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Demetrious Johnson has a message for UFC fans who s--t on shorties: Blame God!

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Demetrious Johnson is no dummy.

The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight champion recognizes that some mixed martial arts (MMA) fans like to shit on shorties, simply because they compete in a division of smaller men. That's why "Mighty Mouse" told MMA Hour the criticism is directed at the wrong cat.

Take your complaint to the man upstairs.

"What more do you want from me? I finished my last four title fights. I knocked out the best man in the world. I submitted a man who had never been finished in his whole entire life. I just don't know what they want. Those are my questions I answer back to analysts, to people out there. Those who are like ‘dude, you're just f-----g short, I don't like watching short people fight,' I can't help you there, bro. This is how God made me and I hope you enjoy watching the big men fight."

Hard to dispute the "dominant" numbers.

Johnson (22-2-1) is now the winner of eight straight and finished four of his last five wins, including a blistering first-round knockout of Joseph Benavidez. One of the few contenders to take him the distance, John Dodson, will get a second chance to capture the crown at UFC 191 in September.

And if he exposes "The Magician" in "Sin City," what will the haters say then?

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