NocheUFC co-man occasion is main. 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 break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate match between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past history of compensating efficiency bonuses to athletes at every event. This weekend, it will potentially administer one of those incentives to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will certainly pay $25,000 to any individual who recognizes concealed Easter eggs in a dashing motion picture that will definitely open throughout UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City. The activity, likewise called UFC 306, will be actually the first online showing off affair to happen at the Realm, as well as White possesses claimed it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with a number of innovative artists to generate a flick that will air between rounds, together with 10 different "globes" that will participate in on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor follower able to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto cover just how the atmosphere at the Realm might provide Sean O'Malley a perk over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, gets into the match following his 1st label defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not dropped a match considering that April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate struggle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's mixed martial arts P4P positions, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to assert the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the title via split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to get her point of view on the UFC 306 main and also co-main occasions. ESPN wagering professionals Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker incorporate their knowledge and also evaluation on the UFC centerpiece and various other intriguing wagers they like coming from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best options for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity course stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about fallout coming from publishing cut to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually healing coming from the currently notorious photo he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will headline probably the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, as a result of the high price ($ twenty thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Individual seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been listed for as much as $13,000 during the course of match week. It is actually the kind of occasion every fighter-- or even, a lot more correctly, pugilist-- hope for. Even Conor McGregor, that has possessed a bit of a nasty social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, would like to headline this Realm occasion, potentially versus his outdated competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor until this year, and also even mentioned he's tried to copy aspect of his job off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor and duty of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley desired. He began his camp for this specific match time just before the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting in this extremely living room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to desire popularity as well as amount of money, money and also fame. Those desires began as early as intermediate school, when he made use of to picture himself suiting up for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he related to terms that he was also small to ever before play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the specific same attend his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are 5 of the best important folks in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Lot Of the absolute most highly effective figures in the battle activity will certainly come together on Sin city this week for an unusual offering, one that features punching's best star, Canelo Alvarez, and the very first live showing off celebration at the cutting edge Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated super middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to correspond Saturday night, an unusual clash of top-level battle sporting activities events in Las Vegas.And with it, the fight video game's power gamers will all be actually stood for in person between both activities. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time sponsorship aided create it feasible for Dana White and also the UFC to store an activity at the too valued Sphere. White stated the expense of the immersive location has covered $20 thousand. It is actually the very first pay-per-view occasion from White that isn't simply announced as UFC complied with through a numeral.With some of the biggest names going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that is actually drawing the cords in the battle game? ESPN talked with 30-plus field electrical power players-- boxers, promoters, execs, attorneys, managers and media-- to assist identify who currently stores all the effect throughout boxing, mixed martial arts and also expert wrestling and exactly how they possess it.The 15 most prominent folks in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any kind of match outperform the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glance, the UFC's technique to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Day this happening weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined by a battle between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. As well as to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is financed by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee mattress toppers apart, however, there will certainly without a doubt be a Mexican concept penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event in between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's other bouts will definitely feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States fighter. The co-main occasion pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that is actually already full of twists.Beyond the reasonable stakes, the overarching setting of the night vows to creatively and aurally transportation enthusiasts southern of the perimeter. This initial showing off event at Ball, the sophisticated enjoyment venue that opened in 2015 only off the Sin city Strip, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation developed in to the enormous sphere design. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to make use of the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen as well as concert-quality sound system to tell the tale of battle sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Breathtaking creation. Leading concerns. There will certainly be actually stories surging around the spherical marvel of UFC 306. Here are actually a handful of to take note to.UFC 306 storylines: How Sphere, Suga Sean will form a historic eventWhat supporters can easily anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Realm in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict top on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in front of the celebration-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has recommended will certainly be the greatest sporting celebration of all time-- the advertising has actually uncovered some key particulars concerning what fans ought to expect out of the $2.3 billion place during the course of Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC will certainly take advantage of Realm's large 160,000 sq. ft. indoor screen plane and also the site's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor screen aircraft will definitely additionally feature real-time stats as well as competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely really feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which delivers power feedback based on the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the possibility to install the LiveVoice application to listen to stay comments from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The celebration will definitely likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," told in 6 90-second chapters between battles and also displayed inside the Sphere. The artistic group responsible for the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon females, six native-born Mexican girls as well as 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley prepares to meet Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "Initial Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and refer to possibly meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event locations will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big gain improvements Brady, yet how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appearance: Big concerns, early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?