NocheUFC co-man celebration is actually formal. 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 trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy fight between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a record of compensating performance benefits to professional athletes at every activity. This weekend, it will likely administer one of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he is going to pay $25,000 to anybody who pinpoints surprise Easter eggs in a rushing film that will certainly open during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The event, additionally referred to as UFC 306, will be the very first live showing off undertaking to happen at the Realm, and White possesses claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with various imaginative performers to produce a film that will air in between stints, together with 10 various "planets" that will participate in on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to award follower able to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto talk about exactly how the atmosphere 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 rankings, gets in the fight following his first headline protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a match given that April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's mixed martial arts P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round article to assert the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the title by means of split reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to get her standpoint on the UFC 306 main as well as co-main activities. ESPN wagering experts Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker add their ideas as well as review on the UFC main event and also other fascinating bets they as if coming from both promos on Saturday.Expert selections and best options for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star road remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili explains results from posting cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale just how he is actually recovery from the currently notorious photo he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely headline probably the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year background. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large price ($ 20 thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Private seats for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label self defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been specified for as long as $13,000 in the course of fight week. It is actually the kind of celebration every competitor-- or even, much more correctly, pugilist-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, that possesses possessed a little bit of a vicious social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to headline this Sphere celebration, likely against his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, and also claimed he's attempted to imitate parts of his job off McGregor's. Ultimately, the tribute as well as duty of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley wished. He started his camping ground for this specific match date prior to the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting within this incredibly sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to desire for popularity and funds, loan as well as prominence. Those desires began as very early as intermediate school, when he used to visualize himself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he met secondary school, he came to terms that he was too small to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the exact very same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are 5 of the absolute most significant people in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Much Of the most powerful figures in the fight video game will definitely converge on Las Vegas this week for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's best celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the first live featuring event at the innovative Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged super middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight versus Merab Dvalishvili will certainly coincide Saturday night, an unusual conflict of high-profile battle sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And with it, the battle game's electrical power players will all be stood for in person between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Season support aided create it possible for Dana White as well as the UFC to hold an activity at the too valued Realm. White stated the cost of the immersive place has actually covered $twenty million. It is actually the initial pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't merely billed as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With some of the most significant labels going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, who's drawing the strands in the match game? ESPN contacted 30-plus industry power players-- boxers, promoters, execs, legal representatives, supervisors as well as media-- to help determine who currently keeps all the effect all over punching, MMA as well as professional fumbling and exactly how they possess it.The 15 very most important people in punching, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will definitely any kind of match beat the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glimpse, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Independence Day this happening weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined by a match between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the event is sponsored through a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also signboard covers aside, however, there will certainly be a Mexican concept penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other rounds are going to include a Mexico-born or Mexican American fighter. The co-main event pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a trilogy that is actually currently full of twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching ambiance of the evening guarantees to aesthetically and also aurally transportation followers southern of the boundary. This 1st sporting activity at Round, the advanced amusement venue that opened up in 2013 just off the Sin city Strip, will certainly maximize the mind-numbing modern technology built in to the humongous round structure. Throughout the night, the UFC will certainly use the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED monitor as well as concert-quality stereo to inform the story of combat sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Spectacular development. Leading concerns. There are going to be storylines surging around the ball-shaped wonder of UFC 306. Listed here are a couple of to take note to.UFC 306 stories: How Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely form a famous eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a limited lid on the specifics concerning their project in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, in front of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually recommended will definitely be actually the best showing off event of perpetuity-- the promo has uncovered some vital information about what enthusiasts ought to assume out of the $2.3 billion location during the course of Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will definitely take advantage of Sphere's huge 160,000 sq. ft. internal display aircraft and also the place's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor show plane will also exhibit real-time statistics as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Realm will definitely really feel the action courtesy of haptic seating, which provides power feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And also they possess the choice to download the LiveVoice app to pay attention to live commentary from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The celebration will certainly also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in 6 90-second chapters in between matches as well as presented inside the Ball. The creative group responsible for the movie includes 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Globe as well as one Grammy.There will be eight new Octagon ladies, six native-born Mexican females as well as 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley prepares to meet Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "First Take" fresh off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 as well as talks about potentially meeting the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC celebration places will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big gain increases Brady, but just how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 very first look: Big inquiries, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?