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• Bellator 144 Weigh-ins: Brandon Halsey, Rafael Carvalho Cleared for Title Fight

  22-10-2015 23:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Brandon Halsey got the weight cut right this time
  
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• Bellator 144 Weigh-ins: Brandon Halsey, Rafael Carvalho Cleared for Middleweight Title Fight

  22-10-2015 23:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Brandon Halsey got the weight cut right this time
  
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• Bellator 144 Weigh-in Results: Brandon Halsey, Rafael Carvalho Cleared for Title Bout

  22-10-2015 23:28 via sherdog.com
  
  Brandon Halsey got the weight cut right this time.
  
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• Abdul-Kerim Edilov faces Francimar Barroso in UFC debut

  22-10-2015 22:12
  
  Abdul-Kerim Edilov, the cousin of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov, has a date and an opponent for his first UFC fight.
  Riding a 10-fight winning streak with 10 first-round stoppages, Edilov is scheduled to face Nova Uniao light heavyweight Francimar Barroso at UFC Fight Night 81 on Jan. 17 in Boston, MMAFighting.com has learned from sources close to the situation.
  Edilov (16-4) only went the distance twice in his MMA career, scoring eight knockouts and seven submissions during his five-year run
  
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• Bellator 144 weigh-in video

  22-10-2015 22:00
  
  At the Bellator 144 weigh-ins, all 26 fighters taking part in Friday's Bellator 144 fights will step on the scale Thursday evening, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Brandon Halsey and Rafael Carvalho will have to make the middleweight limit of 185 pounds.The Bellator 144 weigh-in takes place at 5 p.m. ET, and the video is above.Check out the Bellator 144 weigh-in results below.Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
  Brandon Halsey vs. Rafael Carvalho
  Brennan Ward v
  
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• Dana White Tells “Dummy” Irish Fans To Get Refunds If Unsatisfied With UFN 76

  22-10-2015 21:32
  
  Although UFC Fight Night 76 has now lost its' main event and co-main event for the UFC's return to Dublin, Ireland at the 3Arena this Saturday, UFC President Dana White isn't apologizing to fans who feel slighted by the weak final lineup.Originally scheduled to feature Irish prospect Joseph Duffy, the last man to defeat Ireland's favorite son -- Conor McGregor -- taking on th highly regarded Dustin Poirier, UFN 76 was also set to include Stipe Miocic vs. Ben Rothwell in heavyweight action.With D
  
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• Dana White Reacts To Fans Complaining About UFC Fight Night 76 Lineup

  22-10-2015 21:32
  
  Although UFC Fight Night 76 has now lost its' main event and co-main event for the UFC's return to Dublin, Ireland at the 3Arena this Saturday, UFC President Dana White isn't apologizing to fans who feel slighted by the weak final lineup.Originally scheduled to feature Irish prospect Joseph Duffy, the last man to defeat Ireland's favorite son -- Conor McGregor -- taking on th highly regarded Dustin Poirier, UFN 76 was also set to include Stipe Miocic vs. Ben Rothwell in heavyweight action.With D
  
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• Boxing: Bob Arum’s Lawsuit against Al Haymon Gets Knocked Down

  22-10-2015 21:32 via sherdog.com
  
  From an outside layman’s perspective, it seemed a desperate grasp when Top Rank’s Bob Arum filed a $100-million lawsuit against boxing powerbroker Al Haymon in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in July.
  
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• Josh Thomson to headline Bellator 147 in San Jose

  22-10-2015 21:30
  
  Josh Thomson (21-8, 1 no-contest) returns to the cage Dec. 4 at Bellator 147 in San Jose, Calif.
  The former Strikeforce lightweight champion and UFC veteran will face Pablo Villaseca in the evening's headlining bout, according to a press release from Bellator MMA on Thursday.
  Thomson last fought at Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1 in September, earning a third-round arm-triangle submission victory over Mike Bronzoulis. Prior to that, "The Punk" dropped three straight decisions inside the UFC Octagon, lo
  
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• Sonnen Says Dillashaw Made “Chump” Move, Likely To Lose To Dominick Cruz

  22-10-2015 21:20
  
  The always outspoken and brutally honest Chael Sonnen recently aimed his verbal venom at UFC Bantamweight Champion T.J. Dillashaw for his belief that he will be getting paid to train at Elevation Fight Team in Colorado, the gym he left Team Alpha Male for earlier this month."The American Gangster" Chael Sonnen spoke about the topic on the latest edition of his "You're Welcome" podcast, which drops every Wednesday at PodcastOne.com."T.J. left under the guise that he was going to be paid to train,
  
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• Video: Jacare Souza Drops Training Partners With Body Shots

  22-10-2015 21:10
  
  Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza came into the sport with a decorated grappling background, however as time has gone on, he has become a knockout artist, and that fact is being stressed by his X-Gym head coach Josuel Distak as he heads into his December 12th showdown with fellow top-ranked contender Yoel Romero.Distak released the following footage of Jacare knocking his training partners down with body shots.Souza (22-3-1 NC) is undefeated under the UFC banner, and with a potential victory over Romero, h
  
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• Conor McGregor Takes Shot At Joseph Duffy For Pulling Out Of UFN 76 Main Event

  22-10-2015 21:02
  
  After he pulled out of this Saturday's UFC Fight Night 76 main event against Dustin Poirier, Irish prospect Joseph Duffy found himself on the receiving end of a verbal assault from the interim featherweight champion of the UFC, "The Notorious" Conor McGregor.McGregor offered to step in and fight Dustin Poirier, a man he already beat inside the Octagon, on short notice to save the fight card scheduled for Dublin, Ireland, McGregor's home turf.While the McGregor-Poirier fight will not be happening
  
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• Stephen Thompson vs. Neil Magny added to UFC 195

  22-10-2015 20:38
  
  The UFC's next New Year's weekend event is quickly turning into a welterweight showcase. A sizzling match-up between rising 170-pound contenders, Stephen Thompson and Neil Magny, has been scheduled for Jan. 2 at UFC 195 in Las Vegas, NV. The UFC announced the bout on Thursday.
  Thompson and Magny are two of the division's hottest prospects, having won a combined 14 out of their last 16 contests, with eight of those victories coming by way of finish.
  Affectionately nicknamed "Wonderboy,"
  
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• Tim Kennedy Blasts “Horrible” Reebok UFC Apparel Gaffes

  22-10-2015 20:22
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpdZz216S-cTim Kennedy, the UFC middleweight who's currently on hiatus, is nothing if not outspoken. Perhaps most famously, he recently claimed on The MMA Hour that he made more in sponsorship money in one Strikeforce fight than all of the fighters on the recent UFC Nashville card got in stipends from Reebok combined.  Now, he's talking about Reebok again, having been asked about them on The Three Amigos Podcast.Stemming from a discussion of Reebok's Ire
  
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• Stephen Thompson to Meet Neil Magny at UFC 195 in Las Vegas

  22-10-2015 20:19 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced early Thursday afternoon the addition of an intriguing welterweight showdown to the UFC 195 bill.
  
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• Thomson-Villaseca, Karakhanyan-Weichel Set for Bellator 147 in San Jose

  22-10-2015 20:11 via sherdog.com
  
  Josh Thomson will fight on home turf in San Jose, Calif., when he takes on Pablo Villaseca in the Bellator 147 headliner.
  
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• Lorenz Larkin vs. Albert Tumenov slated for UFC 195

  22-10-2015 20:04
  
  A ferocious welterweight contest was announced Thursday, as surging strikers Lorenz Larkin and Albert Tumenov have agreed to fight on Jan. 2 at UFC 195 in Las Vegas, NV.
  Combined, Larkin and Tumenov have finished five of their last six victories by KO/TKO, garnering three post-fight performance bonuses in the process.
  A one-time struggling middleweight, Larkin (16-4, 1 NC) has reinvigorated his UFC career with a sensational run at 170 pounds. Larkin blitzed through John Howard in less than three
  
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• Michael Page's patience strained as he waits for big-name opposition

  22-10-2015 17:00
  
  Michael Page isn't about to come right out and say that bigger-name fighters in Bellator's welterweight division are ducking him.
  But the flashy star-in-the-making is getting a little bit frustrated in his quest to find the right fights.
  "It gets a bit annoying sometimes," Page told MMAFighting.com. "You get into this sport to challenge yourself against the best and show what you can do."
  The London-based fighter nicknamed "Venom" has gained plenty of attention for his unorthodox striking style,
  
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• Conor McGregor Takes to Twitter to Try and Save UFC Fight Night 76

  22-10-2015 15:18 via sherdog.com
  
  It seems a day can’t go by without some mention of the polarizing Conor McGregor getting in the news.
  
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• Watch ‘Jacare’ Souza floor training partners with body shots ahead of UFC 194 fight with Yoel Romero

  22-10-2015 15:11
  
  Ronaldo Souza entered mixed martial arts in 2003 as a grappling wizard, but he's already showed multiple times he already has violent knockout power.
  Coming off eight straight wins, including a pair of first-round knockouts, "Jacare" returns to the Octagon against Yoel Romero on Dec. 12, and X-Gym head coach Josuel Distak released on his Instagram footage of the former Strikeforce middleweight dropping training partners with body shots.
  Souza (22-3, 1 no-contest) is unbeaten under the UFC banner
  
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• Manny Pacquiao to fight Lucas Matthysse?

  22-10-2015 15:10 via sherdog.com
  
  According to several reports floating around online Wednesday afternoon, it seems as though talks are underway between the camps of former world title challenger Lucas Matthysse and future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao.
  
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• Camps for Manny Pacquiao, Lucas Matthysse in Discussion for Early 2016 Bout

  22-10-2015 15:10 via sherdog.com
  
  According to several reports floating around online Wednesday afternoon, it seems as though talks are underway between the camps of former world title challenger Lucas Matthysse and future Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao.
  
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• Morning Report: Chael Sonnen calls out 'chump' T.J. Dillashaw for believing new gym's checks will cash

  22-10-2015 14:00
  
  According to UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw, the impetus of his leaving Team Alpha Male in favor of Elevation Fight Team was that the Colorado camp will be paying him "big money" to train there.
  Well, Chael Sonnen isn't so sure.
  "T.J. left under the guise that he was going to be paid to train," Sonnen said on his podcast. "Do you guys understand how silly that is? Gyms don't succeed. Us in the business can tell you. Gym doors get locked up every week. The mats get sold, the r
  
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• Wonderboy Faces Magny at UFC 195

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  The welterweight hits keep on coming for UFC 195, as it was announced Thursday that the January 2 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will also feature a 170-pound bout between number eight-ranked Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson and the 12th-ranked Neil Magny.Tickets for UFC 195, which is headlined by the UFC welterweight title fight between Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit, and that also features a matchup between Lorenz Larkin and Albert Tumenov, go on sale to the general public on Fri
  
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• Winning is the Only Focus for McLellan

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Garreth McLellan had heard all about the first-time UFC jitters before his debut in the promotion in April. He just didn’t think they would hit him after 14 previous pro fights. But they did, as he lost a three-round decision to Bartosz Fabinski.Looking back, he wouldn’t pin his loss on a case of nerves. More accurately, he would call it realizing a little too late that there was work to be done in the Octagon.“I don’t think it’s so much of a lack of not being able
  
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• TUF LATAM 2 - Episode 9 Recap

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Enrique Marin may lack some confidence before he steps into the Octagon, but if his latest first-round finish over Hector Aldana is any evidence, he certainly shows a ton of toughness and fortitude to get the job done once the cage door closes. Marin and Aldana faced off in the first semifinal bout this week on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, and with both fighters hailing from Team Gastelum, it certainly created an odd situation for the competitors from Spain and Mexico, respectively.
  
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• The Downes Side: UFN Dublin Predictions

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Irish edition of the Downes Side! As the poet William Butler Yeats once said, “Education is not the filling of a pail, but rather the lighting of a fire,” and I’m here to light a fire (unless you plan on talking to my parole officer).There’s sure to be some fiery action inside the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, as the UFC returns for a Fight Night on UFC FIGHT PASS. After some last minute changes, the main event w
  
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• Reza Madadi: The Mad Dog is Back

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  No one really looks forward to fight week. There are endless media obligations, a new environment to get used to for a few days, and the always miserable weight cut. And this is before a fighter gets to step into an Octagon and have someone try and punch him in the face for 15 minutes.Just don’t tell Reza Madadi that he’s supposed to dread his time in Dublin as he awaits his Saturday bout against Norman Parke. In the past, he may have been one of those people hating the lead-up to fi
  
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• Myles Jury writes about fighting on foreign soil

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  The UFC has grown tremendously since the first "Ultimate Fighter" finale in 2005. I was in high school and at a party watching the war between Stephan Bonnar and Forrest Griffin on live TV. That UFC event, like all others, was primarily based out of Las Vegas, the highly touted fight capital of the world. The UFC's world dominance started expanding in 2012 as the organization hosted events in Japan, Brazil, China, Sweden and other parts of the world.Fighting out of the countr
  
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• Larkin-Tumenov on for UFC 195 in January

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  While Robbie Lawler battles Carlos Condit with the welterweight title on the line in the main event of UFC 195 on January 2 in Las Vegas, two of the division's top prospects will face off in undercard action at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, as surging Lorenz Larkin faces fellow 170-pound standout Albert Tumenov.Tickets for UFC 195, which also features the bout between top five ranked heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Andrei Arlovski, go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 23.A former midd
  
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• Jon Delos Reyes Aims to Win the Crowd

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  After an 0-2 start to his UFC career, Jon Delos Reyes was under no illusions when it came to fight number three against Roldan Sangcha-an in May. If he wanted to keep his place on the promotion’s flyweight roster, winning was imperative. “Yeah, there was a lot of pressure,” he said. “Before that fight I had to fight two veterans, tough guys, and I didn’t get to show what I’m capable of. So there was so much pressure, especially in Manila, that’s like my
  
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• Felder Meets Cruickshank in Strikers' Duel

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Fans at Boston's TD Garden will be treated to a clash between two of the lightweight division's most dynamic strikers on Jan. 17, as Paul "The Irish Dragon" Felder meets "The Detroit Superstar," Daron Cruickshank. The FOX Sports 1-televised event is headlined by the UFC bantamweight title fight pitting TJ Dillashaw against Dominick Cruz. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Nov. 20.Winner of post-fight performance bonuses in two of his four UFC bouts, Philadelphia's Paul Felder has rapidly become must-
  
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• Alexander Gustafsson does not want to be a journeyman

  22-10-2015 07:00 via ufc.com
  Alexander Gustafsson has finally begun to open up about his “Fight of the Year” contender loss to Daniel Cormier at UFC 192 and what the future holds for his career.Gustafsson (16-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) was transported to a Houston hospital immediately following hisfive-round battle with Cormier (17-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) earlier this month. He’s only made brief comments on social media in the weeks since his second failed bid at the UFC light-heavyweight title.“The Mauler&rd
  
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• Paul Felder says he's fighting Daron Cruickshank on UFC's Boston card

  22-10-2015 06:04
  
  The UFC's return to Boston could get another injection of violence.
  Paul Felder announced Wednesday night on Twitter that he'll be facing Daron Cruickshank in an exciting lightweight showcase bout at UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz on Jan. 17 at TD Garden. Cage Pages was the first to report the news.Well it's official! I'm fighting Daron Cruickshank Jan17th in Boston. Super excited for this fight. Full camp this time. #ufcboston #W #ufc
  — Paul Felder (@felderpaul) October 22, 2015
  
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• Paul Felder Says He’s Fighting Daron Cruickshank at UFC Fight Night in Boston on Jan. 17

  22-10-2015 05:13 via sherdog.com
  
  A lightweight showdown between Paul Felder and Daron Cruickshank appears to be set for UFC Fight Night in Boston on Jan. 17.
  
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• Firas Zahabi: Joseph Duffy suffered concussion Saturday night

  22-10-2015 01:52
  
  Joseph Duffy was forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night Dublin main event fight against Dustin Poirier due to a last-minute head injury.
  According to Duffy's head coach Firas Zahabi, Duffy was injured Saturday evening -- seven days before the fight.
  "He suffered a concussion on the last day of sparring," Zahabi wrote via text message to MMAFighting.com.
  Zahabi, who said his fighters "always spar the week before" a fight, did not question the UFC's decision to remove Duffy from the fight. Th
  
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• Update On WWE Trying To Secure A Ronda Rousey Appearance

  22-10-2015 01:32
  
  Although a WrestleMania appearance no longer seems likely, WWE still won't give up on securing a future Ronda Rousey appearance.WWE is considering trying to book Rousey for a future appearance on WWE Hall Of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's "Stone Cold Podcast" show on the WWE Network. This is the same show that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar appeared on this past Monday night.Speaking of Rousey, there had been talk months ago of her doing an angle at WWE's "Hell In A Cell" pay-pe
  
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• Seth Petruzelli Signs With WWE As Striking Coach At The Performance Center

  22-10-2015 01:27
  
  Former UFC veteran Seth Petruzelli, famous for being the man to knock out Kimbo Slice in a fight he took on extremely short notice, has signed with WWE as a striking coach in their developmental system.Petruzelli has joined the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida to help the developmental WWE talent with their striking, as that has become part of the training regimen for WWE hopefuls.Petruzelli will be working for WWE three times per week at the Performance Center.
  
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• UFC Fight Night 76 Main Event Canceled, Conor McGregor Offers To Step In

  22-10-2015 01:05
  
  It looks like the UFC will be forced to scramble to replace a main event, as the scheduled headline bout for this Saturday's UFC Fight Night 76 event has been scrapped.Originally scheduled to headline UFN 76 in Ireland this Saturday was Irish star Joseph Duffy vs. Dustin Poirier. Duffy is famous for being the last man to defeat "The Notorious" Conor McGregor.Duffy reportedly suffered a concussion while training at Tristar gym, and as a result, he is out of the fight with Poirier.UFC issued the f
  
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• Conor McGregor offers to fight Dustin Poirier, slams Joseph Duffy

  22-10-2015 00:53
  
  You knew it wouldn't take Conor McGregor long to respond to the UFC's change of plans for Saturday's Dublin card.
  Joseph Duffy, who was scheduled to meet Dustin Poirier on Saturday's main event in Ireland, had to withdraw from the fight Wednesday after it was discovered he suffered a concussion in training, leading to the bout's cancellation.
  McGregor, the UFC interim featherweight champion, had made it clear in the weeks leading up to the event that he wanted to headline the card, which so
  
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• 'Gutted' Joseph Duffy apologizes to Dustin Poirier, fans for withdrawing from UFC Dublin

  22-10-2015 00:23
  
  Moments after the UFC announced that Joseph Duffy was out of UFC Dublin, the Irish fighter took to social media to apologize to his opponent Dustin Poirier and his fans:A photo posted by Joe Duffy (@duffymma) on Oct 21, 2015 at 2:57pm PDT
  Duffy's manager Graham Boylan echoed Duffy's sentiments in an e-mail to MMAFighting.com.
  "Joseph is gutted he’s worked so hard over the past 10 weeks for this but his safety comes first. Could I ask you to inform the MMA press just give Joseph 24 hours to
  
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• Joseph Duffy Out of UFC Fight Night Dublin, Holohan-Smolka Moved to Main Event

  22-10-2015 00:03 via sherdog.com
  
  Joseph Duffy suffered a mild concussion during training and has been forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night Dublin headliner against Dustin Poirier, promotion officials announced Wednesday.
  
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