NocheUFC co-man event is actually formal. 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 triumvirate fight in between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of paying functionality bonus offers to sportsmens at every celebration. This weekend, it is going to possibly administer among those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White mentioned he will certainly pay $25,000 to anyone who identifies concealed Easter eggs in a rushing film that will certainly open during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Sin City. The occasion, additionally referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the first live showing off undertaking to take place at the Realm, and White possesses stated it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with various innovative performers to create a motion picture that will open between rounds, along with 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor follower capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere can gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto discuss exactly how the ambience at the Sphere could possibly give Sean O'Malley a conveniences over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, enters into the fight following his initial headline defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consentaneous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not dropped a match given that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the title via split attract September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to get her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary as well as co-main events. ESPN betting professionals Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker incorporate their ideas and also review on the UFC main event and also various other fascinating wagers they like from both promos on Saturday.Expert picks and also best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over fallout coming from submitting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale just how he is recovery from the now notorious picture he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely heading possibly the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year past. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Las Vegas will certainly be a "one-and-done" occasion, as a result of the large expense ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of placing it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually specified for as long as $13,000 during match week. It's the type of activity every fighter-- or even, much more properly, pugilist-- long for. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses had a little bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wished to headline this Sphere occasion, potentially against his old rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor up until this year, as well as also mentioned he is actually made an effort to copy portion of his career off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect as well as duty of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley preferred. He started his camping ground for this certain match day just before the UFC even gave it to him.Sitting in this particular really living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to hope for fame and also loan, cash as well as prominence. Those desires began as very early as secondary school, when he used to picture himself dressing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he related to conditions that he was also small to ever before play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the precise very same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of one of the most significant people in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the absolute most effective figures in the fight video game will definitely merge on Sin city recently for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's best star, Canelo Alvarez, and the very first online sporting event at the state-of-the-art Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged extremely middleweight championship protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly correspond Saturday evening, an uncommon clash of top-level combat sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And with it, the match game's power gamers are going to all be actually worked with face to face in between each celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose beneficial Riyadh Period support helped make it achievable for Dana White and the UFC to store an event at the exorbitantly priced Sphere. White claimed the expense of the immersive place has covered $20 thousand. It is actually the initial pay-per-view celebration coming from White that isn't simply billed as UFC complied with by a numeral.With a number of the largest names going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, who's drawing the cords in the match activity? ESPN talked to 30-plus business electrical power gamers-- fighters, marketers, managers, legal professionals, managers and media-- to aid identify who presently stores all the influence around punching, MMA and also expert wrestling and also exactly how they possess it.The 15 most influential folks in boxing, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any type of fight surpass the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Time this happening weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined through a battle between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Commonwealth of Georgia. As well as to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the occasion is actually sponsored through an arm of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee mattress toppers apart, though, there are going to undoubtedly be actually a Mexican theme permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece between males's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's various other stints will include a Mexico-born or Mexican American competitor. The co-main occasion pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually already filled with twists.Beyond the competitive risks, the overarching atmosphere of the evening promises to visually and aurally transport fans southern of the border. This first featuring event at Sphere, the advanced amusement place that opened in 2013 merely off the Las Vegas Bit, are going to maximize the mind-numbing technology created right into the enormous round design. Throughout the evening, the UFC is going to utilize the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display and concert-quality sound system to say to the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Awesome manufacturing. Leading risks. There are going to be actually stories swirling all around the round miracle of UFC 306. Below are actually a few to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly mold a famous eventWhat supporters can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will be at the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Picture through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has always kept a tight lid on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in front of the occasion-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually proposed will definitely be actually the greatest showing off celebration of all time-- the promotion has revealed some crucial particulars regarding what fans should expect out of the $2.3 billion location throughout Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend.The UFC will use Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display screen aircraft as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display airplane will also showcase real-time stats and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly really feel the activity courtesy of haptic seating, which offers force comments based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And also they possess the option to download the LiveVoice app to listen closely to reside commentary from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The celebration will certainly additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in 6 90-second sections in between matches and also showed inside the Round. The creative crew behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden World and one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican ladies as well as two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley considers to reach Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Initial Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and speak about likely achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC event areas will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA local rankings: Big gain boosts Brady, however exactly how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 1st appearance: Big inquiries, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?