NocheUFC co-man event is formal. Alexa Grasso: 124Valentina a Shevchenko: 125 pic.twitter.com/gmMtMwWeeFu2014 Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September 13, 2024 Dana White's $25K Easter egg huntplay3:13 DC and also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy fight between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a record of paying functionality incentives to sportsmens at every activity. This weekend, it will potentially share out one of those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will definitely spend $25,000 to anyone who pinpoints hidden Easter eggs in a dashing flick that will certainly open during UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise known as UFC 306, will be the first live featuring undertaking to take place at the Sphere, and White possesses claimed it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with various creative musicians to produce a film that will air between stints, along with 10 different "worlds" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor follower capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could gain O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto explain exactly how the atmosphere at the Sphere can provide Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, enters the battle observing his 1st headline protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has certainly not lost a fight given that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate battle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's MMA P4P rankings, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round submission to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the label using crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to obtain her point of view on the UFC 306 major as well as co-main occasions. ESPN wagering professionals Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker include their knowledge and review on the UFC main event and also various other intriguing wagers they as if from each promos on Saturday.Expert selections and also best choices for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili discusses results coming from posting cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation coming from the currently well known image he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to headline perhaps the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year record. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" activity, because of the large price ($ 20 thousand, depending on to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually provided for as high as $13,000 throughout battle week. It is actually the type of event every competitor-- or even, much more precisely, pugilist-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, that has possessed a little bit of a nasty public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, would like to title this Sphere event, possibly versus his old rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor up until this year, and also claimed he is actually made an effort to imitate parts of his profession off McGregor's. Essentially, the tribute as well as duty of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley desired. He began his camping ground for this particular fight date prior to the UFC even offered it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely sitting room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to long for popularity and money, amount of money and also prominence. Those desires began as early as junior high, when he utilized to envision himself dressing for an NFL group on Sundays. When he met high school, he involved terms that he was as well small to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that's likewise the precise same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually 5 of the absolute most influential folks in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of one of the most effective have a place in the match game will certainly come together on Sin city this week for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's top celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and also the first real-time showing off event at the cutting edge Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's unified extremely middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match versus Merab Dvalishvili will certainly match Sunday night, an unique struggle of high-profile fight sports activities in Las Vegas.And from it, the battle activity's power players are going to all be actually exemplified in person between both events. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time sponsorship assisted make it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to keep a celebration at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White mentioned the price of the immersive location has actually covered $20 million. It is actually the initial pay-per-view activity coming from White that isn't merely touted as UFC observed through a numeral.With a few of the most significant names going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that is actually taking the strands in the fight video game? ESPN talked with 30-plus sector power gamers-- fighters, marketers, managers, lawyers, supervisors and media-- to assist determine that presently holds all the effect across punching, mixed martial arts and also pro fumbling and just how they wield it.The 15 most prominent individuals in punching, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any type of fight surpass the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is headlined through a fight in between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. And to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the occasion is actually sponsored by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent mattress toppers aside, however, there are going to indeed be a Mexican motif going through the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the main event in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American competitor. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's presently loaded with twists.Beyond the reasonable risks, the overarching atmosphere of the evening promises to creatively and aurally transport supporters south of the perimeter. This initial showing off occasion at Round, the innovative entertainment location that opened up in 2013 simply off the Las Vegas Bit, are going to maximize the mind-numbing modern technology built into the enormous around framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display and also concert-quality stereo to say to the tale of battle sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Awesome production. Leading stakes. There will definitely be storylines swirling all around the ball-shaped miracle of UFC 306. Listed below are a couple of to focus to.UFC 306 stories: How Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely mold a historical eventWhat supporters can easily assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Photo through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a tight cover on the specifics concerning their venture right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the celebration-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has recommended will definitely be actually the greatest sporting activity of all time-- the promo has uncovered some crucial information regarding what supporters must assume out of the $2.3 billion site during the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will make use of Sphere's substantial 160,000 sq. ft. interior display screen aircraft and also the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The interior screen plane will definitely additionally display real-time stats as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to experience the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which offers force responses based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And they possess the alternative to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to live commentary coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The event will definitely additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in six 90-second phases in between fights and also displayed inside the Sphere. The creative staff responsible for the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon girls, 6 native-born Mexican ladies and pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley organizes to meet Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "1st Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and also refer to possibly meeting the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC activity places will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big gain boosts Brady, yet just how high performs he jump?UFC 306 1st appeal: Big concerns, early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?