NocheUFC co-man occasion is main. Alexa Grasso: 124Valentina a Shevchenko: 125 pic.twitter.com/gmMtMwWeeFu2014 Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September thirteen, 2024 Dana White's $25K Easter egg huntplay3:13 DC and also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy match between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past of compensating efficiency incentives to athletes at every celebration. This weekend, it is going to potentially share out one of those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White stated he is going to pay out $25,000 to anyone that identifies surprise Easter eggs in a dashing film that is going to air in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The occasion, likewise called UFC 306, will be the initial online featuring affair to occur at the Realm, and also White has mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with numerous creative performers to make a movie that will air between stints, in addition to 10 various "planets" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to award fan able to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto talk about exactly how the ambience at the Sphere might provide Sean O'Malley a perk over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, enters the fight following his first headline defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consensual decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not lost a match since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter former champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy fight for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P ranks, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round submitting to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the label using crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to get her viewpoint on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main celebrations. ESPN betting specialists Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker include their ideas as well as review on the UFC main event as well as other interesting bets they such as from both promotions on Saturday.Expert selections and also best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar path remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers results coming from uploading cut to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually healing coming from the currently well known picture he posted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will title probably the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year background. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Las Vegas will definitely be actually a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large cost ($ 20 million, according to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been noted for as much as $13,000 in the course of battle week. It's the sort of celebration every boxer-- or even, more precisely, prizefighter-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, who has had a little bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to heading this Realm event, potentially versus his outdated opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, as well as also claimed he is actually attempted to copy component of his profession off McGregor's. Inevitably, the honor and obligation of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley desired. He began his camp for this particular match time just before the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting in this particular quite living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to hope for prominence and also cash, cash as well as fame. Those desires started as very early as middle school, when he made use of to visualize themself suiting up for an NFL group on Sundays. When he achieved secondary school, he related to phrases that he was actually as well small to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that's likewise the specific same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually 5 of the absolute most prominent folks in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the most effective have a place in the match game will come together on Sin city this week for a rare offering, one that includes punching's best star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the 1st online showing off occasion at the revolutionary Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's unified incredibly middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline battle against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly correspond Sunday evening, an uncommon clash of prominent fight sporting activities occasions in Las Vegas.And using it, the battle video game's energy players are going to all be worked with personally in between each celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Season sponsor helped create it possible for Dana White as well as the UFC to store a celebration at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White pointed out the expense of the immersive place has topped $20 thousand. It's the very first pay-per-view event from White that isn't simply announced as UFC followed through a numeral.With several of the biggest titles going head-to-head on Sunday night in Las Vegas, that is actually taking the strings in the match game? ESPN spoke to 30-plus field power players-- boxers, promoters, executives, lawyers, managers as well as media-- to help calculate who presently holds all the effect around punching, MMA and professional wrestling and also exactly how they possess it.The 15 very most significant individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any type of fight outshine the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glimpse, the UFC's strategy to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Day this happening weekend break appears perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined by a match between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted from the State of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the activity is actually sponsored through an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent covers aside, however, there will certainly undoubtedly be actually a Mexican style penetrating the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's other bouts will definitely feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main event pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually presently loaded with twists.Beyond the competitive risks, the overarching setting of the night vows to aesthetically and aurally transportation fans south of the border. This initial showing off occasion at Round, the cutting-edge amusement site that opened up in 2014 simply off the Las Vegas Strip, will maximize the mind-numbing modern technology constructed into the humongous round design. Throughout the night, the UFC will certainly make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display as well as concert-quality sound system to inform the tale of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Spectacular manufacturing. Prominent concerns. There are going to be actually storylines rolling all over the round wonder of UFC 306. Listed below are actually a few to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Realm, Suga Sean will definitely form a famous eventWhat followers can easily assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has kept a limited cover on the specifics regarding their project right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, in front of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has proposed will definitely be actually the best featuring event of perpetuity-- the promotion has actually uncovered some crucial information about what fans should expect out of the $2.3 billion venue during the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will certainly utilize Sphere's gigantic 160,000 sq. ft. internal show plane and the place's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display airplane will certainly likewise exhibit real-time statistics and also boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely feel the action thanks to haptic seating, which gives pressure reviews based upon the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the possibility to download the LiveVoice app to listen to reside comments coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The event are going to additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," told in 6 90-second chapters between matches as well as featured inside the Round. The innovative staff responsible for the movie boasts 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be actually eight brand-new Octagon gals, six native-born Mexican girls and two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley intends to meet Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Initial Take" new off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and refer to likely achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC celebration sites will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA local positions: Big gain increases Brady, but just how high does he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big concerns, very early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?