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• Report: Jon Jones, Lesnar Facing Maximum Of One-Year Suspension For Positive Tests

  24-08-2016 23:45
  
  Things might not be as bad as they first seemed for Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar when the two were first flagged for potential USADA Anti-Doping Policy violations stemming from tests taken for their scheduled fights at UFC 200.In the case of Jones, who was pulled from his title unification bout against Daniel Cormier in the rematch scheduled to headline UFC 200 when Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz 2 was pulled due to the Irishman's issues with the promotion, he has since announced that he expects to
  
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• Conor McGregor Pegged as Betting Favorite Over Diaz, Aldo, Alvarez

  24-08-2016 23:02 via sherdog.com
  
  The popularity of Conor McGregor cannot be denied at this stage of his career and neither can his fighting prowess.
  
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• Video: The Evolution Of Punk (Episode 2): A Little Bit Crazy (Full Episode)

  24-08-2016 22:53
  
  https://youtu.be/WGxRwemxlscAhead of his long-awaited Octagon debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203 next month, part two of his new multiple-part documentary, "The Evolution Of Punk (Ep. 2) -- A Little Bit Crazy," is now available for viewing.Featured above is the complete second episode of the four-part special that will document the transition of CM Punk (aka Phil Brooks) from former longtime pro wrestling star and WWE Superstar to legitimate MMA fighter and UFC Superstar.CM Punk vs. Mickey Gal
  
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• Alexander Shlemenko to Make Bellator Return vs. Kendall Grove in Memphis on Oct. 21

  24-08-2016 22:29 via sherdog.com
  
  Alexander Shlemenko will return to the Bellator MMA cage for the first time in approximately 18 months when he faces UFC veteran Kendall Grove on Oct. 21 in Memphis.
  
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• Ex-UFC heavyweight Jared Rosholt signs multi-fight contract with World Series of Fighting

  24-08-2016 22:00
  
  Former UFC heavyweight Jared Rosholt has signed a multi-fight contract with the World Series of Fighting, the promotion announced on Wednesday.
  The three-time All-American wrestler from Oklahoma State went 6-2 in the UFC, and is 14-3 overall as a professional, scoring notable wins over Stefan Struve and Soa Palelei. The 30-year old Rosholt lost his last fight at UFC Fight Night 82 during Super Bowl weekend against Roy Nelson via unanimous decision, but had won three fights in a row heading in.
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• Dana White: UFC Looking to Hold Event in Russia Featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov

  24-08-2016 21:43 via sherdog.com
  
  The UFC may have new ownership, but the organization’s plans for international expansion remain the same.
  
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• Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar facing potential shorter suspensions from USADA

  24-08-2016 19:23
  
  Things are slowly beginning to look up for Jon Jones and Brock Lesnar.
  According to the United States Anti-Doping Agency's policy, both fighters arefacing a maximum one-year suspension for their recent failed drug tests,not the usual two-year ban.
  The reason for the shorter suspension is because the bannedsubstances the pair tested positive for -- Hydroxy-clomiphene, ananti-estrogenic agent, as well the Letrozole metabolite, an aromataseinhibitor, which was only found in Jones' system -- are con
  
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• Former UFC Title Challenger Rory MacDonald Nearing Deal with Bellator MMA

  24-08-2016 19:00 via sherdog.com
  
  Bellator MMA is on the verge of signing former UFC welterweight title contender Rory MacDonald to an exclusive, multi-fight contract.
  
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• World Series of Fighting Inks Heavyweights Jared Rosholt, Ashley Gooch

  24-08-2016 18:55 via sherdog.com
  
  World Series of Fighting has added some depth to its heavyweight talent pool, signing Jared Rosholt and Ashley Gooch to exclusive multi-fight deals.
  
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• UFC 204 Update: Ian Entwistle to Meet Rob Font on Oct. 8 in Manchester

  24-08-2016 18:33 via sherdog.com
  
  A bantamweight matchup pitting Ian Entwistle against Rob Font has been added to the UFC 204 lineup.
  
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• Rory MacDonald Signs Deal With Bellator MMA, According To Reports

  24-08-2016 18:32
  
  According to a report by FloCombat, former UFC title contender Rory MacDonald has signed with Bellator MMA.MacDonald was recently removed from the official UFC rankings, sparking the possibility that he was leaving the promotion that he has called home since 2010.The Canadian fighter lost to Stephen Thompson earlier this year, completing his UFC deal. He was also bested by Robbie Lawler last year for the UFC welterweight title in a bout many deemed "Fight of the Year."Bellator does have a card p
  
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• Rory MacDonald close to finalizing contract with Bellator MMA

  24-08-2016 18:32
  
  One of the best welterweights in the world is headed to Bellator.
  Rory MacDonald is close to finalizing a new fight contract with Bellator, MMA Fighting has learned. MacDonald's management team was informed Tuesday night by the UFC that they were not able to match the terms of a contract offered by Bellator.
  UFC has also confirmed to MMAFighting.com that they will not be matching MacDonald's contract offer from Bellator.
  While MacDonald has yet to put pen to paper, that is a formality at this po
  
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• Saad Awad: Bellator 160 Headliners Henderson, Freire Don’t Deserve Title Shot

  24-08-2016 18:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Saad Awad has been toiling in Bellator MMA’s lightweight division for more than three years now, but despite wins in four of his last five bouts, he admittedly has no idea where he stands in the title picture.
  
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• Get To Know Your Valor 37 Headliners: Jesse Grun & Eryk Anders

  24-08-2016 17:59
  
  This Saturday August 27th, Valor Fights 37 takes place at Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, Tennessee. The main event pits the hometown prospect Jesse Grun (3-2) vs former University of Alabama LB and undefeated prospect Eryk Anders. Both men have a ton of respect for one another, but are prepared to do whatever it takes to bring home the victory on Saturday night. The card starts at 5pm CST and can be seen live exclusively at FloCombat.comJesse Grun is your every day guy doing wha
  
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• Reminder: TUF Latin America 3 With Liddell, Griffin Begins Tonight

  24-08-2016 17:57
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4R5LI0295U[/embed]The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America begins this evening on UFC Fight Pass with lightweight fighters competing for a contract.Teams will be split up and led by former UFC champions and Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin.The finale for the season is November 5 from Mexico City with Rafael dos Anjos returning for the first time since dropping his UFC lightweight title to take on Tony Ferguson.Below is the complete list of fight
  
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• Nate Diaz To Conor McGregor: “Rest Up, I’m Coming For You”

  24-08-2016 17:46
  
  [embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/BJey-WWjSE2/[/embed]Nate Diaz has issued a challenge to Conor McGregor.The two, who met for a second time this past weekend at UFC 202, are now tied at 1-apiece after McGregor earned a majority decision. In the first encounter, it was Diaz locking up a second round submission via rear-naked choke.UFC president Dana White stated after the bout that there would be other matches to make before a third fight takes place, but Diaz did not seem interested in any of t
  
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• Donald Cerrone Doesn’t Want To Wait For Title Shot, Asks For Bout ASAP

  24-08-2016 17:31
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cejRBeyKroU[/embed]Donald Cerrone is a fighting fighter.Cerrone, who earned his third straight win at welterweight this past weekend over Rick Story at UFC 202, asked to face Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title in November.
  But that doesn't mean "Cowboy" wants to sit on the sidelines until later this year.Instead, with the Octagon heading to Brazil in September, Cerrone asked UFC president Dana White if he could meet Erick Silva on that card.[embed]http
  
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• Video: Get To Know Bellator MMA Prospect Joey Davis

  24-08-2016 17:27
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpZ9p5loirM[/embed]Bellator MMA president Scott Coker has done an incredible job of grabbing young talent and signing them to fight contracts.That includes Joey Davis, who will make his MMA debut this Friday night at Bellator 160 as part of the online prelims.Davis is one of three NCAA wrestlers in history to go undefeated and win four national titles, completing a 133-0 mark in the Div. II level at Notre Dame College. The other two, Cael Sanderson and Marc
  
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• UFC 204 Picks Up Ian Entwistle-Rob Font Matchup

  24-08-2016 17:23
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcjCxJ9_wXg[/embed]A pair of bantamweights have been added to the UFC 204 lineup, as England's own Ian Entwistle welcomes Rob Font to the United Kingdom.Entwistle (9-3) is coming off a loss to Alejandro Perez in Croatia most recently. Of his three Octagon appearances, just one - a submission of Anthony Birchak back in 2014 - has resulted in a win for the Accrington native.Font (12-2) was also bested in his most recent bout, falling to John Lineker via decis
  
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• UFC 202 Rewind

  24-08-2016 17:00
  
  With UFC 202 in the books, MMA Fighting's E. Casey Leydon takes a look back at the wild fight week in Las Vegas.
  
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• Mike Perry says corner's denigrating comments have been 'blown way out of proportion'

  24-08-2016 16:00
  
  As much as Mike Perry impressed in his UFC debut against Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC 202, he also kicked up some controversy. Or at least, his corner did.
  During the introductions to the fight a voice can be overheard from Perry's corner pepping him up, and in the process slinging an ethnic slur. "He can't even open his motherf---ing eyes, boy," the voice says, in reference to Lim, who is a Korean fighter.
  Perry was a guest on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour, and the insensitive comment was brought up.
  
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• Live Chat: UFC 202 results, UFC on FOX 21 and Bellator 160 preview, more

  24-08-2016 15:37
  
  This is the Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
  Today on the podcast, we'll review the results from UFC 202. It was a spectacular card capped off with an even better main event. We'll talk about the Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz chemistry, if round three was 10-8, whether there should be a trilogy fight and more. Plus, we'll likely get to some of the other winners from the card, of which many hand standout performances.
  UFC on FOX 21 is this weekend, too. Carlos Condit gets back to action against Demi
  
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• Dominick Cruz's response to Cody Garbrandt: 'I kill hype for a living'

  24-08-2016 15:00
  
  Dominick Cruz has a message for Cody Gabrandt.
  Following his impressive 48-second win over Takeya Mizugaki at UFC 202, Garbrandt was effective in building a great amount of buzz for a potential bantamweight title fight against champion Dominick Cruz. Garbrandt later went off on Cruz on Monday's episode of "The MMA Hour."
  "I heard in an interview thathe gets hit 30-percent (of the time), he has a 30-percent chance ofhitting me," Garbrandt said. "Dude, you give me a one-percent chance of finding y
  
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• Morning Report: T.J. Dillashaw: If the UFC doesn't give me a title shot next 'it's a straight up robbery and this is not even a sport anymore'

  24-08-2016 14:00
  
  Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw had strong words for the UFC if they pass him over for a title shot at Dominick Cruz in favor of his former training partner Cody Garbrandt, saying that it would be "a straight up robbery." T.J. Dillashaw might be very unhappy with his employers soon.
  Dillashaw lost the bantamweight championship to Dominick Cruz back in January via contentious split decision. Since then he has been angling for a rematch, though Cruz himself seems rather cool to the
  
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• Sherbatov sets focus on The Ultimate Fighter

  24-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  In March of this year, Yoni Sherbatov left the ring after winning his second pro boxing match and was greeted immediately by his friend and training partner, unbeaten light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev.“To be the greatest,” Beterbiev told Sherbatov. “You need to choose one sport. You can’t jump from one style to another.” Sherbatov, unbeaten as a professional mixed martial artist, agreed. “I understood what he was saying,” he said. “I went
  
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• Maia back to Vancouver in bid for title shot

  24-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The last time Demian Maia had four-ounce gloves on in Vancouver back in June of 2011, it was not a night to remember, as the Sao Paulo native lost a three-round unanimous decision to Mark Munoz. At the time, Maia was 14 months removed from his title fight loss to Anderson Silva, and he would still fight twice more at 185 pounds before moving to the welterweight division. But before he became one of the top 170-pounders in the world and the headliner of this Saturday’s card in British Colum
  
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• Kara-France's journey from cruise ship to The Ultimate Fighter

  24-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  When The Ultimate Fighter 24 premieres on August 31, there will be fighters there with more experience than New Zealand’s Kai Kara-France. Some will have more familiar names or more notable wins. But it’s a given that none of Kara-France’s castmates have ever fought on a cruise ship.“It was one for the memories,” he laughed as he discussed his 12-second knockout of Dindo Camansa in June of 2015, a fight that took place on Star Cruises Libra on the Andaman Sea. Okay,
  
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• By The Numbers - Fight Night Vancouver

  24-08-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  4Current ranking of Demian Maia as a UFC welterweight5Fight active win streak by Maia, 2nd longest active win streak in UFC welterweight division behind Stephen Thompson’s 75Wins/submissions by Maia to start off his UFC career as a middleweight from UFC 77 in 2007 to UFC 95 in 200917UFC wins by Maia, 3rd most in UFC history behind Donald Cerrone and Matt Hughes’ 18 and Michael Bisping and Georges St-Pierre’s 198Submissions by Maia inside the Octagon, tied 3rd most in UFC histor
  
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• Paige VanZant-Bec Rawlings Is The “People’s Main Event” Saturday (Editorial)

  24-08-2016 04:41
  
  Demian Maia-Carlos Condit could be a ridiculous five-round battle between two of the very best in the welterweight division.And seeing how Anthony Pettis fares for the first time at featherweight is an exciting prospect.But the fight that could generate the most feedback is the "People's Main Event" between Paige VanZant and Bec Rawlings this Saturday night at UFC on FOX 21.Needless to say, the females have made it a point to go above and beyond when it comes to exchanging inside the Octagon. Ca
  
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• Dana White: Ronda Rousey ‘Definitely Not Fighting’ at UFC 205 in New York

  24-08-2016 04:34 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s highly-anticipated New York debut will have to go forward without Ronda Rousey.
  
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• Video: UFC 202 Gets The Slo-Mo “Fight Motion” Recap

  24-08-2016 04:33
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFtTh_N9dN8[/embed]In all honesty, there just might not be a better set of highlights out there than when the UFC releases its "Fight Motion" series.This one from the recent UFC 202 card ranks among the best yet.Along with featuring some incredible slo-mo footage of the Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz fight, we see some awesome exchanges between Raquel Pennington and Elizabeth Phillips, the brutality of Cody Garbrandt and the perfection of Mike Perry's back-flip.A
  
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• T.J. Dillashaw Continues His Push To Challenge Dominick Cruz

  24-08-2016 04:20
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXmW-IB5Fog[/embed]T.J. Dillashaw still doesn't believe he lost to Dominick Cruz earlier this year when "The Dominator" walked away with the bantamweight belt.Dillashaw got right back on the proverbial horse and defeated Raphael Assuncao in July, setting himself up - at least in his mind - for a meeting with Cruz.But now that Cruz is talking about Demetrious Johnson, Jose Aldo and even Cody Garbrandt, Dillashaw is upset. The former champion told MMAjunkie R
  
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• Report: UFC 202 “Third-Biggest” Event All-Time

  24-08-2016 04:09
  
  [embed]https://twitter.com/bokamotoESPN/status/768247250531168256[/embed]The UFC released the following into to ESPN Tuesday night, revealing that the recent UFC 202 card was the third biggest pay-per-view in company history.Featuring a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, UFC 202 stands behind only UFC 196 and UFC 100 in terms of draws for the promotion.UFC 196 featured Diaz earning a second round submission over McGregor in the main event this past March with Miesha Tate submitting Ho
  
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• Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald full fight video

  24-08-2016 04:00
  
  At UFC 115, welterweights Carlos Condit and Rory MacDonald battled to open up the main card. That night, Condit stopped MacDonald with just seconds remaining in the final round in a fight he was likely losing. The official stoppage came at 4:53 of round three.
  Now, the former interim welterweight champion is set set to take on Demian Maia in the main event of UFC on Fox 21. That card is set to take place in Vancouver, Canada on Aug. 27.
  
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• Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov added to UFC 204 in Manchester

  24-08-2016 03:00
  
  Welterweight Leon Edwards returns to the Octagon to fight Albert Tumenov at UFC 204 in his home country of England. The news was announced by the promotion on Tuesday.
  The 24-year-old Edwards last fought at UFC Fight Night 87 back in May where he defeated Dominic Waters via unanimous decision. The British fighter is 3-2 since joining the UFC back in 2014, and 11-3 as professional fighter.
  His opponent, Tumenov, is comming off a submission loss to Gunnar Nelson in the same card Edwards last fough
  
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• Dana White On Ronda Rousey: “She’s Definitely Not Fighting In New York”

  24-08-2016 01:19
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwCdv9iR8P8[/embed]As much as the UFC wants megastars for the Madison Square Garden debut of the Octagon, they know they simply cannot push fighters to return quicker than they are capable of.That includes Ronda Rousey.UFC president Dana White told ESPN recently that the former UFC female bantamweight champion will not return for UFC 205 this November."She's definitely not fighting in New York," White said. "I'm actually going to start building the New York
  
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• UFC 202 prelims do 1.3 million viewers, down from UFC 196 levels

  24-08-2016 01:00
  
  Going against the Olympics, the prelims for UFC 202 on Saturday night averaged 1,300,000 viewers, the third best prelim number of the year.Across the board, the numbers for television were lower than those for UFC 196, with the first Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz fight.The number was well below the 1,843,000 viewers for the prelims leading into UFC 196, which ended up doing a UFC all-time record of 1.6 million pay-per-view buys.  The UFC 200 prelims did 1,786,000 viewers, which led to a pay-
  
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• Two Changes Made To UFC On FOX 21, UFC Fight Night 93

  24-08-2016 00:36
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-F9AEnQac[/embed]The next two UFC cards have underdone some intensive re-modeling and that continued here Tuesday.First, UFC on FOX 21 will now include the debut of Alex Ricci, as he steps in for Josh Emmett to meet Jeremy Kennedy. That card goes down Saturday night from Vancouver and includes Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia in the main event.Next Saturday afternoon on UFC Fight Pass will be UFC Fight Night 93 and that card now boasts former Cage Warriors c
  
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• UFC 203 Video Promo “War Drums” Featuring Miocic-Overeem

  24-08-2016 00:30
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbp8LaLhQI0[/embed]Somebody must have lit a fire under the video production team down at UFC headquarters in Las Vegas.Since UFC 200, the crew has been putting out A-plus video promos highlighting upcoming events, and that continues with the release of "War Drums" for UFC 203.The card, set for September 10 from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, features Stipe Miocic making his first UFC heavyweight title defense against former Strikeforce champion Alist
  
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• UFC On FOX 21 Free Fight: Demian Maia Submits Rick Story

  24-08-2016 00:28
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOXKp5DfkkU[/embed]Demian Maia put his Brazilian jiu-jitsu skills on full display back at UFC 153, submitting Rick Story in the first round.Maia returns to the Octagon this Saturday night in a key welterweight contest against former interim UFC champion Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC on FOX 21.The 38-year-old Maia has won five consecutive fights, including a pair of submissions vs. Matt Brown and Neil Magny. Overall, he is 23-6 in his career and has
  
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• Kimbo Slice’s Son Removed From Friday’s Bellator 160 Card

  24-08-2016 00:25
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4o00fGtL4Y[/embed]According to a report by MMA Fighting, Kevin Ferguson, Jr. has been forced off Friday's Bellator 160 prelims.Ferguson, nicknamed "Baby Slice" in honor of his father, Kimbo Slice, was to face Johnny Tomasian in a welterweight contest. He made his amateur debut earlier this year, scoring a first round knockout.Ferguson suffered an injury to his MCL but will not require surgery."My role in the Team Body Shop Bellator takeover hit a bit of a
  
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