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Quantico

American  
[kwon-ti-koh] / ˈkwɒn tɪˌkoʊ /

noun

  1. a U.S. Marine Corps base and development and education command in NE Virginia, NE of Fredericksburg on the Potomac River.


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Current and former UFC fighters will visit the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, this weekend for a "training seminar" for senior FBI staff and students.

From BBC

White said UFC fighters "are some of the baddest men and women on the planet and they are heading to Quantico to train the best FBI agents in mixed martial arts".

From BBC

The athletes heading to Quantico include interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethe, the first UFC BMF champion Jorge Masvidal, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, former UFC strawweight title challenger Claudia Gadelha, former UFC lightweight title challenger Michael Chandler, top UFC flyweight contender Manel Kape and mixed martial arts athlete Renzo Gracie.

From BBC

The FBI didn’t immediately respond to a request for more information, including the cost of the two-day seminar in Quantico, Va., and who, if anyone, would pay.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team instead drove from Quantico, Virginia - where the bureau's headquarters is located - to Providence, Rhode Island, Durbin said.

From BBC