NocheUFC co-man activity 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 and also Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a history of compensating functionality benefits to professional athletes at every occasion. This weekend break, it is going to likely dispense some of those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White claimed he is going to pay out $25,000 to anyone that determines surprise Easter eggs in a jogging motion picture that will certainly air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Sin City. The celebration, also referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the initial live showing off event to occur at the Sphere, and also White possesses mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with a number of artistic performers to make a motion picture that will air in between rounds, alongside 10 different "planets" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award fan able to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly benefit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto explain how the ambience at the Realm might provide 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 into the match following his first label self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not shed a fight given that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate bout for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round entry to declare the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the label via crack reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to obtain her standpoint on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main events. ESPN wagering experts Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker incorporate their insights and study on the UFC main event and also other fascinating bets they such as from both promotions on Saturday.Expert picks and also best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers results from publishing cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is actually recuperation from the now well known image he uploaded of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will headline probably the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will be a "one-and-done" activity, because of the high price ($ 20 million, according to White) of placing it on. Specific chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually specified for as long as $13,000 during fight week. It is actually the sort of event every boxer-- or, much more accurately, pugilist-- desire for. Also Conor McGregor, who has had a bit of a vicious public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to headline this Realm activity, likely versus his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, and also even claimed he is actually made an effort to copy parts of his job off McGregor's. Inevitably, the respect and also task of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley yearned for. He started his camping ground for this specific match date before the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting in this really living-room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to long for fame and also cash, funds and also fame. Those goals began as early as junior high, when he utilized to envision themself dressing for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he met high school, he involved conditions that he was actually too little to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the specific very same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are five of the absolute most influential people in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the absolute most highly effective have a place in the match video game will certainly assemble on Las Vegas recently for an unusual offering, one that features punching's top star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial online showing off celebration at the innovative Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's merged incredibly middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight against Merab Dvalishvili are going to correspond Saturday night, an unique clash of prominent combat sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the match game's electrical power gamers are going to all be stood for face to face between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time sponsor helped make it possible for Dana White and also the UFC to keep an activity at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White said the price of the immersive venue has actually topped $twenty thousand. It is actually the very first pay-per-view event from White that isn't simply billed as UFC complied with through a numeral.With several of the largest names going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Sin city, that is actually drawing the strands in the match activity? ESPN talked with 30-plus business electrical power players-- fighters, promoters, managers, attorneys, supervisors and also media-- to help identify that currently keeps all the effect around boxing, MMA as well as professional wrestling and also exactly how they wield it.The 15 very most important folks in boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any type of match outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glimpse, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Time this coming weekend appears perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined by a battle between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And also to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the occasion is actually sponsored by an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard covers aside, though, there will definitely be actually a Mexican concept penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's other bouts will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States boxer. The co-main activity pits girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that is actually actually loaded with twists.Beyond the affordable concerns, the overarching ambiance of the night guarantees to creatively and aurally transport fans southern of the boundary. This initial showing off celebration at Round, the innovative amusement site that opened in 2015 simply off the Sin city Bit, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology developed into the enormous round design. Throughout the night, the UFC will utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen and also concert-quality stereo to inform the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Gorgeous production. Prominent stakes. There will definitely be actually stories rolling all over the circular miracle of UFC 306. Here are a handful of to focus to.UFC 306 stories: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely mold a famous eventWhat followers may expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has kept a strict lid on the specifics regarding their project right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in front of the occasion-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually suggested will be actually the greatest showing off occasion of perpetuity-- the promo has actually disclosed some key particulars concerning what followers ought to assume out of the $2.3 billion location during Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will definitely make use of Realm's gigantic 160,000 sq. ft. interior show airplane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal show plane will additionally exhibit real-time stats and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to experience the action courtesy of haptic seating, which offers force reviews based upon the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they have the alternative to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen to stay discourse from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event are going to likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in six 90-second chapters between matches as well as displayed inside the Ball. The artistic team behind the film boasts 29 Emmy Award gains, one Golden World and one Grammy.There will be eight new Octagon ladies, six native-born Mexican ladies as well as 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley considers to achieve Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Initial Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and speak about likely reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event locations will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his cheer stardomMMA divisional positions: Big win improvements Brady, however how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appearance: Big concerns, early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?