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John Dodson: My mom and newborn daughter don't deserve this hatred from angry UFC fans

Top flyweight contender John Dodson failed to dethrone Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 125-pound kingpin Demetrious Johnson (again) at last weekend's (Sat., Sept. 5, 2015) UFC 191 pay-per-view (PPV) event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

But don't you dare blame his loss (see it) on anyone other than "The Magician," as Dodson fired back at angry fans who were quick to point out that he may have had his mind somewhere else on fight night. Particularly on his newborn daughter and maybe even celebrating his mother's birthday.

"Everyone, I lost the fight cuz I didn't fight to my full potential.