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    <title>DMX Now Being Sued for Backing Out of MMA Fight</title>
    <summary><![CDATA[I first wrote on October 2nd, that DMX would be moving from dog fighting to cage fighting next month. &nbsp;Turns out that DMX's idea of playing the role of MMA fighter next month has changed and may be costing him...]]></summary>
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      <name>Katalin Rodriguez-Ogren</name>
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