NocheUFC co-man celebration 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 Chael malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming triumvirate fight in between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a record of paying functionality bonuses to professional athletes at every celebration. This weekend break, it will possibly dispense among those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White claimed he will certainly pay $25,000 to any person that recognizes covert Easter eggs in a rushing motion picture that will definitely open during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The event, additionally referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the initial online featuring undertaking to take place at the Realm, and also White has mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with a number of artistic musicians to produce a motion picture that will open in between spells, in addition to 10 various "globes" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award supporter capable to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto review how the ambience at the Realm can give Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, enters into the battle observing his 1st title self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through consensual selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not lost a match considering that April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P positions, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round submitting to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the title via crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to acquire her standpoint on the UFC 306 primary as well as co-main activities. ESPN wagering experts Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker include their ideas as well as review on the UFC main event and also various other interesting wagers they just like from both promotions on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star road stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about after effects from publishing slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is actually healing from the now infamous picture he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly heading maybe the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year record. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will be a "one-and-done" activity, as a result of the high price ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Individual chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been specified for as high as $13,000 during the course of battle full week. It's the sort of activity every boxer-- or, a lot more properly, pugilist-- long for. Also Conor McGregor, that possesses had a little bit of a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, intended to headline this Sphere celebration, possibly versus his old competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and also claimed he's tried to resemble component of his occupation off McGregor's. Inevitably, the honor and also accountability of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley wanted. He began his camp for this specific battle time prior to the UFC even delivered it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely sitting room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to desire prominence and also cash, amount of money and also popularity. Those goals began as early as junior high, when he made use of to visualize himself dressing for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he related to phrases that he was also tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's likewise the exact same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Stone battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are five of the best significant individuals in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the absolute most powerful figures in the match activity will merge on Sin city today for an uncommon offering, one that features punching's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and the first live sporting occasion at the innovative Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's merged tremendously middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili are going to coincide Saturday evening, an unusual clash of prominent battle sporting activities celebrations in Las Vegas.And using it, the fight video game's energy players will definitely all be exemplified personally between each celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Period sponsorship helped create it achievable for Dana White and the UFC to keep a celebration at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White stated the price of the immersive place has actually covered $20 thousand. It's the first pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't merely announced as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With several of the largest titles going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, who is actually drawing the strands in the match activity? ESPN talked to 30-plus market power players-- competitors, marketers, executives, legal representatives, managers and media-- to aid establish who presently holds all the influence around boxing, MMA and also expert fumbling and exactly how they possess it.The 15 most prominent folks in punching, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will definitely any type of fight surpass the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glance, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Independence Day this happening weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined by a match between an Irish-American from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. As well as to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the activity is actually financed by an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as marquee toppers apart, though, there are going to certainly be actually a Mexican motif permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's other spells will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American boxer. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that's actually full of twists.Beyond the very competitive concerns, the overarching ambiance of the night assures to creatively and also aurally transportation fans southern of the perimeter. This initial sporting celebration at Sphere, the advanced enjoyment place that opened up in 2014 merely off the Sin city Strip, will take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology constructed in to the enormous round structure. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display screen and also concert-quality sound system to inform the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Breathtaking development. Prominent risks. There are going to be storylines swirling all over the circular surprise of UFC 306. Here are a couple of to listen to.UFC 306 stories: How Realm, Suga Sean are going to shape a famous eventWhat followers may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict lid on the specifics regarding their endeavor into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, before the occasion-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually proposed will certainly be the best featuring celebration of perpetuity-- the promo has actually exposed some essential information regarding what followers need to expect away from the $2.3 billion site during Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will definitely make use of Sphere's huge 160,000 sq. ft. interior screen plane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display screen airplane are going to also feature real-time stats and also boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to feel the activity courtesy of haptic seating, which gives power feedback based upon the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the possibility to install the LiveVoice application to pay attention to reside commentary from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion are going to also premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in six 90-second chapters between fights as well as presented inside the Sphere. The imaginative staff behind the film includes 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon females, six native-born Mexican females and 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley organizes to reach Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" fresh off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 as well as refer to likely reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC activity locations will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big succeed improvements Brady, but how high does he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big inquiries, very early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?