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Both fighters delivered exactly what was promised, with the hometown crowd creating one of the loudest atmospheres of the year.\n\nUPD (29th of April): This was Della Maddalena's first fight back in Perth since losing the title to Makhachev, and the emotional homecoming added another layer to an already stacked card. 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