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Demetrious Johnson becomes a father a week before title defense on FOX

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
And on July 19, 2013, "Mighty Baby" entered this world.

Just eight days before he will defend the UFC flyweight title on FOX, Demetrious Johnson, nicknamed "Mighty Mouse," and his wife Destiny, nicknamed "Mighty Wife," celebrated the birth of their first-born son, the UFC's Twitter account revealedd on Friday. No further details were announced.

On July 27, Johnson (17-2-1) will meet John Moraga (13-1) in the main event of UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle, which is located just a few miles from where the growing "Mighty" family currently resides in Kirkland, Wash.

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