NocheUFC co-man activity is actually official. 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 as well as Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy battle in between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a record of compensating functionality perks to athletes at every event. This weekend, it is going to likely share out among those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will certainly spend $25,000 to anybody that recognizes surprise Easter eggs in a rushing flick that is going to open during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the 1st online sporting affair to take place at the Sphere, and also White has stated it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with various innovative musicians to produce a movie that will air between rounds, alongside 10 different "worlds" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor follower able to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto go over how the ambience at the Realm can give Sean O'Malley an advantage over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, enters the battle observing his first title protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through consensual decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not shed a match because April 2018. In the co-main event, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round article to state the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the label through crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hill to receive her standpoint on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering specialists Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker include their ideas as well as review on the UFC main event and various other appealing wagers they like from each promos on Saturday.Expert choices and also best options for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star road stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about after effects coming from submitting cut to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale just how he is actually recuperation from the currently notorious photo he submitted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title maybe the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year record. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will certainly be a "one-and-done" celebration, because of the large price ($ twenty million, according to White) of placing it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually noted for as high as $13,000 in the course of battle full week. It's the sort of activity every boxer-- or, a lot more properly, prizefighter-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, who has possessed a little a vicious public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to title this Realm activity, potentially against his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor up until this year, and also even said he's tried to simulate aspect of his career off McGregor's. Inevitably, the tribute and also task of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley wanted. He started his camp for this particular battle day prior to the UFC also used it to him.Sitting within this quite living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to dream of prominence and also money, funds and prominence. Those aspirations began as very early as intermediate school, when he made use of to imagine himself suiting up for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he concerned conditions that he was actually also small to ever play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that is actually also the particular same time in his life he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are five of the absolute most influential individuals in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of one of the most effective figures in the match activity will definitely come together on Sin city today for a rare offering, one that includes punching's best celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial live sporting event at the advanced Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's linked very middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely correspond Saturday evening, an unique battle of prominent battle sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And with it, the fight game's energy gamers are going to all be exemplified face to face in between both celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose highly profitable Riyadh Time support aided create it feasible for Dana White and also the UFC to store an occasion at the too valued Realm. White pointed out the cost of the immersive venue has actually covered $twenty thousand. It's the very first pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't just touted as UFC adhered to by a numeral.With a number of the greatest names going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, who is actually pulling the strings in the battle video game? ESPN contacted 30-plus market energy players-- fighters, promoters, execs, legal representatives, managers and also media-- to assist calculate that currently holds all the impact throughout punching, mixed martial arts and expert fumbling and also just how they wield it.The 15 most significant people in punching, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will definitely any sort of battle surpass the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glimpse, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined through a fight between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted from the State of Georgia. And also to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the celebration is actually funded by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard toppers aside, though, there will definitely definitely be actually a Mexican style going through the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the centerpiece between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States competitor. The co-main celebration pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually actually filled with twists.Beyond the affordable stakes, the overarching setting of the evening promises to creatively as well as aurally transport enthusiasts south of the border. This initial featuring occasion at Ball, the cutting-edge home entertainment site that opened up in 2015 simply off the Sin city Bit, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology built in to the tremendous round framework. Throughout the night, the UFC will definitely make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display and concert-quality stereo to say to the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Awesome manufacturing. Big-time risks. There are going to be stories rolling all over the spheric wonder of UFC 306. Listed here are a couple of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly mold a historical eventWhat supporters may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Realm in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually kept a strict lid on the specifics concerning their endeavor into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, ahead of the celebration-- which UFC CEO Dana White has advised will definitely be actually the best sporting celebration of perpetuity-- the promotion has disclosed some crucial details concerning what supporters ought to expect away from the $2.3 billion place in the course of Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC will definitely make use of Sphere's large 160,000 sq. ft. interior display aircraft and also the site's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor screen airplane will certainly likewise showcase real-time statistics as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely really feel the activity thanks to haptic seats, which gives pressure comments based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And they possess the alternative to download the LiveVoice application to listen closely to live commentary coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion are going to also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in six 90-second sections in between matches and also displayed inside the Round. The artistic crew behind the movie boasts 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Globe as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon women, six native-born Mexican women and 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley prepares to achieve Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Very first Take" fresh off winning the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and also talks about possibly reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC celebration areas will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his cheer stardomMMA local positions: Big win boosts Brady, yet just how higher does he jump?UFC 306 very first look: Big inquiries, early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?