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Sydney, Australia – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organisation returns to the Land Down Under in 2011, as Sydney's Acer Arena hosts UFC 127: PENN v FITCH on Sunday, February 27. One year removed from the record-shattering UFC 110 at the same venue, the world’s biggest combat sports group returns to Australia with a card stacked with pivotal fights which will set the tone for the New Year.

Headlining UFC 127 will be the intriguing clash between former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn and rugged contender Jon Fitch in a bout with huge implications for the welterweight division.

Tickets – priced $75, $100, $175, $275, $400 and $550 – are available from http://premier.ticketek.com.au. Tickets are available to UFC Fight Club members from noon Tuesday Dec 14, and to UFC Newsletter subscribers from 10am Weds Dec 15 before going on general release on Thursday Dec 16 at 9am.

Leading 185lbs (84.1KG) contenders Michael 'The Count' Bisping and Jorge Rivera meet over three rounds while Australian interest will no doubt peak the moment lightweight George Sotiropoulous enters the Octagon to meet German striker Dennis Siver in a battle of 155-pound (70.5KG) buzzsaws.

Also flying the flag for Australia will be New South Wales’s own Kyle Noke, a former star of The Ultimate Fighter, who meets Chris Camozzi in a thrilling middleweight encounter.

Finally, rounding off the main card action will be a certified barnburner between welterweight bangers Chris Lytle and Carlos Condit, both of whom have hit a career purple patch and have sights set on the 170-pound (77.3KG) title.

UFC Managing Director of International Development Marshall Zelaznik said: “The UFC couldn’t be more excited about bringing another huge show to Sydney following the success of UFC 110 in February 2010. We put on a tremendous event at the Acer Arena in February and we're looking to do exactly the same in the New Year with a card which features fight after fight with huge implications for 2011.”

The pride of Hilo, Hawaii, BJ 'The Prodigy' Penn (16-7-1) requires little introduction following a career spent among the mixed martial arts elite. Considered one of the true pioneers of the sport, 32-year-old Penn has won both UFC Lightweight and Welterweight titles and remains one of only two men to ever win UFC belts in two separate divisions.

Currently campaigning as a welterweight, Penn is fresh from a stunning 21-second annihilation of former welterweight champion and Hall of Famer Matt Hughes at UFC 123. In addition to now twice beating Hughes, Penn also boasts victories over Diego Sanchez, Kenny Florian, Joe Stevenson, Jens Pulver and Sean Sherk. The Hawaiian legend has excelled as both a lightweight and welterweight champion and now looks to launch another raid on the UFC 170lbs (77.3KG) title.

Penn said: “I’m excited to fight Jon Fitch. I have considered him to be the number two welterweight in the world for a long time now and I am looking forward to matching skills against an elite wrestler.

“I can’t wait to fight in Australia. As two-time champion, I believe the UFC is all about fighting the best competition anywhere in the world. Competing overseas, dealing with travel and different time zones, it is all part of being a world-class fighter. I’ve also been told the fans down there are crazy for the UFC and I can’t wait to perform for them.”

In Australia, 'The Prodigy' will have to go through Fort Wayne, Indiana grinder Jon Fitch (26-3, 1 NC), a man renowned for his hard-nosed work ethic and conditioning. The 32-year-old grappler has won 13 bouts inside the Octagon and strung together an impressive eight-bout win-streak before challenging for the UFC welterweight title in August 2008.

Since competing for the belt, Fitch has gone on to grab five further victories and claimed the scalps of contenders Thiago Alves, Ben Saunders and Paolo Thiago. One of the most successful UFC fighters of all time, Fitch knows victory over Penn in Sydney could well earn him a second stab at the UFC Welterweight Title.

Fitch said: “This is a fun fight for me, I haven’t been this motivated since I fought for the title. BJ has roots at the AKA Gym where I train and my own coaches talk about him and what he did in the gym back in the day. And I am kinda sick of hearing it; I am like the younger brother who wants to outshine the cool older brother who achieved all these things. To be a legend, you have to kill a legend and I want all the stories to be about how good I am after UFC 127.

“I am a homerun hitter who has hit a slump. But in my slump, I am still beating top guys pretty easy. Now with the improvements I’ve made in the gym, the slump is over and I am going to hit a homerun on BJ Penn. I am going to be a world champion, and I know before that happens I need to finish BJ Penn.”

England's Michael 'The Count' Bisping (21-3) has yet to compete for the UFC middleweight title, but plans to change that in 2011 and is willing to go through any and all competition to earn his shot.

The Manchester warrior has long been considered one of the premier contenders in the 185-pound weight-class and, with back-to-back victories in his rear-view mirror, hopes to continue his rich run of form at UFC 127. A former winner of The Ultimate Fighter®, Bisping has since flourished as both a light-heavyweight and middleweight and has scored recent victories over Yoshihiro Akiyama, Dan Miller, Denis Kang and Chris Leben.

The torch-bearer of British mixed martial arts, a fired-up Bisping returns to Australia in February with the intention of ending Jorge Rivera's own title aspirations.

"Jorge has made a couple of comments and said he wants to 'mess' me up,” explained Bisping. “I don't know what his problem is, but, to me, he is just another opponent that is going to get beat. I am fired-up for this fight and I can’t wait. I think he is tailor-made for me. He is going to get beaten worse than ever before. When I fought in Sydney at UFC 110, the Australian fans booed me. Well, I’ll give them something to boo about, Rivera is getting finished."

A rugged and determined veteran of the UFC's middleweight division, Jorge Rivera (19-7) has never had it easy, inside or outside the Octagon. The 38-year-old turned professional in 2001 and boasts 25 pro contests to his name. Famed for his heavy hands and highlight reel knockouts, Rivera has recently added Nate Quarry, Rob Kimmons and Nissen Osterneck to his list of defeated victims.

Born in Milford, Massachusetts, 'El Conquistador' is on a hot streak of three straight wins and enters this bout with Bisping in the finest form of his career.

“I promise you that I’m going to come to fight hard,” said Rivera. “If Bisping also comes to fight, then we’re going to have a very exciting war. I think I have what it takes to knock him out.”

A native of Geelong, Victoria, lightweight George Sotiropoulos (14-2) may well be Australia's finest fighting export. The talented 155-pounder is undefeated in his UFC career to date and has pieced together six successive wins since competing on season six of The Ultimate Fighter.

The 33-year-old enjoyed a stunning 2010, recording wins over top contenders Joe Stevenson (at UFC 110), Kurt Pellegrino and, most recently, Joe Lauzon at UFC 123. It was Sotiropoulos' February win over Stevenson, however, that truly earmarked the Australian scrapper as one to watch. Competing in front of 18,000 home fans at Acer Arena, Sotiropoulos pitched a mixed martial arts clinic on a seasoned veteran and walked away with a comfortable decision victory.

Sotiropoulos hopes for more of the same when the UFC next visits his homeland.

“That win over Stevenson will forever remain my career highlight, simply because the crowd were so amazing,” recalled Sotiropoulos. “I haven't heard a crowd that noisy since or even before the fight. The reception was outstanding and the fans truly helped me raise my game to that next level.

“I know I'll need their support again in February, as Siver is a very capable and dangerous opponent. He will bring a few different things to this fight and he's probably the best striker I've faced to date. I know exactly what I need to do to overcome him and, with the backing of the Australian fans, I can't wait to go out there and put on a show.”

Born in Omsk, Russia, but fighting out of Mannheim, Germany, hard-hitting Dennis Siver (17-7) is renowned for his striking, spinning back-kicks and knack of winning. The gifted German has won six of his last seven UFC bouts and bettered Spencer Fisher, Paul Kelly and Andre Winner in the process. With two Knockout of the Night bonuses to his name, and one for Submission of the Night, Siver remains one of the more well-rounded members of the lightweight pack, though he specialises in an array of dazzling kicks and punches.

Siver said: “George is a very capable and tough fighter that is very dangerous to me on the ground. I really like and respect George, after having spent a lot of time with him in Las Vegas. I can't wait to fight in Australia because I've always wanted to see the country. Obviously, the time zone difference is going to be difficult to deal with, so I'll have to prepare extra hard to leave a good impression."

A frequent recipient of Fight of the Night bonuses, Indiana’s Chris 'Lights Out' Lytle (40-17-4) can end a fight with a punch or a submission, depending on where the mood takes him. Well-rounded and always entertaining, Lytle is unquestionably one of the welterweight division's biggest fan favourites. The 36-year-old is a veteran of over 60 professional fights – and has never been submitted or knocked out - and currently boasts four straight victories inside the Octagon. He recently submitted both Matt Brown and Brian Foster, before impressively out-striking and conquering Matt Serra in September.

“I’m looking forward to another great war,” Lytle said. “This is a great match and can’t see any other fight getting ‘Fight of the Night’.”

Ten years Lytle's junior, Carlos Condit (26-5) is no less experienced and exciting. The Albuquerque, New Mexico native scored Octagon wins over Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger, before dramatically knocking out former UFC title challenger Dan Hardy inside one round on the English puncher’s own territory. Buoyed by his one-punch knockout of the Brit hope in October, Condit now looks to further climb the welterweight ladder en route to a potential title shot.

Condit said: “Knocking out Dan Hardy in one round kind of woke people back up to the idea I am a top welterweight. I’m chasing the title, and I think it took the Hardy KO to remind people of what I am all about. Lytle is a great fighter, he’s on a great run, but I am going to Australia with a ton of momentum and am looking for another KO bonus.”

New South Wales southpaw Kyle Noke (18-4-1) flew the flag for Australia on Season 11 of The Ultimate Fighter and now represents his nation in the stacked middleweight division. Since leaving the TUF® house, 30-year-old Noke has impressively defeated Josh Bryant and Rob Kimmons and now returns to Australia a hero.

Noke says it is a dream come true to fight on a huge show in his native New South Wales: “I would have done anything to fight on this card. When UFC 110 was happening, I was filming the TUF series hoping that the UFC would be back in Sydney one day and I’d get a chance to fight on the card. To fight on the televised part of such a huge show is an honour and I am going to fight my heart out for the Aussie fans.”

Looking to spoil the home favourite's party at UFC 127 will be Chris Camozzi (14-3), a 24-year-old Californian with two straight UFC wins to his name. A fellow competitor on Season 11 of TUF, Camozzi has gone on to claim decision wins over James Hammortree and Dong Yi Yang.

A full undercard of action will support the main televised card. Local interest will be focused on Sydney based talents Jamie Te Huna, 14-4, who meets Sweden’s Alexander Gustafsson, 11-1, light heavyweight (93.2KG) and 10-6 Anthony Perosh – also fighting at light heavyweight – who matches his submission skills with those of England’s Tom Blackledge, 10-6.

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UFC 123 Set With 11 Official Bouts

Main Card

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn
Maiquel Falcao vs. Gerald Harris
Tim Boetsch vs. Phil Davis
George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Lauzon

Preliminary Card

Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson
Matt Brown vs. Rory MacDonald
Dennis Hallman vs. Karo Parisyan
Darren Elkins vs. Edson Barboza
Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Kelly
Nik Lentz vs. Tyson Griffin

Penn first offered Florian, pondered retirement before UFC 123 booking with Hughes

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ROSEMEAD, Calif. – After falling short in an attempt to reclaim his lightweight title this past month at UFC 118, B.J. Penn spent his time on the flight home from Boston pondering his career.
Did he really want to continue fighting? Could he stomach another heart-breaking loss?

But by the time he landed in Hawaii and boarded a puddle-jumper to get to his home island, he had convinced himself to continue. And though he now meets welterweight Matt Hughes at UFC 123, Penn told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he initially was targeted for a rematch with lightweight Kenny Florian.

Due to Edgar's effective stick-and-move game plan and well-timed takedowns, Penn lost his belt at UFC 112. And though he entered the rematch a nearly 2-to-1 favorite, Penn fell victim to a similar strategy the second time around.

During Saturday's UFC Gym opening in Rosemead, Calif., Penn talked to MMAjunkie.com about the long flight home.

"I was flying home, (and) I was kind of like, 'Maybe I don't want to do this anymore; I don't know what's wrong. If I'm going to go out there and perform like that, maybe this isn't something worth doing,'" he said. "But when I got to Hawaii and jumped on a little island-hopper to go to my island, something told me, 'B.J., stick to your game plan.' So I'm sticking to it."

So, wanting to get back into the cage and sticking to his earlier plan of fighting as often as possible, Penn (15-7-1 MMA, 11-6-1 UFC) talked to UFC president Dana White about his options. That ultimately led to a booking at November's UFC 123 event in suburban Detroit, where he'll meet Hughes (45-7 MMA, 18-5 UFC) in a rubber match. But another potential opponent's name first came up.

"I talked to Dana, and they tried to put me in the ring with Florian, (and) Dana said Florian was hurt," said Penn, who submitted Florian in 2009 to defend the belt. "[Dana] said, 'What do you think about Hughes?' I said, 'Matt Hughes?' I got chicken skin all over my body. I said, 'Tell him I'm coming. Tell him, let's go.'"

After suffering back-to-back defeats, Penn said he had more sense than to request a fight with a UFC Hall of Famer who fights at a heavier weight class – especially one who's climbed back into title contention with a string of wins over Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie and Ricardo Almeida. But with the opportunity to fight again quickly, and with Hughes on board, he simply couldn't pass it up.

"I'm more respectful than that to lose two fights in a row and say, 'OK, give me Matt Hughes,'" Penn said. "They offered me that fight. Matt was really excited about the fight. Dana called me and said, 'We offered Matt the fight. He's going to put everything on hold to take the fight if you want it.' And I said, 'I've got nothing else better to do. Let's do this.'

"I wanted to train and fight year-round, and my last fight didn't go the way I wanted it to go. But something told me (to take it)."

Penn and Hughes, of course, have met twice before. Penn won the first meeting via submission at UFC 46, but Hughes got his revenge at UFC 63 and scored a third-round TKO. Hughes lost his long-held welterweight belt for the first time with the UFC 46 loss. Prior to UFC 63, he reclaimed the title with a win over Georges St-Pierre and successfully defended it with the Penn victory.

Given their history and the opportunity to co-headline another event, Penn quickly was intrigued by the bout.

"I think fighters get excited for big fights, which is just why I was so excited," he said. "I know everybody's going to be interested to see what happens – people from both ends. Some people say, 'Matt Hughes is kind of coming up, and maybe B.J.'s going down a little. But we still know that if B.J. comes in good, he could really pull this off.' Matt's always good, so I think it's a good fight."

And though the two fighters often have clashed in the past, Penn says he's grown to appreciate his counterpart as they've both obtained veteran-fighter status.

"Over the years, maybe I didn't like Matt Hughes at certain times, but I love that guy," Penn said. "He's alright. He's still here. He's an idol for all of us to sit here and watch."

So why the change of heart?

"I don't know," he said. "As you get older, you just start to let things go, I guess. I look at Matt no different than any of us. We're all just trying to make it and do our best."

For additional coverage of UFC 123, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

Penn, Hughes Agree To Third Bout At UFC 123

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Former welterweight champs agree to rubber match

Former UFC champions B.J. Penn and Matt Hughes have agreed to face off for the third time in a welterweight bout at UFC 123 in November.

CagePotato.com first reported the news on Monday evening.

UFC 123 takes place Nov. 20 at The Palace in Auburn Hills near Detroit. The event is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between former champions Rampage Jackson and Lyoto Machida. The Hughes/Penn bout is expected to assume the co-headlining role.

Hughes and Penn have a storied history together. The pair first faced off at UFC 46 in 2004, with the underdog Penn submitting Hughes to become the welterweight champion. Hughes got the better of Penn in the rematch at UFC 63, winning with a third-round TKO.

Penn recently dropped his second straight fight to Frankie Edgar for the lightweight title. Hughes, meanwhile, is riding a three-fight win streak, with victories over Matt Serra, Renzo Gracie and Ricardo Almeida.

UFC 118 Payroll - Toney makes $500k!

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS:

-Frankie Edgar: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
-Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. James Toney: $500,000
-Demian Maia: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Mario Miranda: $8,000
-Gray Maynard: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Florian: $65,000
-Nate Diaz: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Davis: $31,000

PRELIMINARY CARD (NON-TELEVISED) FIGHTERS:

-Joe Lauzon: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger: $8,000
-Nik Lentz: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner: $10,000
-Dan Miller: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. John Salter: $8,000
-Greg Soto: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Nick Osipczak: $10,000
-Mike Pierce: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Amilcar Alves: $6,000

UFC 118 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $1,428,000

Kenny Florian’s Analytical Approach Brings Success

Kenny Florian Isn’t Afraid to Adapt
Adapt and survive.

Kenny Florian’s philosophy is simple: “If you don’t adapt in this sport, you’re going to die. You’re going to lose.” There was a time Florian thought he had all the answers. He was on a six-fight win streak that earned him a shot at UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn. The last time Florian had lost was his first chance at glory, when Sean Sherk defeated him in a unanimous decision at UFC 64.

He learned a lot from that loss. The problem was Florian thought he had learned it all. He entered the Penn fight determined to “kill the master” and that’s when complacency came to collect. The Prodigy dismantled Ken-Flo in four rounds, putting him at a crossroads and a time when his entire regimen was completely re-evaluated. When Florian responded with two straight dominant victories, Dana White noticed. While condemning Diego Sanchez from leaving the lightweight division for a return to welterweight, the UFC president cited Florian as an example of learning from failure.

Saturday night Zuffa debuts in Boston, Florian’s turf, where a win over Gray Maynard virtually guarantees a title shot at the winner of the champion Frankie Edgar’s title defense and rematch against Penn in the main event.

“Since the beginning of time when it came to combat, it was the people who had the better technology, the better training, the more organization, the better weapons and the more discipline, those are the guys who won,” Florian told Heavy.com.

On an episode of “The Deadliest Warrior,” Sun Tzu, a master strategist, was bludgeoned by Vlad the Impaler in a simulated battle because Vlad III Dracula and his artillery were centuries ahead in terms of weaponry. If you keep shooting stones at people and bows and arrows and people, guys will eventually come around with guns. Failure to operate and manage a gun, to get to that next phase of evolution, you’re done.

“I have to constantly look even past guns and look for the latest and greatest in the technique, and really analyze myself as a fighter without bias,” Florian said.

Thanks to his brother Keith, Florian’s training is approached from a scientific standpoint until it’s second nature. Keith analyzes the time spent on each discipline every day. Everything is computed, punches are counted, kicks and drills are accounted for. If something goes wrong they review numbers and data to see which area had too much and too little emphasis. Their system is similar to what L.A. Lakers head coach Pat Riley and assistant Bill “Bert” Bertka created at the start of the 1986-87 NBA season still stinging from a disappointing loss to the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.

As Riley wrote in “The Winner Within,” Career Best Effort was a numbers and measurement system built around the concentrated improvement of five trigger points for each player. A one-percent upgrade in five areas for 12 players gave the team as a whole a 60 percent improvement. Career Best Effort measured effort areas like taking charges, diving for loose balls and crashing the board to grab a rebound.

Riley’s goal was to eliminate complacency, which felled his Lakers much like it swallowed Florian against Penn. In Maynard, Florian sees a bigger, better and stronger version of Sherk. “The Bully” is unbeaten in 10 MMA fights (with one no contest) and is the only one to have defeated Edgar. Maynard’s heart, courage and tenacity also earned him wins over notable opponents Jim Miller, Roger Huerta and Nick Diaz, the last two in split-decision wars, the latter that may have disappointed onlookers but was an example of how Maynard can grind anyone to a halt.

“This is the biggest challenge of my career, my way of proving to myself how far I’ve come,” Florian said. “My striking is at higher level. My jiu-jitsu, conditioning, and even wrestling are all better. I’m going to play the same game I always play. I’m going to be aggressive, go forward and wait for a mistake. Hopefully that mistake will come at some point and hopefully I’ll be there to capitalize on it.

“I’m a much better fighter than I was in my last fight, which is the goal for every fight. I’m always learning, always getting better and always evolving. I try to focus more and more on myself than my opponent. If Gray Maynard’s trained hard and is well-prepared it’ll be a great fight.”

Florian’s increased stamina may be what puts him over the top. His work in Montreal with strength and conditioning coach Jonathan Chaimberg has given what he believes is a new engine, upgraded from a V6 Turbo to a “very high horsepower V8,” one that allows him to train more and train better with superior quality. One may wonder how Florian’s second job as a UFC and WEC analyst that on the weekend of June 19-20 saw him work in Las Vegas (Ultimate Fighter Finale) and Edmonton (WEC 49) on consecutive nights, along with a panelist on ESPN’s “MMA Live,” doesn’t run him beyond exhaustion. In reality, the loaded calendar has helped him focus more on his training, which is taken to new levels when he puts the secondary jobs on hold the last six weeks before a fight.

“I know I don’t have time to screw around,” Florian said. “It means I have to manage my time and I do it very well. Training is still my No. 1 priority and ‘MMA Live’ on ESPN is my second priority, along with my commentating duties for either the UFC or the WEC.”

There’s a third priority Florian is taking home to Boston: Proving to some lawmakers that data studies and hard facts have shown every UFC show has made a profit for the company and host cities and states to go with a strong safety record. “The UFC’s record and professionalism really speaks for itself,” Florian said. “Wherever they go they put on a successful show and a safe show. Ignore the heresy and really get educated in the sport and really find out what’s going on. I think that’s the key.”

Hard analytical research has carried Florian this far while helping him reach new stages of evolution at the age of 34, so why start doubting him now?

[author: Jon Lane - source]

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B.J. PENN: THE BELT'S NOT REAL, ONLY THE FIGHT

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When B.J. Penn finishes his career he may go down as one of the greatest fighters and champions of all time, but don't try to tell him that right now.

As Penn readies for the rematch with Frankie Edgar at UFC 118, the Hawaiian is tired of hearing the old clichés about how he's the greatest, and that he's untouchable in the lightweight division. That day has passed, and Penn wants to hear none of it.

"First of all, no one is untouchable," he said on Thursday. "If they are they just haven't run into the right guy."

It's always been a label that's followed Penn throughout his career, from his early days knocking out opponents in the UFC when he was dubbed "The Prodigy." He may still go down as the greatest lightweight to ever step foot in the Octagon, but he's not willing to accept that persona.

While Penn has faced adversity in his career before, he admits that the loss to Edgar in April woke a sleeping giant, and that giant will rear its ugly head in Boston next Saturday night.

One other point that he makes abundantly clear about the rematch is that it's not about the title; it's not about being the best lightweight. It's about beating Edgar in a fight, simple as that.

"I don't know if I sit there and say 'well, I'm happy that Frankie's a worthy opponent.' One thing he did was wake me up, and makes me realize it never stops. When you hear people say 'you're the greatest of all time and this and that' it's (expletive). It's not real. It's fake," Penn said.

"Being a champion is fake, all that, it's all fake. You've got to go out there, you've got to keep training, training as hard as you can, and keep winning fights."

Penn didn't change much for his camp this time, as he got ready for Frankie Edgar, outside of bringing in Dream featherweight champion Bibiano Fernandes to help out. It's not been a broken machine when it comes to Penn's training regimen lately, but his mindset has changed and he's only focused on one thing... putting Frankie Edgar away.

"The only thing that's real is the fight," Penn stated. "Everything else is fake."

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