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Demetrious Johnson blasts UFC: Dana White threatened to 'get rid of entire flyweight division'

Not many will have saw this coming.

UFC flyweight champion and pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson, who has quietly ruled the flyweight division for the last five years, has spoke out about what he feels is mistreatment and bullying from the UFC.

Johnson, who defended his 125-pound title for the 10th time against Wilson Reis at UFC on FOX 24, released a powerful statement to MMA Fighting earlier today and will provide more details on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.

According to 'Mighty Mouse', UFC head promoter Dana White, who has had run-ins with plenty of high-profile fighters in the past, tried to bully and manipulate him into signing a fight with T.