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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
UFC Flyweight Title challenger John Dodson is dealing with a little bit of a distraction ahead of his fight with Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson on Saturday at UFC 191, but it's one he's more than happy to welcome.
Late Monday night, Dodson posted on social media that he was heading right back to Albuquerque, New Mexico, after arriving in Las Vegas, as a new child was on the way.
He'll now look to get himself back to Vegas, where he'll have to get back into mind for his title rematch with "Mighty Mouse."
Penick's Analysis: Big congratulations to Dodson on the new addition to his family. That's a hell of a thing to be dealing with on fight week, but it happened days before rather than on fight night itself, so he's getting some time to process so he can get back to preparing for the fight itself. I don't think it's going to be any kind of hindrance to his performance, and it's probably going to be a good thing for him that it happened at this point rather than closer to the event itself.
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