NocheUFC co-man event 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 as well as Chael malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy fight between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past of compensating functionality rewards to professional athletes at every occasion. This weekend, it is going to potentially administer some of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will certainly spend $25,000 to anyone that pinpoints surprise Easter eggs in a jogging film that will air during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The celebration, additionally called UFC 306, will be the very first live sporting affair to occur at the Sphere, and White possesses mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with several artistic performers to create a film that will open in between spells, together with 10 different "globes" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to award fan capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto review just how the atmosphere at the Sphere might offer Sean O'Malley a conveniences over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, gets into the fight observing his 1st label protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not shed a battle given that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round submission to declare the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the headline using crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her point of view on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main occasions. ESPN betting pros Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker incorporate their understandings as well as evaluation on the UFC main event and various other fascinating bets they such as from both promos on Saturday.Expert picks and also best options for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about after effects coming from uploading slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale just how he is recovery coming from the now well known image he published of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely headline possibly the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year past history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city are going to be actually a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large cost ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Individual chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight headline defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been specified for as much as $13,000 in the course of match full week. It is actually the sort of occasion every fighter-- or even, much more correctly, pugilist-- desire. Even Conor McGregor, that has possessed a bit of a vicious public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to title this Sphere event, possibly versus his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor until this year, and even claimed he's tried to copy aspect of his occupation off McGregor's. Inevitably, the tribute as well as accountability of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually exactly what O'Malley really wanted. He began his camping ground for this certain fight day before the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this extremely living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to desire prominence and cash, funds as well as fame. Those dreams started as early as intermediate school, when he used to imagine themself suiting up for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he related to phrases that he was actually as well tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's likewise the precise very same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Stone fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are actually five of the best influential people in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the most powerful figures in the fight game will definitely assemble on Las Vegas recently for a rare offering, one that features boxing's best celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial online featuring event at the cutting edge Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated tremendously middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely match Sunday night, an unusual conflict of high-profile fight sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And from it, the battle video game's electrical power players will all be actually exemplified face to face between each occasions. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose beneficial Riyadh Season sponsor helped make it possible for Dana White and also the UFC to store an activity at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White pointed out the expense of the immersive place has actually topped $20 thousand. It's the 1st pay-per-view celebration coming from White that isn't simply announced as UFC observed by a numeral.With a few of the most significant names going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, that's pulling the strings in the match game? ESPN talked to 30-plus business energy players-- boxers, marketers, managers, attorneys, managers and media-- to assist identify that presently holds all the effect throughout boxing, MMA and also professional fumbling and just how they wield it.The 15 most prominent individuals in boxing, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any kind of fight outshine the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Day this happening weekend appears perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined by a fight between an Irish-American coming from Montana as well as a New Yorker hair transplanted from the State of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the celebration is funded through a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard covers apart, however, there are going to indeed be a Mexican motif permeating the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other stints will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States boxer. The co-main event pits ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's currently loaded with twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching setting of the evening assures to visually as well as aurally transportation enthusiasts south of the border. This 1st showing off celebration at Round, the innovative amusement venue that opened in 2014 simply off the Sin city Bit, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation developed into the tremendous around construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display and also concert-quality stereo to inform the story of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Impressive production. Big-time risks. There will be actually stories swirling all over the spherical marvel of UFC 306. Here are a handful of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Realm, Suga Sean are going to form a historical eventWhat followers can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Picture through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict lid on the specifics concerning their project in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, in front of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually suggested will definitely be the best showing off occasion of all time-- the promotion has shown some key particulars regarding what followers ought to expect out of the $2.3 billion location in the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will definitely make use of Realm's huge 160,000 sq. ft. interior display screen airplane and the place's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior screen plane will certainly likewise exhibit real-time statistics and boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely experience the action courtesy of haptic seating, which delivers force comments based on the action inside the Octagon. And also they have the choice to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to live commentary coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity will definitely also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second sections between matches and featured inside the Ball. The creative crew responsible for the movie boasts 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand new Octagon females, 6 native-born Mexican women and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley plans to meet Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Initial Take" fresh off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and speak about potentially achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC activity locations will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA local rankings: Big succeed boosts Brady, however exactly how high does he jump?UFC 306 1st appeal: Big inquiries, very early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?