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• ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira to Face Tim Means at UFC 207

  18-10-2016 23:27 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially announced on Tuesday afternoon that Tim Means will lock horns with Alex Oliveira on the quickly-expanding UFC 207 card at the end of the year, this after the Albuquerque Journal first reported the matchup.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Michael Bisping

  18-10-2016 23:18
  
  Michael Bisping will join us to talk about his win at UFC 204 and what's next for him.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Georges St-Pierre

  18-10-2016 23:18
  
  Georges St-Pierre will join us to talk about his future.
  
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• Matt Brown to Fight Tarec Saffiedine at UFC 207

  18-10-2016 23:18 via sherdog.com
  
  Hot on the heels of the reported bout between Brandon Thatch and Sabah Homasi, UFC 207 is set to be infused with a pivotal welterweight showdown between Matt Brown and Tarec Saffiedine.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Holly Holm

  18-10-2016 23:17
  
  Holly Holm will discuss what's next for her.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Gegard Mousasi

  18-10-2016 23:17
  
  Gegard Mousasi will recap his UFC 204 win over Vitor Belfort and discuss his future.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Kayla Harrison

  18-10-2016 23:16
  Two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka Kayla Harrison will stop by to talk about what's next for her.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Jerry Lawler

  18-10-2016 23:16
  
  Jerry "The King" Lawler will stop by to talk about his involvement with Bellator for their show this Friday in Memphis and more.
  
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• The MMA Hour - 352 - Mike Perry

  18-10-2016 23:14
  
  "Platinum" Mike Perry will look back at his second UFC win and discuss what's next for him.
  
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• Bellator 169/BAMMA 27 Adds Two More Bouts

  18-10-2016 23:11 via sherdog.com
  
  When Bellator MMA makes its Irish debut in December, the California-based promotion will be sharing the stage with BAMMA, one of the U.K.’s biggest MMA organizations.
  
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• Brandon Thatch vs. Sabah Homasi Slated for UFC 207 in December

  18-10-2016 22:59 via sherdog.com
  
  According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Brandon Thatch will stand opposite Sabah Homasi at UFC 207, though promotional officials have yet to formally announce the matchup.
  
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• Thomas Almeida to Brawl with Albert Morales in UFC Fight Night 100 Co-Feature

  18-10-2016 22:51 via sherdog.com
  
  The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced on Tuesday that Thomas Almeida will stand opposite Albert Morales in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 100 “Gustafsson vs. Nogueira,” which goes down on Nov. 19 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  
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• UFC on Fox 22 Adds James Moontasri-Alex Morono to Lineup

  18-10-2016 22:41 via sherdog.com
  
  With the last-minute cancellation of UFC Fight Night 97 last weekend, it looks like James Moontasri will take on Alex Morono on the UFC on Fox 22 card on Dec. 17.
  
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• Alex Oliveira vs. Tim Means set for UFC 207

  18-10-2016 22:00
  
  Coming off a controversial fight week last time out, Alex Oliveira isn't wasting much time getting back into action.
  The Brazilian will meet Tim Means in a welterweight bout at UFC 207 in Las Vegas on Dec. 30. MMAFighting.com confirmed an initial Tuesday report by the Albuquerque Journal.
  Oliveira (16-3-1, 1 NC), of Rio de Janeiro, defeated Will Brooks via third-round TKO on Oct. 1. But Oliveira missed weight by five pounds for what was scheduled as a lightweight fight, then drew the wrath
  
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• Three months after purchase, UFC laying off significant amount of employees

  18-10-2016 21:24
  
  With every major business acquisition comes change. That change is affecting the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday.
  According to multiple sources, the UFC is laying off a significant amount of their employees. Those sources estimated approximately 60-80 employees would be fired.
  A UFC official confirmed to MMAFighting.com that layoffs were in fact taking place but stopped short at revealing more. "It was less than 15 percent of our workforce," the official stated.
  Prior to the layoffs, t
  
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• Georges St-Pierre’s situation the latest in UFC’s topsy-turvy year

  18-10-2016 21:00
  
  One of the more baffling things about life in the UFC has long been this idea that a bunch of alpha people could so willingly have their professional lives dictated to them without much of a public fuss. For years the feeling was that a fighter would quietly take it, whatever "it" came to mean. Whether it was low pay, or the handing over of likenesses, or obvious favoritism, or any other perceived sleight, complaints rarely reached more than an elevator mumble. It was almost as if the privilege
  
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• Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales set for UFC Fight Night 100

  18-10-2016 20:00
  
  Thomas Almeida will head home for UFC Fight Night 100.
  Almeida will square off with Albert Morales in the co-main event of the Nov. 19 card in the former's hometown of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the UFC announced Tuesday.
  Almeida (21-1) looks to rebound from his first career loss. Almeida was knocked out by Cody Garbrandt in May in Las Vegas, which also snapped his unbeaten streak in the UFC at four.
  Morales (6-0-1), who brief pro career has already included fights in Bellator and WSOF, had a majority d
  
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• Report: Josh Samman’s Cause of Death Defined as ‘Probable Drug Overdose’

  18-10-2016 17:59 via sherdog.com
  
  UFC middleweight Josh Samman’s official cause of death has been listed as a “probable drug overdose,” according to a report published by TMZ Sports Tuesday morning.
  
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• Josh Samman’s official cause of death listed as probable drug overdose

  18-10-2016 17:59
  
  Josh Samman's death has been ruled a probable drug overdose by the local coroner.
  Broward County chief medical examiner Craig Mallak said Tuesday that even though there was no toxicology report done on Samman, circumstances have led him to believe that the late UFC fighter died from a probable drug overdose. TMZ was the first to report the news.
  Samman died Oct. 5 after being in a coma for about five days. He was 28 years old.
  Samman and his friend Troy Kirkingburg were found the eveni
  
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• Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine targeted for UFC 207

  18-10-2016 17:37
  
  Matt Brown vs. Tarec Saffiedine is close to being added to UFC 207 on Dec. 30, MMA Fighting has learned. The welterweight fight has yet to be officially announced by the promotion.
  Brown (20-15) will be looking to snap a two-fight losing streak. He most recently lost to Jake Ellenberger at UFC 201 in July.
  Saffiedine (16-5) has lost two of his last three UFC fights. His dropped a unanimous decision to Ricky Story in May.
  UFC 207, headlined by Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey for the UFC women's ban
  
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• Mousasi Elaborates On McGregor Knife Threat: “That Ginger-Headed F*ck Is Retarded”

  18-10-2016 17:26
  
  As noted last week via FloCombat, Gegard Mousasi claimed Conor McGregor threatened him with a knife when the things got heated between the two in a private conversation held after Mousasi spoke negatively of McGregor at the UFC 204 post-fight press conference in Manchester, England after his victory over MMA legend Vitor Belfort.On Monday's edition of The MMA Hour at MMAFighting.com, Mousasi elaborated on the subject with show-host Ariel Helwani."That ginger-headed f*ck is retarded," Mousasi sai
  
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• UFC’s Adriano Martins calls for no contest in bizarre absent judge mess

  18-10-2016 17:00
  
  One empty seat is leading to some consternation in the UFC.
  UFC fighter Adriano Martins is calling for a no contest in his UFC 204 bout with Leonardo Santos, because judge Jeff Mullen was absent from his cageside seat in the first round and part of the second. Santos ended up winning the fight by split decision in Manchester, England.
  Martins' manager Alex Davis told MMA Fighting's Guilherme Cruz that Mullen should have been in his correct seat throughout the fight and seemed to not be looking a
  
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• A Second Chance for Alexander Shlemenko

  18-10-2016 16:46 via sherdog.com
  
  The former Bellator MMA middleweight champion on Friday returns to familiar haunts after a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs nearly derailed his career.
  
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• Georges St. Pierre Says He is a Free Agent; UFC Claims Former Champ's Contract Still Valid

  18-10-2016 16:22 via sherdog.com
  
  Mixed martial arts legend Georges St. Pierre, long-reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion, says he's free and clear of his UFC contract. However, UFC parent company Zuffa begs to differ.
  
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• Georges St-Pierre: Dana White is a great promoter, but ‘doesn’t know what it is to be a fighter’

  18-10-2016 16:00
  
  Georges St-Pierre doesn't think Dana White is qualified to say GSP no longer has the hunger to fight.
  The mixed martial arts great told Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour that he's "disappointed" with recent comments White has made about his fighting future. White has said on multiple occasions that he doubts the voracity of St-Pierre's comeback wishes and that he does not believe the desire is there from the former UFC welterweight champion.
  "When he's saying that I'm not re
  
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• Morning Report: Luke Rockhold says his UFC contract has gotten better but 'there's still a lot of improvement to make'

  18-10-2016 14:00
  
  Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold says the UFC has helped resolve some of his previous contractual misgivings but that there is still room to get better. Yesterday, Georges St-Pierre went on The MMA Hour and dropped a bomb, saying that he was no longer under contract with the UFC and declaring himself a "free agent" (a claim the UFC does not seem to agree with). And while the validity of St-Pierre's claim will be argued about going forward, the undercurrent of the situatio
  
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• UFC Unfiltered: Tim Kennedy and Jared Watson

  18-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  UFC Middleweight contender Tim Kennedy calls in to discuss his UFC 205 fight against Rashad Evans, disliking Yoel Romero, Season 2 of his show Hunting Hitler, and more. Also, lead singer of Dirty Heads, Jared Watson, calls in to discuss the band's new album, training with Ian McCall, addictions, and more. Plus, Jim and Matt discuss Ronda Rousey's return to the Octagon.Some of the highlights from Episode 35 of UFC Unfiltered include:Ronda's UFC 207 return and thoughts on her immediate t
  
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• UFC a perfect fit in NYC, MSG

  18-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
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  What’s in a word? Three words to be exact, or maybe even three letters if you’re trying to squeeze every ounce out of a tweet.But semantics aside, when you mention Madison Square Garden or MSG to anyone – whether they’re in New York or Tokyo – an image is immediately conjured up of a place that truly lives up to the arena’s tag line of “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”What other place has that kind of instant recognition? Fenway Park,
  
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• Three Added to December Fight Schedule

  18-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Fresh off back-to-back knockouts of John Howard and Sabah Homasi, Tim Means will look to crack the welterweight top 15 on Friday, December 30, when he faces Brazil's Alex "Cowboy" Oliveira in a UFC 207 bout in Las Vegas.UFC 207, which is headlined by the UFC women's bantamweight championship bout between Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey, airs live on Pay-Per-View from T-Mobile arena. Also added to the December fight schedule on Tuesday is a lightweight showdown at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento betw
  
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• Four Welterweight Contenders Meet in UFC 207 Bouts

  18-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  The UFC 207 card on December 30 in Las Vegas got a double jolt of welterweight action on Tuesday, as the promotion announced that former world champion Johny Hendricks will return to face Neil Magny, and Matt "The Immortal" Brown will take on former Strikeforce titleholder Tarec Saffiedine at T-Mobile Arena.UFC 207, which is headlined by the UFC women's bantamweight championship bout between Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey, airs live on Pay-Per-View from T-Mobile arena. Looking to get back in the
  
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• Faber Returns to Sacramento to Face Pickett

  18-10-2016 07:00 via ufc.com
  
  Two of the UFC's most revered veterans will square off on December 17, when Urijah Faber gets a home game in Sacramento to face Brad Pickett at Golden 1 Center.The UFC Fight Night event, which is headlined by the strawweight bout between Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson, will air live on FOX. Tickets go on sale on October 28.Currently ranked seventh in the world in the bantamweight division, former WEC featherweight champion Faber is a pioneer for the lighter weight classes in MMA, but this D
  
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• UFC Issues Statement, Claims GSP Is Not A Free Agent

  18-10-2016 06:53
  
  While the former UFC Welterweight Champion claimed otherwise, UFC issued a statement on Monday evening claiming Georges St-Pierre is not a free agent.GSP announced during his appearance with Ariel Helwani on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour at MMAFighting.com claimed that he was a free agent and had gotten out of his contract with the UFC.Apparently the UFC doesn't agree.Below is the statement released by the UFC this evening:https://twitter.com/damonmartin/status/788200838590181376
  
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• Anderson Silva On Calling Out UFC: “Sorry For Everything”

  18-10-2016 05:12
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOT-0FLSusE[/embed]Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva slipped."The Spider" told TMZ Sports that he is sorry for comments made about the UFC and how they treat fighters recently. Silva called out the promotion following similar comments made by Jose Aldo and others.“Definitely, I need to say sorry for everything that happened now with UFC,” Silva said. “Because, you know, Dana White is Dana White.”Silva, who is 33-8 with
  
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• New Plans: WSOF Stacks New Year’s Eve Card In MSG

  18-10-2016 04:59
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4WzepX-vy4[/embed]World Series of Fighting is hitting New York City hard this New Year's Eve.The promotion announced on Monday that they have scrapped two planned cards and are stacking the lineup for WSOF 34 at the end of December.
  Headlining the card will be a lightweight title fight between Justin Gaethje and Joao Zeferino. Welterweight champion Jon Fitch defends vs. Jake Shields and bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes will also be in action.Fitch vs. S
  
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• Free Fight: Tony Ferguson Submits Edson Barboza

  18-10-2016 04:51
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YXuYfTa340[/embed]Before he steps inside the Octagon to meet former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, check out this fight replay featuring Tony Ferguson.Back in December, Ferguson took on sixth-ranked Edson Barboza in a key meeting. The former Ultimate Fighter winner had no trouble executing his game plan, submitting Barboza and continuing his winning ways.Dos Anjos and Ferguson are set to collide on November 5 from Mexico City on FOX Sports 1.
  
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• Trio Of Welterweight Bouts Added To UFC On FOX 22

  18-10-2016 04:48
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSIDSLHs7_c[/embed]Six welterweights have spots on the December UFC on FOX 22 card.Bryan Barberena takes on Colby Covington, Alan Jouban meets Mike Perry and James Moontasri gets Alex Morono in a bout rescheduled from UFC Fight Night 97.Barberena (12-3) improved to 3-1 inside the Octagon when he earned a decision over Warlley Alves earlier this year. Covington (10-1) has won two straight since suffering his first pro loss - to Alves - last December.Jouban (
  
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• Luke Rockhold Believes Michael Bisping Is “Ducking” The Top Challengers

  18-10-2016 04:42
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weMJaMhsH6Q[/embed]Luke Rockhold wasn't too pleased when Michael Bisping was matched up with Dan Henderson for his first title defense.The former UFC middleweight champion appeared on a recent edition of "Submission Radio" and again expressed his frustration over Bisping, who beat him earlier this year for the title.“It just sounds like he’s bitching out from wanting to fight the top guys. I don’t know, he’s trying to run into any si
  
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• UFC: Georges St-Pierre Is NOT A Free Agent

  18-10-2016 04:37
  
  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvNFGBWj95I[/embed]Well, the plot concerning Georges St-Pierre's next MMA fight thickens.The UFC released a statement late Monday night that differs from the comments made earlier in the day by the former UFC welterweight champion."Georges St-Pierre remains under an existing agreement with Zuffa, LLC as his MMA promoter," the statement read. "Zuffa intends to honor its agreement with St-Pierre and reserves its rights under the law to have St-Pierre do the s
  
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• UFC says Georges St-Pierre is still under Zuffa contract

  18-10-2016 04:23
  
  It doesn't seem like this will be a clean break.
  Hours after Georges St-Pierre told Ariel Helwani on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour that he had terminated his contract with the UFC and is now a free agent, the UFC has responded denying that.
  In a statement sent out Monday, the UFC said the former welterweight champion remains under contract and implied there could be a legal battle in the near future.
  "Georges St-Pierre remains under an existing agreement with Zuffa, LLC as his MMA promot
  
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• Jordan Mein vs. Emil Meek targeted for UFC 206

  18-10-2016 04:06
  
  Another fight is close to being added to UFC 206.
  Jordan Mein (26-10) vs. Emil Meek (8-2-1, 1 NC) is currently slated to be on the Dec. 10 card in Toronto, MMA Fighting has learned. The promotion has yet to officially announce the fight.
  The fight will mark Mein's first since deciding to retire from MMA last year. The Canadian-born Mein, who announced his return in September, made his MMA debut in 2006 as a 16-year-old. He hasn't fought since Jan. 2015.
  Meek will be making his Octagon debut. He
  
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• Colby Covington vs. Bryan Barberena added to UFC on FOX 22

  18-10-2016 04:00
  
  A welterweight match-up pitting Colby Covington vs. Bryan Barberena has been added to UFC on FOX 22. The news was announced by the promotion on Monday.
  Covington is coming off an impressive win over Max Griffin back in August at UFC 202. The 28-year-old American Top Team product is 10-1 as a professional fighter with his only loss coming to Brazilian prospect Warlley Alves at UFC 194 back in December 2015.
  Barberena last competed against the man who gave Covington his first and only professional
  
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• Monday Morning Analyst: Mackenzie Dern's omoplata-rear naked choke submission

  18-10-2016 02:00
  
  BJJ phenom and top mixed martial arts (MMA) prospect Mackenzie Dern scored a brutal omoplata-rear naked choke finish over Montana Stewart at Legacy Fighting Championships 61 on Friday. In this episode of the podcast, we break down her win.
  
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• Videos: Bill Goldberg Trains MMA With Duane Ludwig Ahead Of WWE Return In Denver

  18-10-2016 01:32
  
  Bill Goldberg likes to stay busy.The wrestling legend made time to do some mixed-martial-arts training with premiere standup coach and UFC veteran Duane "Bang" Ludwig on Monday afternoon.Goldberg, who makes his highly-anticipated return to WWE television after a 12-year absence on tonight's RAW in Denver, Colorado, worked out with Bang Ludwig and shared the following videos on Instagram of the session.Bill Goldberg makes his long-awaited return on tonight's edition of WWE RAW. For live coverage
  
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• Georges St-Pierre Reveals He Is A Free Agent, No Longer Under UFC Contract

  18-10-2016 01:13
  
  "You heard it right. I'm a free agent."Those are the words of former UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, who appeared on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour and had plenty to say about his current relationship with the UFC.GSP revealed quite a bit during the very interesting podcast appearance. One major bombshell that St-Pierre dropped was that his lawyer, James Quinn, terminated his UFC contract after the promotion did not meet a deadline to offer him a fight recently.As GSP explained, t
  
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• James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono moved to UFC on FOX 22

  18-10-2016 01:00
  
  The welterweight matchup between James Moontasri and Alex Morono has found a new home.
  The bout, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 15 in Manila, has been moved to UFC on FOX 22 on Dec. 17 in Sacramento. The Los Angeles Daily News initially reported the story Monday.
  Moontasri (9-4), of Los Angeles and Black House, looks to rebound after a loss to Alex Oliveira in July.
  Morono (12-3), of Houston, looks to build on his UFC debut, in which he won a split decision as a short-notice substi
  
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