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 trilogy match between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a record of paying performance perks to professional athletes at every event. This weekend break, it is going to possibly administer one of those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White claimed he is going to spend $25,000 to any individual who identifies covert Easter eggs in a dashing movie that is going to open in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The celebration, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the first live showing off affair to occur at the Realm, and also White possesses stated it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with several artistic artists to make a film that will air in between rounds, alongside 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to award follower able to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can benefit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto review how the atmosphere at the Realm 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, enters into the battle following his very first headline defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a match because April 2018. In the co-main event, women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title via crack reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to get her viewpoint on the UFC 306 major and co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering specialists Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker add their knowledge and review on the UFC main event as well as various other fascinating bets they as if coming from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert choices as well as best choices for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over fallout coming from posting cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually recovery coming from the right now well known picture he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly headline probably the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will be actually a "one-and-done" activity, as a result of the sheer price ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of placing it on. Specific chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been specified for as much as $13,000 throughout fight full week. It is actually the sort of event every boxer-- or even, more properly, pugilist-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little bit of a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to heading this Sphere activity, possibly against his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor till this year, and also even claimed he's attempted to mimic portion of his occupation off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect as well as accountability of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley wished. He started his camping ground for this certain fight date just before the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting in this quite sitting room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to desire for popularity as well as loan, loan as well as prominence. Those dreams began as very early as intermediate school, when he utilized to visualize themself wearing for an NFL group on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he involved phrases that he was actually also small to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the particular very same attend his life he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually five of the absolute most influential people in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the most powerful figures in the fight activity are going to converge on Sin city this week for a rare offering, one that features boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and the first real-time featuring occasion at the innovative Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged incredibly middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label battle versus Merab Dvalishvili will definitely correspond Saturday evening, an uncommon clash of high-profile fight sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And along with it, the battle game's power gamers will definitely all be exemplified in person between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Season sponsorship assisted create it feasible for Dana White and also the UFC to store an occasion at the exorbitantly priced Realm. White claimed the price of the immersive venue has actually covered $twenty thousand. It is actually the very first pay-per-view occasion from White that isn't simply billed as UFC complied with by a numeral.With some of the most significant names going head-to-head on Saturday night in Sin city, who is actually pulling the cords in the battle activity? ESPN spoke to 30-plus market energy gamers-- fighters, promoters, execs, legal representatives, supervisors and also media-- to aid identify who presently stores all the effect all over punching, mixed martial arts and pro wrestling as well as just how they possess it.The 15 very most important folks in punching, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any type of battle outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend appears perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is actually headlined through a battle between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted from the State of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the occasion is actually financed through an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also marquee toppers apart, however, there will definitely certainly be actually a Mexican motif permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other bouts are going to include a Mexico-born or Mexican American competitor. The co-main event pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually actually loaded with twists.Beyond the very competitive concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the night vows to visually and aurally transportation followers south of the perimeter. This first featuring celebration at Sphere, the sophisticated home entertainment venue that opened in 2013 simply off the Sin city Strip, will definitely maximize the mind-numbing modern technology built in to the whopping around structure. Throughout the night, the UFC will certainly make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED monitor and also concert-quality stereo to inform the tale of fight sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Awesome production. Big-time stakes. There will certainly be actually storylines rolling around the round surprise of UFC 306. Listed below are actually a couple of to take note to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Realm, Suga Sean will mold a historical eventWhat enthusiasts can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a tight lid on the specifics regarding their endeavor right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in advance of the celebration-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually proposed will definitely be actually the best sporting occasion of perpetuity-- the promotion has exposed some key information regarding what fans should expect out of the $2.3 billion site throughout Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC will take advantage of Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. indoor screen aircraft and the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal screen plane are going to also exhibit real-time stats and competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly experience the activity thanks to haptic seating, which supplies force feedback based on the activity inside the Octagon. And also they have the alternative to download the LiveVoice app to pay attention to stay discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity are going to additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in six 90-second chapters in between fights as well as showed inside the Round. The creative crew responsible for the movie includes 29 Emmy Award succeeds, one Golden Entire world as well as one Grammy.There will be eight new Octagon ladies, 6 native-born Mexican women and 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley organizes to meet Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "First Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 as well as talks about likely meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event locations will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA local ranks: Big win increases Brady, yet how high does he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big inquiries, very early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?