NocheUFC co-man occasion 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 malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate fight between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past history of compensating functionality benefits to sportsmens at every event. This weekend break, it will potentially dispense among those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White said he will certainly pay $25,000 to any individual who determines concealed Easter eggs in a rushing motion picture that is going to air during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City. The celebration, additionally known as UFC 306, will be the 1st live featuring affair to occur at the Sphere, as well as White has stated it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with numerous creative musicians to create a motion picture that will air in between spells, along with 10 different "worlds" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award supporter capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto explain how the environment at the Realm might offer 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, gets in the battle observing his very first title protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not dropped a fight given that April 2018. In the co-main event, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with former champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to assert the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title via split attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to acquire her perspective on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main occasions. ESPN wagering pros Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker incorporate their understandings and also study on the UFC main event and also other intriguing bets they as if 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 explains fallout coming from posting slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale just how he is recuperation coming from the now well known photo he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly title maybe the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year past history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas are going to be actually a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large price ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Specific seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually provided for as long as $13,000 in the course of match full week. It's the sort of activity every competitor-- or even, more precisely, pugilist-- desire. Even Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little a nasty public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wanted to headline this Sphere activity, possibly against his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor up until this year, and also even said he is actually made an effort to resemble portion of his profession off McGregor's. Ultimately, the honor as well as duty of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley desired. He started his camping ground for this certain fight time before the UFC even used it to him.Sitting in this extremely living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to dream of fame as well as funds, cash and fame. Those desires started as early as secondary school, when he made use of to picture themself suiting up for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he reached high school, he related to conditions that he was actually also small to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually also the exact same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are 5 of the most significant folks in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the absolute most effective have a place in the fight game will definitely assemble on Las Vegas today for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the first online showing off activity at the advanced Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's linked very middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight versus Merab Dvalishvili will match Sunday evening, an unique battle of top-level fight sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the match game's energy gamers will definitely all be worked with face to face in between both events. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose beneficial Riyadh Period support aided make it feasible for Dana White and also the UFC to hold an occasion at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White stated the expense of the immersive location has actually topped $20 million. It is actually the initial pay-per-view activity coming from White that isn't just touted as UFC adhered to by a numeral.With a number of the most significant names going head-to-head on Saturday night in Sin city, who is actually drawing the strings in the battle video game? ESPN contacted 30-plus business energy gamers-- competitors, promoters, managers, lawyers, supervisors as well as media-- to aid identify who currently holds all the impact around boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling and also exactly how they possess it.The 15 very most influential people in punching, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any kind of fight beat the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glance, the UFC's approach to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Time this coming weekend seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined by a match in between an Irish-American coming from Montana as well as a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. And also to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the activity is financed by an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as signboard covers aside, however, there will definitely be 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 champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other spells are going to include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American competitor. The co-main occasion pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually already loaded with twists.Beyond the competitive risks, the overarching ambiance of the evening guarantees to creatively as well as aurally transportation enthusiasts southern of the border. This very first sporting occasion at Sphere, the sophisticated entertainment place that opened up in 2013 just off the Sin city Strip, will certainly take full advantage of the mind-numbing modern technology developed into the tremendous around structure. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly make use of the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen as well as concert-quality sound system to tell the story of combat sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Impressive production. Leading concerns. There will be stories surging all over the ball-shaped wonder of UFC 306. Here are a few to take note to.UFC 306 storylines: How Sphere, Suga Sean are going to form a famous eventWhat followers may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will be at the Realm in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually kept a limited top on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, in advance of the occasion-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually recommended will certainly be actually the best featuring activity of perpetuity-- the advertising has revealed some vital particulars regarding what supporters need to anticipate out of the $2.3 billion venue during Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will take advantage of Sphere's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. indoor screen plane and the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal show airplane will certainly also display real-time stats as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which gives power responses based upon the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the choice to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen to live comments from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion will certainly likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," said to in 6 90-second sections between matches and showed inside the Round. The creative group behind the movie includes 29 Emmy Award gains, one Golden Globe as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 new Octagon females, six native-born Mexican females and also pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley considers to reach Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Initial Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and also discuss possibly meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC activity sites will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA local positions: Big win increases Brady, yet how high performs he jump?UFC 306 1st look: Big inquiries, very early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?