Demetrious Johnson says hearing about TUF 24 was like someone telling him his wife was pregnant

LOS ANGELES — UFC flyweight Demetrious Johnson had no problem with the concept of The Ultimate Fighter 24 winner getting an immediate title shot.

“I never said that I would never fight the winner,” Johnson said Monday.

Rather, it was the way “Mighty Mouse” heard about the TUF 24 plan — which is currently on hold — that caused the champ to raise his eyebrows.

The UFC never told Johnson about the plan to build the season around a tournament for a title shot before releasing the information to the public. Johnson ultimately found out about the company’s intentions from a fan communicating with him on Twitch.

“It was like someone came to me and said ‘Hey dude, did you know your wife was pregnant and I’m like ‘what the f— do you mean my wife is pregnant?’ said Johnson, who defends his title against Henry Cejudo on Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 197 in Las Vegas. “So that’s how it came off, I think a lot of people ran with it like, ‘the UFC s— all over Demetrious Johnson.’ The UFC didn’t tell me about this, I had …

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