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From left: Hadi Choopan, William Bonac, Brandon Curry

ALSO, WE HAD TO BE VERY

aware of the arrival of HADI
CHOOPAN, the surprise fan
favorite who didn’t even know
if he would be able to enter the

country and had trained and
dieted with a lot of uncertainty.
Still, at the 11th hour, two weeks
prior, he got the invitation, and
he delivered with his third-place
finish. Choopan reconfirmed to
people how good he has always
been. While not the tallest, he
certainly did bring a level of condi-
tioning that won over the likes of
Cedric McMillan, Dexter Jackson,
Steve Kuclo, and Juan Morel,
all seasoned professionals, and
arguably he could have finished in
second place, in my opinion. It was
an incredible story, and how great
it was to have people cheering
for him. Based on his journey and
his arrival and then his delivery

HADI at the actual contest, he lived up
CHOOPAN to the hype. Choopan earned the
fan-favorite award.

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