NocheUFC co-man occasion is actually official. 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 down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a record of compensating performance perks to sportsmens at every occasion. This weekend break, it will possibly share out among those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will definitely spend $25,000 to any person who recognizes surprise Easter eggs in a running motion picture that will certainly open during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The event, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be the very first real-time showing off affair to take place at the Realm, and also White possesses said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with numerous innovative performers to generate a film that will open in between bouts, in addition to 10 various "worlds" that will participate in on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor fan capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto discuss how the ambience at the Realm might 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 ranks, enters into the fight following his very first headline self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is actually using a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not shed a match due to the fact that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's mixed martial arts P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the title by means of crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to get her perspective on the UFC 306 major and co-main occasions. ESPN betting specialists Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker add their insights and also analysis on the UFC main event as well as various other intriguing wagers they like coming from both promotions on Saturday.Expert choices and also best choices for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar path remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili explains results coming from submitting slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually healing from the right now well known photo he uploaded of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly title possibly the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year background. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" activity, as a result of the large cost ($ 20 million, according to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually detailed for as much as $13,000 in the course of match week. It is actually the type of celebration every fighter-- or even, much more correctly, pugilist-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little a nasty social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, intended to title this Sphere event, possibly against his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor until this year, and even said he's attempted to imitate component of his job off McGregor's. Inevitably, the tribute and also accountability of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley wanted. He started his camping ground for this specific battle time just before the UFC also provided it to him.Sitting within this extremely living room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to imagine fame and money, money and fame. Those aspirations started as early as junior high, when he used to visualize himself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he reached high school, he related to phrases that he was as well little to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually also the exact very same attend his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Stone war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually five of the most important people in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the absolute most strong figures in the match game will definitely merge on Las Vegas today for an unusual offering, one that includes punching's best celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and also the first live featuring occasion at the state-of-the-art Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's combined incredibly middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight versus Merab Dvalishvili will definitely synchronize Sunday evening, an unique conflict of top-level battle sports activities in Las Vegas.And along with it, the battle activity's power gamers are going to all be actually embodied face to face in between both occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Season sponsorship helped create it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to keep a celebration at the too priced Sphere. White said the expense of the immersive venue has actually covered $20 thousand. It is actually the first pay-per-view event from White that isn't simply announced as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With a few of the greatest names going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Sin city, that is actually taking the strings in the battle activity? ESPN talked to 30-plus industry electrical power players-- fighters, promoters, managers, legal representatives, supervisors as well as media-- to aid calculate who presently holds all the influence around punching, mixed martial arts and expert fumbling and exactly how they wield it.The 15 most prominent folks in boxing, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any sort of battle outperform the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glimpse, the UFC's method to commemorating Mexican Independence Time this happening weekend seems perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is actually headlined by a battle between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. And also to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the activity is actually sponsored through a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as tent mattress toppers apart, though, there will definitely undoubtedly be actually a Mexican theme penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other rounds will definitely feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American boxer. The co-main event pits ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a trilogy that's actually packed with twists.Beyond the reasonable stakes, the overarching setting of the evening vows to aesthetically and aurally transportation followers south of the border. This initial featuring celebration at Round, the sophisticated amusement site that opened up in 2015 just off the Sin city Strip, will take full advantage of the mind-numbing modern technology built right into the whopping sphere framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will make use of the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen and concert-quality stereo to inform the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Panoramic development. Leading stakes. There will certainly be actually storylines surging all around the spheric miracle of UFC 306. Right here are a handful of to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly mold a famous eventWhat followers can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Photo through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has kept a strict top on the specifics regarding their endeavor right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, ahead of the celebration-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually suggested are going to be the greatest sporting occasion of all time-- the advertising has actually revealed some key information about what fans must assume away from the $2.3 billion venue during the course of Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC are going to make use of Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display plane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior display plane will certainly also showcase real-time statistics and fighter information.Fans inside the Realm will certainly really feel the activity thanks to haptic seating, which gives force responses based upon the action inside the Octagon. And also they possess the alternative to download the LiveVoice app to listen to live commentary from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event will additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second phases between battles and also presented inside the Sphere. The imaginative staff behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Planet and one Grammy.There will be actually eight brand new Octagon girls, six native-born Mexican ladies and also pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley prepares to achieve Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 as well as speak about possibly meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event places will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big win boosts Brady, however how higher does he jump?UFC 306 first appeal: Big questions, early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both retain at Noche UFC?