Today on the show, we’ll discuss Conor McGregor speaking out about the Khabib Nurmagomedov brawl, BKFC’s style of promotion, UFC Rochester’s fallout and more.
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Xu Xiaodong used MMA to beat up a smaller, older, man. Xu Xiaodong is at it again. The Beijing based MMA coach and amateur fighter has had another fight …read more
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In March, the MMA world was taken aback when bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw revealed that he had failed a USADA drug test and would be relinquishing his title. A couple …read more
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Alexander Gustafsson has failed three times to lay claim to the UFC light heavyweight championship. Twice he has lost to Jon Jones and once to Daniel Cormier when …read more
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Chael Sonnen tells a funny story on how his mom used his name to get last minute front row tickets to the UFC. Chael Sonnen has been part of a …read more
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The open-door policies which have led to interesting matchups between Bellator and Rizin competitors has led to yet another intriguing fight.
And this one will be held on one of MMA’s …read more
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Colby Covington is back to bring some ‘Chaos’ and discuss a plethora of topics. He’ll give us the latest developments on the inevitable showdown against Kamaru Usman and detail why …read more
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Though he had to make some initial adjustments in his March bout versus Derek Boyle, middleweight prospect KB Bhullar was able to figure out his opponent and pick up a …read more
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Looking back at his February win over Byron Stevens at LFA 60, heavyweight Patrick Martin feels like was able to further establish a part of his game that had been …read more
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There will be a second cross-promotional bout at Bellator 222, as Lindsey VanZandt will lock horns with Rizin’s Rena Kubota in New York on June 14. …read more
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Paulie Malignaggi has been on a rampage about his controversial sparring session with Conor McGregor ever since McGregor released brief footage from the session nearly two years ago. Recently, McGregor …read more
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Last Friday (May 17, 2019), legendary kickboxer Giorgio Petrosyan was controversially upset by Petchmorakot in a very close fight at the “Enter the Dragon” event in Kallang, …read more
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One of the bantamweight division’s stalwart contenders is set to face one of its rising stars.
Fresh off of a submission loss to Marlon Moraes, Raphael Assuncao (27-6) will look to …read more
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Even in retirement, Ronda Rousey remains a polarizing figure in the MMA community. Ronda Rousey has never officially announced her retirement from mixed martial arts, but with her induction into …read more
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The women’s featherweight division desperately needs some buzz. Would a Cris Cyborg-Felicia Spencer fight spice things up or are there better options? We debate. …read more
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An unexpected last-minute snag has bumped veteran Ronys Torres off Thursday night’s PFL 2019, Week 2 card.
Torres, who was scheduled to fight Ramsey Nijem at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, …read more
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Bellator and Rizin Fight Federation will continue to grow their partnership next month at Bellator 222
On Wednesday, Bellator officials announced their fighter Lindsey VanZandt will square off against Rizin FF …read more
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An intriguing bantamweight duel pitting Cory Sandhagen against Raphael Assuncao has been added to the UFC 241 lineup. …read more
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UFC Hall-of-Famer Michael Bisping recounts an alarming incident where he was nearly robbed and possibly killed while in Cape Town. Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping had a harrowing …read more
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According to former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Michael Bisping, he was recently nearly mugged in Cape Town, South Africa by a group of aggressive homeless people. In town …read more
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Bellator 221 didn’t exactly go according to plan for Michael Page.
The sensational British striker known as “MVP” got caught and knocked out by the dangerous Douglas Lima in their welterweight …read more
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Bellator MMA will return to Italy with another mixed card featuring both mixed martial arts and kickboxing bouts on Oct. 12. …read more
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Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw is currently sidelined with a two-year suspension, this after testing positive for EPO. As soon as the news came out, many people questioned what …read more
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A significant level of discomfort must be setting in for UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. There has yet to be an official word on his pending undisputed championship fight …read more
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Flyweights Deiveson Figueiredo and Alexandre Pantoja are reportedly set to meet in Canada. A battle of fellow Brazilian flyweights is headed to Edmonton, Canada, in July. According to Combate’s report, …read more
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Sandhagen is considered a rising star at 135 pounds and Assuncao is 4-1 in his last five fights. …read more
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What if I told you that instead of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) handing out belts to its champions, they’d be receiving crowns? Thankfully it never happened, but it was an …read more
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MMA veteran Joe Riggs is going to have to wait a bit to make his professional boxing debut.
Riggs (50-18-1 MMA, 0-0 Boxing) was scheduled to fight in his home state …read more
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Raphael Assuncao vs. Cory Sandhagen is on tap for UFC 241. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani broke the news on his Twitter account. UFC 241 is scheduled to take place on Aug. …read more
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Sandhagen is considered a rising star at 135 pounds and Assuncao is 4-1 in his last five fights. …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight newcomer Felicia Spencer made a strong first impression at UFC Rochester this past Saturday. …read more
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“If she ever wants to fight again for the belt, I know she’s figuring some stuff out, but if she wants to do it I’ll be happy to go to …read more
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Exactly one month from today on June 22, Paulie Malignaggi and Artem Lobov will partake in a bare-knuckle fight in a pay-per-view event in Tampa, Florida. In the meantime, neither …read more
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After the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) agreed to lessen the suspensions of two of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates for their part in the UFC 229 post-fight brawl (details here), the …read more
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Conor McGregor returned to the Octagon at UFC 229 this past October to take on Khabib Nurmagomedov for the promotions lightweight title.
Ultimately, the fight didn’t go the Irishman’s way as …read more
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The suspensions of two of Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates have been reduced to aid a possible title fight booking between Khabib and Dustin Poirier. The UFC wants to book Khabib Nurmagomedov’s …read more
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UFC officials recently announced that the promotion’s Emmy-nominated short film series, “UFC 25 Years in Short,” is no longer exclusive to UFC Fight Pass.
Originally released in 2018, the compilation of …read more
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MMA Junkie Radio kicks off tonight at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) with special guests Jim Ross, Ian Heinisch, and Yves Edwards.
Legendary broadcaster Ross joins in-studio in Las Vegas, …read more
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Dustin Poirier foresees a lightweight title fight versus Donald Cerrone in the not too distant future. Unless Conor McGregor returns to the cage in the next few months, it’s expected …read more
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Kevin Lee moved up to welterweight to take on Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Rochester. Many believed the move up to welterweight would be good for …read more
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A heavyweight slugfest is heading to the Lone Start State.
On Wednesday afternoon, MMA Fighting confirmed an initial report from ESPN of Greg Hardy returning to the Octagon against Juan Adams …read more
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Who says the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) won’t play ball?
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi is reporting that the governing body of combat sports in Nevada has reduced the suspensions of Abubakar …read more
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Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping was nearly robbed and killed during his stay in Cape Town, South Africa.
On his podcast today, called Believe You Me, Bisping described the scary …read more
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Artem Lobov did not mince his words for Paulie Malignaggi during a recent press conference ahead of BKFC 6. Things have gotten extremely personal between Paulie Malignaggi and Artem …read more
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PFL’s second season continues Thursday, with PFL 2019, Week 2 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y.
In the night’s main event, the 2018 featherweight champion, Lance Palmer (17-3), begins …read more
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Three fighters have been removed from the PFL 2 Season 2 card after failing to make weight earlier today (May 22). Tomorrow night, PFL 2 Season 2 will air live …read more
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In 1994, Ken Shamrock assembled the first ever MMA team – the Lion’s Den – and showed success in the ultimate individual sport was a team effort.
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Conor McGregor has detailed an injury he suffered ahead of UFC 229. Back in Oct. 2018, McGregor challenged Khabib Nurmagomedov for the UFC lightweight title. McGregor was the 155-pound ruler, …read more
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The former PFL finalist reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in relation to a domestic violence arrest in February. [CW: This article details an alleged domestic assault]
Former PFL heavyweight tournament …read more
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It’s been two-and-a-half years, but Glaico Franca still remembers the details of the day when he found out he was no longer a UFC fighter.
The exact date was Oct. 26, …read more
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Combate Americas is headed back to the great state of Texas with a star-studded line up for its upcoming event, which is set to go down inside Stare Farm Arena …read more
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This afternoon, the Nevada State Athletic Commission decided to reduce the year-long suspensions of Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov by 35 days, meaning both men will be able to fight …read more
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Khabib Nurmagomedov teammates Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov have been granted reduced suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for their roles in the melee that occurred after the UFC …read more
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Khabib Nurmagomedov teammates Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov have been granted reduced suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for their roles in the melee that occurred after the UFC …read more
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Khabib Nurmagomedov has spoken out on the reduced sanctions for his teammates. Nurmagomedov has been rumored to compete in a lightweight title unification bout at UFC 242 on Sept. 7. …read more
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“Dana White is a very emotional guy, He likes Frankie a lot, and that was a big factor of this.” Everyone has a soft spot for career underdog Frankie Edgar, …read more
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Conor McGregor was back in the news recently, as the first man ever to simultaneously hold two UFC weight-class titles detailed his side of the infamous UFC 229 post-fight brawl …read more
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Khabib Nurmagomedov and his team are ready to return.
At a meeting of the Nevada Athletic Commission on Wednesday, fighters Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov saw their suspensions reduced by 35 …read more
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Khabib Nurmagomedov teammates Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Zubaira Tukhugov have been granted reduced suspensions by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for their roles in the melee that occurred after the UFC …read more
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M-1 Challenge middleweight champion Bruno “Blindado” Silva (19-6-0, M-1: 2-0-0) has relinquished his title belt and signed a mixed-martial-arts promotional contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Last summer, Mubadala Investment Company …read more
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Two teammates of Khabib Nurmagomedov had their one-year suspensions shortened by 35 days, which would help the UFC strike a deal with the lightweight champ for a September fight vs. …read more
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It looks like we’re one step closer to hearing the official word on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s presence at UFC 242. Back in Oct. 2018, Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor to retain his …read more
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Juan Adams will be getting his wish. …read more
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The UFC is placing Greg Hardy on another ESPN television show, this time against Juan Adams. Juan Adams is no fan of Greg Hardy, and just about two months from …read more
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Aspen Ladd fancies a trip to Australia if the UFC is booking her next journey.
“It seems like a beautiful place where everything wants to eat you,” she told MMA Junkie …read more
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I usually start these rankings posts with a recap of the most recent event, like UFC Rochester, and how the winners (and losers) impacted the Top 15 standings in each …read more
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Official weigh-ins for Thursday’s PFL 2019, Week 2 take place Wednesday in New York, and you can watch a video of the session, courtesy of the promotion.
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Reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov vowed that he would not return to the Octagon until his teammates Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov were cleared to fight again. Given that …read more
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When it comes to his 2018, featherweight veteran Daniel Pineda looks at it as one of the best years in his decade-plus long career.
Coming in off a loss to Georgi …read more
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“He’s got to go back to the Dominick Cruz era, when he was having fun, when he was enjoying it, when he was embracing it.” After a string of …read more
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One last hurdle in booking Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier has been cleared.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission today approved a 35-day reduction in the current suspensions of Abubakar Nurmagomedov and …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight titleholder, Michael Bisping, is not an Italian from Brooklyn, so he doesn’t quite understand why ex-boxing champion, Paulie Malignaggi, is dressed like a villain …read more
Source:: MMAMania
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Rochester! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: Joanna Jedrzejczyk has dropped down to #4 and is …read more
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Welcome to IF I DID IT where we analyze and solve PR kerfuffles from the MMA world (insert hand gesture) not beyond. Join your host, the indubitable Alexei Auld, author …read more
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The Professional Fighters League returns to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Thursday for its second show of the 2019 season, but three Brazilians have been pulled from the card …read more
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I was going to comment on how busy Greg Hardy has been in 2019, but I’m not sure if his destruction of Dmitry Smoliakov even counts as a win. The …read more
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Juan Adams has never been shy when it comes to his feelings on ex-NFL player turned fighter Greg Hardy and now they’ll get the chance to settle their differences inside …read more
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UFC featherweights Andre Fili and Sheymon Moraes are reportedly headed to Sacramento. Two featherweight sluggers have reportedly been added to the upcoming UFC card in Sacramento, California. According to Combate, …read more
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Tyson Fury is one of the top three heavyweights in boxing and he’s taking aim at the other two juggernauts. Back in Dec. 2018, Fury fought Deontay Wilder to a …read more
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Conor McGregor still hopes to avenge his last loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov after identifying a myriad of problems that plagued him in their first fight when the met this past …read more
Source:: MMAWeekly
A heavyweight grudge match – at least for one half of the contest – is heading to the Lone Star State.
ESPN.com first reported UFC officials are in the process of …read more
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According to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, controversial NFL veteran Greg Hardy will likely be returning to the cage at UFC San Antonio on July 20. Hardy will reportedly …read more
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Greg Hardy vs. Juan Adams are close to putting pen to paper. ESPN‘s Brett Okamoto reports that Hardy and Adams have agreed to a bout at UFC San Antonio. The …read more
Source:: MMANews
The co-main event of UFC 238 will feature the first flyweight title defense of Valentina Shevchenko when she takes on Jessica Eye inside the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Valentina …read more
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Brazilian middleweight Bruno Silva has just relinquished his M-1 Challenge championship belt to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. …read more
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A heavyweight bout between Greg Hardy and Juan Adams is close to being finalized by the UFC, sources tell ESPN. …read more
Source:: ESPN
Here’s another rematch you never knew you wanted. A heavyweight rematch is on tap for the UFC’s return to San Antonio. Contain your excitement.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reports that former champion …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight “Cowboy,” Donald Cerrone, is the betting underdog for his upcoming showdown against Tony Ferguson, scheduled for the UFC 238 pay-per-view (PPV) event next month in …read more
Source:: MMAMania
The PFL has released Josh Copeland from his contract after the heavyweight was given a deferred sentence for pleading guilty to felony assault causing serious bodily injury and another misdemeanor …read more
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At UFC 238, Tony Ferguson will take on Donald Cerrone in what could very well decide who gets the next title shot after Dustin Poirier. Given Poirier is the interim …read more
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Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Josh Copeland, who went on to compete for both World Series of Fighting (WSOF) and Professional Fighters League (PFL), pleaded guilty to felony second-degree …read more
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Speaking at the BKFC 6 press conference on Monday, former boxer Paulie Malignaggi made quite a few comments that rubbed the MMA community the wrong way. Some of his comments …read more
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It’s apparently going to take more than an unexpected claim to rattle Valentina Shevchenko ahead of UFC 238.
Shevchenko, the UFC women’s flyweight champion, posted a video of herself last week …read more
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The Professional Fighters League is back in the NYCB Live at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, for PFL 2019 2. …read more
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“The California Kid” Urijah Faber could very well return from retirement at UFC Sacramento this July. The 40-year-old last fought back in December 2016, when he beat Brad Pickett and …read more
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