Anderson Silva Fires Back at Chael Sonnen, Comments on Antics
by Leland Roling on Oct 29, 2011 9:27 AM EDT
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In an interview with Brazilian journalist and interviewer Marilia Gabriela, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva responded to the antics of Chael Sonnen, stating that Sonnen "does not deserve to fight me". He went on to talk about his feelings on Sonnen's over-the-top comments and behavior:
I didn't get to where I'm at by being arrogant or provoking someone. By doing these antics he ends up denigrating the image of the sport. There's no room for that in this sport. The most important thing he did not do, which was to beat me. He even failed in a drug test, which is worse. (Translation by Tom Mendes)
I'm sure this doesn't calm the crowd that believes Silva needs to face Sonnen, but the decision ultimately comes down to what the UFC wants. Business drives the UFC's revenues, and Sonnen vs. Silva II could be a huge money-making opportunity with the right lead-up and marketing. It's going to happen whether Silva and his manager Ed Soares like it or not.
Silva also talks about his admiration for Vitor Belfort, possibly getting into television after he retires, and how the ladies have always been attracted to him.
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and how the ladies have always been attracted to him.
It’s because he fucks on the first date…..
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
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by the-gentle-way on Oct 29, 2011 9:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
He said he’s only had 6 or 7 girlfriends… ever.
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by Leland Roling on Oct 29, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Pretty sure he meant 6 or 7 girlfriends
since he’s been married.
by GutenDirk on Oct 29, 2011 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
its been my expierence......
Brazilian men don’t call them girlfriends if they are just “toys”…… And Brazilians are much less repressed about such things.
"Many have the will to win. Few have to will to prepare to win."
" A black belt only covers 2 inches of your ass. The rest is up to you." - Royce Gracie
"Wanderlei eventually got to his feet and stalked Fujita like a Japanese octopus in an all-female prison." - Sean Baby Cracked.com
by the-gentle-way on Oct 29, 2011 9:56 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The the Brazilians I have known have been highly skilled at manwhoring. It was rather impressive actually. I’m talking a different girl weekly, often times daily.
I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!
I agree, its seems to me it’s only a matter of time before Silva – Sonnen II happens. But I’d hate it if Silva retires on a loss to Sonnen!
Wrong.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
by memitim on Oct 29, 2011 11:12 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sure, people want to see the greatest MMA fighter of all-time get beaten and retire...
because they hate the sport.
What's this war in the heart of nature? Why does nature vie with itself? The land contend with the sea? Is there an avenging power in nature? Not one power, but two?
by Kwisatz Haderach on Oct 29, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
You sir
have no idea what you’re talking about. No one wants to see an amazing talent like Silva go out to a cheater and a disgrace.
Why is it that when an American journalist talks to him
He’s all nice and respectful about stuff and never has bad things to say but when he goes to Brazil and has an interview all of a sudden he has shit to say? I’m not saying Sonnen doesn’t deserve it because he does but it makes him seem fake.
" Its like when I'm right I'm right, when I'm wrong I coulda been right, so I'm still right cause I coulda been wrong, you know, and I'm sorry cause I could be wrong right now, I could be wrong, but I'm right..." Bama
by 40 Cal. on Oct 29, 2011 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
He’s been like that for quite a while.
You do you realize that most Brazilian reporters are asking him questions in Portugese.
Did you see how kind-of-annoyed Silva looked when Mike Straka interviewed him?
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
by VeeisAnimated on Oct 29, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I know the questions are in Portuguese.
But that doesn’t change the fact that he answers them with a completely different attitude. Maybe it’s because he’s not comfortable in the English ones so he just goes to his back up of saying that he respects everyone and has nothing bad to say about anyone. I just wish he would be more truthful and open with the American media. And No I don’t think I’ve seen the Straka interview and if I did I don’t remember Silva being annoyed. Do you have a link?
" Its like when I'm right I'm right, when I'm wrong I coulda been right, so I'm still right cause I coulda been wrong, you know, and I'm sorry cause I could be wrong right now, I could be wrong, but I'm right..." Bama
You might find that on HDNET.
Yeah, it would be cool if he was more open with the American media but . . . that’s Silva. If you or when you see the “Like Water” documentary then you a very annoyed Silva during the phone press conference. Even Soares is like, “yo bro what’s up with the one word answers.”
I think Evans and Sonnen are right, he probably knows more English than he lets on.
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
by VeeisAnimated on Oct 29, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
If you went to China or Brazil
As a foreigner, you’d prob say and do things a little differently too.
If your not ready to fight shut your $@&%ING mouth! - BJ Penn
Smart man.
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
by VeeisAnimated on Oct 31, 2011 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure it's a language barrier thing
while Veeis mentioned the Straka thing, when he was interviewed by Arial he looked at ease. I think he may not like some reporters, but overall I think why he limits himself so much in American interviews is due to the language barrier.
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
He admires Vitor Belfort?
that came out of nowhere….
I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been underwhelmed. Can I ever just be whelmed?
Showboating... I hate it
Sonnen is way over the top, but INSIDE the cage he is business. I would rather see that than a guy keeping his hands down and dancing like he just got done watching the Thriller video . I like Anderson and it would be preposterous to deny his skill, but I cannot stand the " clowning" he does in some of his fights. Anything that happens before and after the 15-25 minutes of the actual fight should be taken with a grain of salt, (i.e. Chael in general).
I walk across the dead train yard, remembering who we are.
Hands down isn't clowning
It’s goading, and it’s a very useful skill for creating damage opportunities. The crazy acting shit he did in the Maia fight, and to a lesser degree the Leites and Cote fights, is what I’d call clowning.
Still, I agree that Silva is being a bit hypocritical. He’s not close to the top of the heap when it comes to being respectful and doing what’s best for the sport’s image.
by paythefighters on Oct 29, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
i suppose the difference is that silva does his showing-off in the ring. unfortunately for him, that doesn’t do anything to help the PPV buy rates.
disagree
creating spectacular highlight reels sells fights
http://fightdrinker.blogspot.com
by some schmuck in texas on Oct 29, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that why among all the ufc champs he has some of the lowest numbers? Only Cruz sells fewer ppvs
by MBTitleist on Oct 29, 2011 11:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Google UFC ppv sales, I’m sure you can find a list of how many sales each ppv had, and of all the cards with title fights, Silvas will all be near the bottom unless there is another title fight to raise sales. It’s common knowledge Silva can’t sell ppvs. There is a article on bloodyelbow about it before every single one of his fights.
by MBTitleist on Oct 29, 2011 11:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
it's not common knowledge
using the ‘common knowledge’ argument only means you don’t have the data to back it up. you said, Anderson Silva sells the least PPVs with the exception of Cruz, that’s a pretty big statement, I know he’s not the best seller but I’m pretty sure he’s not the second to last either. again, show me the data…
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
UFC Rio had less than 300k sales… Brock has sold over a million for one ppv. GSP usually has 500-600k sales…
by MBTitleist on Oct 29, 2011 12:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
so because Anderson sold less than Brock and GSP
therefore he’s the second to last guy in terms of ppv sells? I see… great logic there.
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
He’s selling 1/3 of the sales of one fighter, and barely half of another and you think he’s some how not near the bottom of ppv sales for ufc champions? Brock- Cain 1mill, rampage-jones 450k, GSP-shields 800k, Silva Okami 350k. You’re right… He’s easily at the top.
by MBTitleist on Oct 29, 2011 12:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
that's where you are failing
I didn’t say he was at the top, that’s what we call a strawman… however, you did say he was second to last, and you have no numbers to back it up. Brock is huge in the US, and he’s the all time best PPV seller, mainly because of his history with the WWE. GSP is huge in Canada, and Rampage/Jones was a huge fight for the American audience. no, he’s not the best seller and I never said he was, but you are not defending your original statement where he’s the second to last…
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
by Orcus on Oct 29, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
So it goes Cruz last, Edgar/Aldo 2nd to last, Silva 3rd. No matter how you look at it, he struggles to sell ppvs. Unless you load up the card to help him, his numbers are always low. It doesn’t matter where Brock and GSP are popular, what matters is, they sell fights and the original comment that “his highlight reel finishes sells fights” his far from true.
by MBTitleist on Oct 29, 2011 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
There are seven UFC champions
One of them (GSP) draws better than Silva. Three of them (Edgar, Aldo, Cruz) draw worse than Silva. Two of them (Jones, Velasquez) we don’t know enough to say definitively whether they’re better or worse draws than Silva.
So among the UFC’s seven champions, Silva is either second, third or fourth in terms of how well he draws. Saying “Only Cruz sells fewer ppvs” is simply wrong, no matter how many times you try to argue with the people who are telling you you’re wrong.
by MichaelDavidSmith on Oct 29, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Silva is a MW
Lighter weights don’t sell PPVs, aside from BJ Penn, so it really shows how bad Silva’s draw is that you have to compare him to that.
You put Edgar skills, speed, and tenacity into a MW body and he becomes a international star. Then he’d really be the real-life Rocky.
by paythefighters on Oct 29, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
he was refuting mbtitleist's argument
where he says Silva is second to last in ppv sales when counting champions (he even mentions Brock, which broadens his argument to include not only current champions, but past champions as well). but if you go that route of not comparing MW’s to LW’s, than you can’t compare HW’s to MW’s either…
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
PPV’s in foreign markets always do less.
by discoandherpes on Oct 29, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
i thought that wasn't true anymore
although of course we haven’t tested velasquez’ drawing power as champ yet, and edgar is still new enough to the casuals that he doesn’t have much profile.
But for the sake of argument I’ll amend that. spectacular highlight reels sell fights TO ME.
http://fightdrinker.blogspot.com
by some schmuck in texas on Oct 29, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Well...
I didn’t get to where I’m at by being arrogant or provoking someone. By doing these antics he ends up denigrating the image of the sport. There’s no room for that in this sport. The most important thing he did not do, which was to beat me. He even failed in a drug test, which is worse.
He’s right, of course, but damn if I don’t find Sonnen entertaining.
"If you say Chael Sonnen I will light you on fire." -- Farthammer.
Oh no . . .
Silva publicly stated his opinions. Now the online verbal war continues.
Comments forthcoming:
- He must make the rematch happen
- He’s obviously ducking Sonnen
- Who will he possibly fight?
- “I will not watch another Silva fight unless he faces Sonnen”
Sonnen’s reply will be easy . . . “My promoting a fight stupid!”
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
ooops . . . . “I’m promoting a fight stupid! And I will continue calling you out until you accept chicken!”
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
by VeeisAnimated on Oct 29, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep. Anderson is doing the same thing.
So is Ed Soares when he makes his comments. They’re keeping their names in the news, which leads to a higher buy rate. These guys are pros, they know what they’re doing.
I love Chael’s speeches, think he’s a great fighter, and wish he had a tv show so I could watch more. HOWEVER…..it is tough to get past the idea that he did indeed fail a drug test.
You really think so?
Do you realize how many interviews, commercials and television appearances Silva is doing right now? Silva’s name apparently has been in the news ever since he KO’ed Vitor Belfort.
I understand why he’s saying nice things about Belfort.
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
by VeeisAnimated on Oct 29, 2011 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Like I said, these guys know what they're doing.
And they’ve got us talking, so they’re doing something right.
Anderson is nursing an injured shoulder. That is a serious injury. He’s not going to be ready to fight for a while. He’s got to stay in the news so people keep talking about the fight.
Then, when it happens, everyone will carry their emotions to their cable box and press “buy.” I know I will.
He got the injury before the Okami fight and fought with it
It isn’t serious.
-How severe was the injury?
I spoke with my doctors a lot. I had an MRI done right after I started feeling pain in the shoulders and the doctors cleared me, they said it was nothing too serious. It was a small injury, I think it was the muscles in the rotator cuffs, but it bothered me, I will be taking some time off to let it heal.
Personally, I think Silva wants more time to train, as he underestimated Chael last time. But you’re right – Silva knows what he is doing.
by paythefighters on Oct 29, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Buddy, his doctors did the MRI and said it’s nothing too serious, cearing him to fight. How the fuck does your armchair diagnosis equate Silva’s injury to Pennington’s?
I know shoulder injuries can be serious. I had one that I kept reinjuring a few times a year until I stopped all activity with it for two years. I’ve had friends with similar healing times. However, if doctors say it’s not serious, then it’s not serious. Period.
by paythefighters on Oct 29, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Bro, relax.
We’re both saying the same thing. He’s keeping his name in the press while taking time to heal.
Agree.
While I do want the rematch to happen I don’t Chael deserves(at least not yet) given that he’s just ONE fight removed from having lost over a year ago and getting suspended for failing a drug test.
you do realize
silva had ONE fight in the UFC, then he fought for the title. i wonder if you think that is somehow different?
Negated by the fact that he hasn’t lost since he entered the UFC years ago.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
by memitim on Oct 29, 2011 11:19 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not really
my point wtill stands. what he’s done since then is irrelevant. he was fast-tracked to a title fight. i’m not complaining about it.
just the facts, mem.
Yes but it is no way comparable to Brock. Silva had been fighting for years. If Nick Diaz wins tonight and fights GSP next is his rise like Brock’s, no. They are completely different and what Silva did after compared to Brock is lightyears different.
It's that the world is basically a forced labor camp from which the workers, perfectly innocent, are led forth by lottery, a few each day, to be executed.
I don't think that's just the way I see it. I think that's the way it is. Are there alternative views? Yes. Will any of them stand close scrutiny? No.
by memitim on Oct 29, 2011 4:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not to mention
that he dismantled a guy who had never been knocked out before and in such devastating fashion
"We will be perfect in every aspect of the game. You drop a pass, you run a mile. You miss a blocking assignment, you run a mile. You fumble the football and I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts...and then you will run a mile. Perfection. Let's get to work."
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ok. then forget the silve analogy
and let’s just focus on brock and lyoto. both got title fights after one win. sometimes it’s painful how far out of their way people will go to disagree for the sake of disagreeing. my point was and is that title fights after one win are far from unheard of. you simply don’t like the fighter that may be receiving the next one so you’re looking to split hairs in any way you can. how’s that working for ya?
and for the record, what silva did AFTER he won the title is irrelevant to the point being made. as if the UFC decided to give him a title fight because they knew he was going to be a terror.
come on memitim. stay focused.
howzabout lesnar?
he fought for the title while on a one fight winning streak.
title fights in the UFC aren’t awarded on merit. it’s about $.
as will machida
http://fightdrinker.blogspot.com
by some schmuck in texas on Oct 29, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Chael should have never been allowed back in the UFC
But if he’s in, he deserves a title shot. If it wasn’t for the doping scandal, it probably would have been an immediate rematch. Silva got his ass kicked for four and a half rounds and pulled off a hail Mary submission.
Middleweight, as a division, has never had a wrestler of Sonnen’s caliber in it. It’s made the division weak, it allows Silva to showboat and be called the greatest when it’s mostly just that middleweight fighters have shit for takedowns. But Sonnen can power through on just about anyone in the world, he can take Silva down and he can beat Silva up. I’d be worried about that, too, and try to send Sonnen back to the line even though he’s clearly the number one contender.
That said, I think he should have never been allowed back in the UFC. But he’s there and I believe Sonnen is the best middleweight in the world.
by Christopher Bradley on Oct 29, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
failed drug tests
chael wasn’t the first guy to fail one, and he won’t be the last. i’m not making excuses for him, i just find it odd that so many MMA “fans” pretend that it’s never happened before.
yes
people cheat, that makes them cheaters, it happened in the past and it will continue to happen in the future. Chael cheated, therefore he’s a cheater. you find odd that mma fans fires back at fighters that cheat? most of us fans want to make sure the fights are legit you know…
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
no, no, no. i find it odd that MMA fans pretend that chael is the only guy to ever get caught. we all love goofy bonnar. we can’t wait for thiago silva to come back and we waited patiently for sean sherks suspension to be over so he could fight bj. but chael sonnen? how dare he be allowed to fight! he took testosterone injections and was a shady real estate agent. we can’t have him sullying the purity of a sport where men enter a locked cage and punch each other in the face.
I can't stand any of them
Never have and their cheating didn’t help either.
"What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease."
pretty sure you are giving more emphasis to the fans criticizing Chael for his failed drug test
there is always outrage when fighters fail a test, just go back and look through the comments. I for one was a huge Thiago Silva fan, and was very vocal when he failed his test. but sure, I can’t wait to see Thiago fighting again, he paid the price and he’ll be back fighting, but he did cheat and for that I give him grief. the same with Chael, I’m not against him coming back to fight, he paid his dues, but that doesn’t erase the past in where he cheated… but sure, have him back fighting, I don’t really care if he fights for the title again after one win, but that doesn’t mean I’ll never mention he cheated before…
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
You think you’re so smart and stuff because you use bullet points. Pissin me off.
ahh Skeletor I shaved my legs for you tonight,
and if you see my cock I hope you go in fright.
ahh Skeletor you made me do some coke,
ahhh I'm up all night and its no joke.
by NEW-HAMPSHIRE on Oct 30, 2011 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Huh?
Did Silva say he wasn’t arrogant? Really?
….must be one of those Brazilian Reality Distortion Fields
He isn't
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by SentientAndroid on Oct 29, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I laughed when I just read that. It’s amazing to me if you believe that Silva isn’t arrogant. Rightfully so and completely in reason, but to not think that…
by Empty Thoughts on Oct 29, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Tom THANKS!!
Did you the cheesy Anderson Silva vs Minotauro Honda commercial?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c0_EY4C_Kg&feature=player_embedded
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So . . . Bernard Hopkins was stopped via single leg takedown?
I have no idea what they were saying but it was still awesome.
Also, seeing Silva face off with Minotauro kind of made me tingle. Ok, it made me tingle a lot.
To be honest
I’m sure Chael and Sonnen could share a beer and have a good time in private.
They have more in common with each other than their respective fans.
I’m rooting for Chael though.
He had it right Chael and Sonnen
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
by AfroSamurai on Oct 29, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
You want to see arrogant and provoking?
Go back and watch Ali taunt his opponents leading up to their fights. But, just like Sonnen, Ali was all business during the fight itself.
I’m not comparing Sonnen’s fight skills to Ali’s, but the general sentiment of their talking was the same.
by PackMMA on Oct 29, 2011 11:32 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Nothin wrong with speakin your mind..
I like it when better when two guys fighting don’t like each other…..As long as a fighter gets in there and backs it up he can say whatever the hell he wants about the other guy who’s tryin to kill him, humiliate him, take his lively hood away from him.
How come when his statements are translated
sophisticated words are thrown in, do they directly translate that way from portuguese?
by MaximumWatermelon on Oct 29, 2011 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
>implying only English has sophisticated words
by Krauser II on Oct 29, 2011 12:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I guess you didn’t see this part
do they directly translate that way from portuguese?
by MaximumWatermelon on Oct 29, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Silva probably said something in Portuguese like “Sonnen gives a bad image to the sport with the way he acts”, and the interviewer just used a bigger word in its place. Really stupid IMO because it makes Silva seem like he knows strong english vocabulary in his translations.
by MaximumWatermelon on Oct 29, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
it's not a literal translation
I always try to translate things in such manner that it would be understandable to an English speaker (though many times I find errors in my grammar after the fact), without losing the essence of what was said. having said that, the translation is 100% accurate, with no need to change/add/remove/rearrange words. I’m not trying to spin what he said to make him sound eloquent, he is eloquent, IMHO he is one of the most well spoken Brazilian fighter out there. I didn’t write "Sonnen gives a bad image to the sport with the way he acts" because that’s not what he said.
I call you, I talk to me - Anderson Silva
I have no problem with fighters selling a fight, but it bothers me when a fighter uses racism, xenophobia and bigotry.
Chael Sonnen lost to Anderson Silva, not by a controversial split decision, but by tapping out because he was nearly unconscious. He lost fair and square to a far superior fighter with a bruised rib.
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by ProfessorBLove on Oct 29, 2011 3:24 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
"I didn't get to where I'm at by being arrogant or provoking someone."
this must have been the ufc 112 post fight conference right? lol
lol he was already at the top of the heap back then
"We will be perfect in every aspect of the game. You drop a pass, you run a mile. You miss a blocking assignment, you run a mile. You fumble the football and I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts...and then you will run a mile. Perfection. Let's get to work."
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Remember The Titans [2000]
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