such a hard fight to score
— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) March 16, 2014
Hendrix got justice for gsp fight. The winner looks like he got his butt kicked and the loser don’t have a mark on him
— Chris Clements (@menaceclements) March 16, 2014
I have it Hendricks 3-2. Great last round by Hendricks #UFC171 — Anthony Perosh (@AnthonyPerosh) March 16, 2014
What. A. Fight! #UFC171 — Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) March 16, 2014
Johnny Hendricks should be your new UFC welterweight champion. Johnny KNOWS HOW TO WIN. #UFC171
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) March 16, 2014
I felt like Robbie was holding back… But then didn’t bring it hard like he could have. Or maybe he was tired? What do you think?
— Nathan Quarry (@NateRockQuarry) March 16, 2014
