Fighters React to Johny Hendricks Winning UFC Welterweight Title Via Twitter

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