NocheUFC co-man occasion is 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 Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a history of compensating performance benefits to athletes at every event. This weekend break, it will likely dispense some of those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will definitely pay for $25,000 to anybody that recognizes covert Easter eggs in a rushing motion picture that will open during UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Sin City. The occasion, also called UFC 306, will be actually the 1st real-time featuring affair to happen at the Sphere, as well as White has said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with numerous innovative performers to make a flick that will open in between spells, together with 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award follower capable to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere might help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto go over exactly how the ambience at the Realm could 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 ranks, enters the battle observing his very first title self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually using a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a match since April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy fight for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P ranks, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round article to assert the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the title via split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to acquire her perspective on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main occasions. ESPN wagering specialists Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker include their ideas and also evaluation on the UFC main event and various other intriguing wagers they just like from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks and best bets for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews after effects coming from uploading slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale how he is recovery coming from the right now notorious image he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title perhaps the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, as a result of the large price ($ 20 thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually specified for as much as $13,000 in the course of match full week. It's the sort of activity every competitor-- or even, a lot more precisely, pugilist-- hope for. Even Conor McGregor, that possesses had a bit of a vicious social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, intended to title this Realm occasion, possibly against his old competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and also also stated he's attempted to simulate component of his profession off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor and also responsibility of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is precisely what O'Malley yearned for. He began his camp for this specific match date just before the UFC even used it to him.Sitting within this quite living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to desire for popularity and also funds, amount of money and prominence. Those aspirations started as very early as junior high, when he made use of to imagine himself suiting up for an NFL team on Sundays. When he reached secondary school, he pertained to conditions that he was also small to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's additionally the precise very same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Stone battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are 5 of the best influential people in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of one of the most strong figures in the fight activity will come together on Las Vegas recently for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the first live sporting occasion at the advanced Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's combined extremely middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely synchronize Saturday night, an uncommon conflict of prominent battle sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the battle video game's power players will certainly all be worked with personally in between both celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Time support aided make it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to hold an event at the too priced Realm. White pointed out the expense of the immersive venue has covered $20 million. It's the 1st pay-per-view celebration coming from White that isn't just touted as UFC followed through a numeral.With several of the greatest names going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Sin city, that is actually drawing the cords in the match game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus business power gamers-- competitors, marketers, managers, lawyers, supervisors as well as media-- to aid identify who presently holds all the impact throughout punching, mixed martial arts and professional fumbling and also how they possess it.The 15 very most prominent folks in punching, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will definitely any battle beat the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Day this coming weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined by a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the occasion is actually financed by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent covers aside, however, there will definitely undoubtedly be a Mexican style going through the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's other spells are going to feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American boxer. The co-main activity pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a triumvirate that's actually loaded with twists.Beyond the very competitive concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the evening promises to creatively and also aurally transport followers south of the border. This 1st featuring occasion at Sphere, the sophisticated home entertainment site that opened in 2015 only off the Sin city Bit, will take full advantage of the mind-numbing modern technology constructed in to the humongous around design. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display and also concert-quality stereo to inform the story of battle sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Gorgeous manufacturing. Major-league concerns. There are going to be stories rolling all over the ball-shaped wonder of UFC 306. Below are actually a handful of to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: How Realm, Suga Sean are going to mold a historic eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Photo through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a limited top on the specifics regarding their endeavor right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, ahead of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has suggested are going to be the greatest featuring event of perpetuity-- the promo has uncovered some essential particulars regarding what fans should anticipate away from the $2.3 billion location during the course of Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC are going to take advantage of Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen plane and the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display screen airplane will certainly also exhibit real-time stats as well as boxer information.Fans inside the Realm will definitely feel the action courtesy of haptic seats, which supplies force feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And they have the choice to download and install the LiveVoice application to listen closely to live commentary coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity are going to likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in 6 90-second phases in between battles as well as presented inside the Round. The artistic group behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Entire world and also one Grammy.There will be actually eight new Octagon ladies, 6 native-born Mexican females and two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley organizes to achieve Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Very first Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 as well as speak about possibly meeting the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion sites will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big win boosts Brady, yet just how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial appeal: Big concerns, early wagers, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?