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Demetrious Johnson compares 'mental midget' John Dodson to 'a little chihuahua'

LOS ANGELES -- UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson clearly doesn't have a high opinion of John Dodson's cranial capacity.

At a UFC 191 media luncheon in downtown LA on Monday, Johnson said that his opponent on Saturday night in Las Vegas is a "mental midget" and likened him to a yapping chihuahua that needs to be put in its place.

"Some people have to talk themselves up, we call them ‘mental midgets,' said Johnson, who won their first matchup in 2013 via unanimous decision. "‘Oh, I'm a killer, I'm going to do this, I'm going to do that, I punch hard.