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Michael Phelps reveals rapper he was listening to when he made #PhelpsFace

Michael Phelps on stage at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. (JEWEL SAMAD / AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK — The most decorated Olympian of all time, swimmer Michael Phelps, offered a name to go with his famous Phelps face Sunday night. It's one word: Future.

Phelps introduced Future at the MTV Video Music Awards, revealing that he was listening to the rapper and singer when he was photographed grimacing, hood up, headphones on, sitting in a chair near rival near Chad le Clos of South Africa before a race at the Rio Olympics.

What will be the spectacle at the MTV Video Music Awards this year? A long rant from Kanye West? The surprise performance by Beyonce? It seems anything is

The moment grew into a trending hashtag (Phelpsface) on Twitter during the games.

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Live from Madison Square Garden, Phelps wore, well, clothes, a chill white shirt, black pants and black jacket to fawn over Future before the Atlanta artist performed.

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