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2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat

2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat

Mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia


The year 2023 was the 12th year in the history of the Absolute Championship Akhmat, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia. 2023 begin with ACA 151.

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2023 Grands Prix

ACA President Mayrbek Khasiev recently revealed that the promotion will run Grand Prix across all their weight classes, with a total prize pool of $10 million.[1][2]

2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix

The prize fund of the Grand Prix in a lightweight division will be 800.000 dollars, this was announced by the founder of the ACA league Mairbek Khasiev, with the winner of the GP getting a cash prize of $200,000.[3]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Brazil Hacran Dias 5r.
Russia Yusuf Raisov UD
Russia Yusuf Raisov 2r.
Russia Eduard Vartanyan TKO
Democratic Republic of the Congo Alain Ilunga 3r.
Russia Eduard Vartanyan SUB
Russia Eduard Vartanyan TKO
Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov 3r.
Russia Ali Bagov No*
Russia Rashid Magomedov Contest
Russia Andrey Koshkin 2r.
Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov SUB
Brazil Davi Ramos 5r.
Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov UD

Participants: Alain Ilunga, Ali Bagov, Yusuf Raisov, Hacran Dias, Artem Reznikov, Eduard Vartanyan, Davi Ramos

  • Rashid Magomedov and Ali Bagov fought at ACA 141. However the bout ended in a no contest due to the president of ACA stopping the bout due to inactivity. Both were eliminated from the tournament.

2023 ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Alikhan Vakhaev (c) 5r.
Russia Evgeniy Goncharov UD
Russia Evgeniy Goncharov (c)
Russia Anton Vyazigin
Russia Anton Vyazigin UD
United States Tony Johnson Jr. 5r.
Russia
Russia
Russia Mukhamad Vakhaev TKO
Russia Grigoriy Ponomarev 1r.
Russia Mukhamad Vakhaev
Russia Kirill Kornilov
Russia Salimgerey Rasulov 5r.
Russia Kirill Kornilov UD

*Francimar Barroso was unable to fight the day of the bout and no replacement was found.

2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Muslim Magomedov (c) *
Russia Adlan Ibragimov
Russia Adlan Ibragimov
Brazil Leonardo Silva
Russia Murat Gugov 1r.
Brazil Leonardo Silva KO
Tajikistan Faridun Odilov
Russia Mikhail Mokhnatkin UD
Russia Oleg Olenichev 5r.
Russia Mikhail Mokhnatkin 3r.
Tajikistan Faridun Odilov TKO
Tajikistan Faridun Odilov SUB
Brazil Wagner Prado 2r.

*following a missed weigh-in (over 5kg), Muslim Magomedov was withdrawn from the grand prix and stripped of his title. Adlan Ibragimov automatically qualifies for the semi-finals. [4]

2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Magomedrasul Gasanov (c) UD
Russia Salamu Abdurakhmanov 5r.
Russia Magomedrasul Gasanov (c)
Russia Ibragim Magomedov
Russia Mikhail Dolgov 5r.
Russia Ibragim Magomedov UD
Russia
Russia
Russia Shamil Abdulaev MD
Russia Artem Frolov 5r.
Russia Shamil Abdulaev
Russia Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev
Russia Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev TKO
United States Chris Honeycutt 1r.

2023 ACA Welterweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Vitaly Slipenko (c) 5r.
Russia Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov UD
Russia Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov (c) 5r.
Russia Albert Tumenov KO
Russia Albert Tumenov UD
Kyrgyzstan Altynbek Mamashov 5r.
Russia Albert Tumenov (c)
Kyrgyzstan Edil Esengulov TKO
Brazil Vinicius Cruz 4r.
Kyrgyzstan Edil Esengulov
Russia Abubakar Vagaev
Russia Abubakar Vagaev UD
Brazil Michel Prazeres 5r.

2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (c) TKO
Russia Mukhamed Kokov (ic) 2r.
Russia Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov (c)
Brazil Davi Ramos
TBA
Russia Mehdi Dakaev 3r.
Brazil Herdeson Batista TKO
Brazil Herdeson Batista
Russia Ali Bagov
Russia Ali Bagov TKO
Kazakhstan Artem Reznikov 4r.

2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Alikhan Suleymanov (c) TKO
Russia Islam Omarov 2r.
Russia Islam Omarov (c)
Russia Alexey Polpudnikov
Russia Alexey Polpudnikov TKO
Russia Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev 5r.
Russia
Russia
Russia Bibert Tumenov TKO
United States Lance Palmer 1r.
Russia Bibert Tumenov
Russia Kurban Taygibov
Russia Kurban Taygibov KO
Brazil Luis Rafael Laurentino 1r.

2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Oleg Borisov (c) SD
Russia Rustam Kerimov 5r.
Russia Oleg Borisov (c)
Russia Magomed Bibulatov
Russia Magomed Bibulatov UD
Georgia (country) Vazha Tsiptauri 5r.
Russia
Russia
Russia Makharbek Karginov SD
Brazil Josiel Silva 5r.
Russia Makharbek Karginov
Russia Mehdi Baidulaev
Russia Mehdi Baidulaev SUB
Brazil Gilberto Dias 1r.

2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Russia Imran Bukuev (c) 5r.
Russia Kurban Gadzhiev SD
Russia Kurban Gadzhiev (c)
Tajikistan Azam Gaforov
Tajikistan Azam Gaforov SD
Russia Vartan Asatryan 5r.
Russia
Russia Rasul Albaskhanov UD
Kyrgyzstan Ryskulbek Ibraimov 5r.
Russia Rasul Albaskhanov
Russia Azamat Kerefov
Russia Azamat Kerefov TKO
Tajikistan Osimkhon Rakhmonov 3r.

ACA 151: Abiltarov vs Gomes

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 151: Abiltarov vs Gomes was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on January 27, 2023 in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.

Background

The event will be the first of the year for ACA and will be headlined by a flyweight bout between Ruslan Abiltarov and Alan Gomes.[5]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Alan Gomes
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Ruslan Abiltarov
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ibragim Magomedov | Osimkhon Rakhmonov | Faridun Odilov and Aleksandr Podlesniy

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ACA 152: Bukuev vs Gadzhiev

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 152: Bukuev vs Gadzhiev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on February 25, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Kurban Gadzhiev
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Imran Bukuev
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Tomáš Deák, Mehdi Baidulaev and Murad Kalamov

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ACA 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 153: Dzhanaev vs. Pessoa was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on March 9, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Daniyar Toychubek
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Akhmed Khamzaev
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Faridun Odilov | Elkhan Musaev | Abdul-Rakhman Temirov | Alberd Zhapuev and Anis Ekubov

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ACA 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 154: Vakhaev vs Goncharov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on March 17, 2023 at the Basket-Hall Krasnodar in Krasnodar, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Leonardo Silva
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Khalid Satuev and Astemir Nagoev

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ACA 155: Karginov vs. Silva

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 155: Karginov vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on April 9, 2023 at the Falcon Club Arena in Minsk, Belarus.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses:

Results

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ACA 156: Koshkin vs Boyko

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 156: Koshkin vs Boyko was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on April 28, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Vener Galiev
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Andrey Goncharov, Wagner Prado and Ayk Gasparyan

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ACA 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 157: Frolov vs. Abdulaev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on May 19, 2023 at the TatNeft Arena in Kazan, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Shamil Abdulaev
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Artem Frolov
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Mukhitdin Kholov | Denis Smoldarev | Sergey Kalinin | Osimkhon Rakhmonov | Marcos Rodrigues | Renat Ondar and Tamerlan Kulaev

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ACA 158: Mokhnatkin vs Olenichev

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 158: Mokhnatkin vs Olenichev was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on June 2, 2023 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Gadzhimurad Khiramagomedov
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Shergazy Kenjebekov and Artem Semenov

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ACA 159: Vartanyan vs Reznikov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 159: Vartanyan vs Reznikov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on June 16, 2023 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Eduard Vartanyan
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Grigor Matevosyan | Alexander Matmuratov | Azamat Pshukov | Mehdi Dakaev | Vinicius Cruz | Elias Silvério and Yusup-Khadzhi Zubariev

Results

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ACA 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 160: Slipenko vs. Gadzhidaudov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on July 21, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Vitaly Slipenko
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Islam Omarov | Kurban Taygibov | Herdeson Batista | Ibragim Magomedov | Nashkho Galaev | Viskhan Magomadov and Saifulla Dzhabrailov

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ACA 161: Gasanov vs Abdurakhmanov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 161: Gasanov vs Abdurakhmanov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on August 11, 2023 at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow, Russia.

Background

An ACA Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Magomedrasul Gasanov and former champion Salamu Abdurakhmanov was booked as the event headliner. [6]

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix between former champion Mukhamad Vakhaev and former AMC Fight Nights Heavyweight champion Grigoriy Ponomarev served as the co-main event. [7]

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix between former title challenger Azam Gaforov and former AMC Fight Nights Flyweight champion Vartan Asatryan took place at the event. [8]

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix between Bibert Tumenov and former two-time PFL Featherweight champion Lance Palmer was expected to take place at the event. However, Palmer withdrew from the fight due to injury and the bout was postponed for the following event. [9]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Azam Gaforov
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Vartan Asatryan
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Mukhamad Vakhaev | Faridun Odilov | Abdul-Rakhman Dzhanaev | Anis Ekubov | Dzhambulat Zelimkhanov | Sulim Batalov and Azamat Dzhigkaev

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ACA 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 162: Tumenov vs. Palmer was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on September 2, 2023 at the Basket-Hall Krasnodar in Krasnodar, Russia.

Background

An ACA Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and interim champion Mukhamed Kokov was scheduled to headline the event. [10] However, for health reasons the bout was postponed on October 4. [11]

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Featherweight Grand Prix between Bibert Tumenov and former two-time PFL Featherweight champion Lance Palmer headlined the event. [12]

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Flyweight Grand Prix between former champion Azamat Kerefov and #9 ranked Osimkhon Rakhmonov took place at the event. [13]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Bibert Tumenov
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Artem Frolov and Anderson Gonçalves

Results

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ACA 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 163: Mamashov vs. Kolodko was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on September 22, 2023 at the Falcon Club Arena in Minsk, Belarus.

Background

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix between Mikhail Dolgov and Ibragim Magomedov was expected to headline the event. [14] However, Dolgov withdrew due to health reasons. [15]

A welterweight bout between Altynbek Mamashov and Ruslan Kolodko was promoted to the new main event. [16]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Denis Maher
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Renato Gomes
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Artem Damkovsky | Viktor Makarenko | John Macapá | Sergey Starodub | Alik Albogachiev and Akhmed Khamzaev

Results

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ACA 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 164: Abdulvakhabov vs. Kokov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on October 4, 2023 at the Sports Hall Coliseum in Grozny, Russia.

Background

An ACA Lightweight Championship unification bout between current champion Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and interim champion Mukhamed Kokov was booked as the event headliner. [17]

A bantamweight bout between former champion Abdul-Rakhman Dudaev and Cleverson Silva took place at the event. [18]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov and Akhmadkhan Elmurzaev
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Mansur Khatuev and Viktor Azatyan

Results

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ACA 165: Dakaev vs. Batista

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 165: Dakaev vs. Batista was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on November 3, 2023 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Background

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix between former Eagle FC Lightweight champion Mehdi Dakaev and Herdeson Batista was booked as the event headliner. [19]

A lightweight bout between former ACB Featherweight champion Yusuf Raisov and former AMC Fight Nights Featherweight champion Alexander Matmuratov served as the co-main event. [20]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses: [21]

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Tony Johnson Jr. and Yusuf Raisov
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Alexander Matmuratov
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Herdeson Batista, Andrei Koshkin and Evgeny Erokhin

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ACA 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 166: Magomedov vs. Dolgov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on November 24, 2023 at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Background

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Middleweight Grand Prix between Ibragim Magomedov and Mikhail Dolgov headlined the event. [22]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Pavel Vitruk
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Vazha Tsiptauri
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ruslan Gabaraev | Evgeny Galochkin and Amir Elzhurkaev

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ACA 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 167: Baidulaev vs. Dias was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on December 8, 2023 at the Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia.

Background

An ACA Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current undefeated (12–0) champion Muslim Magomedov and challenger Adlan Ibragimov was booked as the event headliner. [23] However, Magomedov missed weight and was stripped of his title, Ibragimov automatically qualifies for the Grand Prix semi-finals.[24]

As a results, a quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Bantamweight Grand Prix between Mehdi Baidulaev and Gilberto Dias was promoted to the main event status.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night:
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses:

Results

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ACA 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov

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Absolute Championship Akhmat 168: Gadzhidaudov vs. Tumenov was a mixed martial arts event held by Absolute Championship Akhmat on December 24, 2023 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Background

An ACA Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov and former champion Albert Tumenov was booked as the event headliner. [25]

A quarter-final bout for the 2023 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix between former champion Ali Bagov and 2022 ACA Lightweight Grand Prix runner-up Artem Reznikov served as the co-main event. [26]

A semi-final bout for the 2023 ACA Light Heavyweight Grand Prix between Mikhail Mokhnatkin and former Eagle FC Middleweight champion Faridun Odilov took place at the event. [27]

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

  • $50,000 Performance of the Night: Albert Tumenov
  • $25,000 Performance of the Night: Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov
  • $5000 Stoppage Victory Bonuses: Ali Bagov | Faridun Odilov | Artem Frolov | Alimardan Abdykaarov and Vladislav Yankovsky

Results

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See also


References

  1. Zidan, Karim (2023-01-03). "Kadyrov's MMA promotion plans Grand Prix tournaments with $10m prize fund". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. Cunningham, John (2022-12-29). "ACA Reveal Plan For $10m Total Prize Fund Grands Prix Across Every Weight Class". MMA News. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

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