NocheUFC co-man occasion is actually 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 down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a history of paying performance bonuses to athletes at every event. This weekend break, it will likely dole out one of those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White claimed he will definitely pay for $25,000 to anyone that identifies covert Easter eggs in a rushing movie that will open in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The occasion, likewise known as UFC 306, will be actually the initial real-time sporting event to happen at the Realm, and White has mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with various innovative performers to make a film that will open between rounds, alongside 10 different "globes" that will participate in on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to award fan capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere can benefit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto discuss just how the environment at the Sphere could offer Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, gets into the battle following his 1st title protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has not lost a match given that April 2018. In the co-main event, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P ranks, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title via crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hill to get her point of view on the UFC 306 major as well as co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering pros Splint Kuhn as well as Ian Parker add their knowledge and study on the UFC main event and various other appealing bets they like coming from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best bets for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar path continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews after effects from publishing slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually healing coming from the currently notorious picture he posted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely title possibly the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year background. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will definitely be a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large expense ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been specified for as much as $13,000 during the course of battle full week. It is actually the kind of event every competitor-- or, more efficiently, pugilist-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, who has possessed a little bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, intended to heading this Sphere activity, possibly versus his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor up until this year, as well as also mentioned he is actually attempted to imitate aspect of his job off McGregor's. Essentially, the honor and also accountability of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley wanted. He began his camp for this specific match day just before the UFC also gave it to him.Sitting in this extremely sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to imagine fame as well as funds, cash as well as popularity. Those dreams began as very early as junior high, when he made use of to imagine himself wearing for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he concerned conditions that he was as well tiny to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the particular very same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are 5 of one of the most significant people in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Lot Of the best highly effective have a place in the fight game are going to merge on Sin city recently for a rare offering, one that features punching's best celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial live showing off occasion at the advanced Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged super middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match versus Merab Dvalishvili will certainly correspond Sunday night, an unique battle of prominent battle sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the battle video game's electrical power gamers will definitely all be actually worked with in person between both celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time sponsor helped create it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to keep an occasion at the too priced Sphere. White pointed out the price of the immersive place has actually covered $20 thousand. It's the initial pay-per-view event from White that isn't just billed as UFC followed by a numeral.With a few of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, who is actually taking the strands in the fight video game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus field power gamers-- competitors, promoters, executives, attorneys, supervisors and also media-- to help determine who currently keeps all the influence around boxing, MMA and also professional wrestling and just how they possess it.The 15 very most influential folks in punching, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any kind of match outshine the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's method to commemorating Mexican Freedom Day this coming weekend break appears perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined through a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana as well as a New Yorker hair transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is sponsored by a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also signboard toppers apart, however, there will certainly indeed be actually a Mexican style penetrating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's various other rounds will feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American competitor. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that is actually currently loaded with twists.Beyond the reasonable risks, the overarching ambiance of the evening vows to visually as well as aurally transport enthusiasts south of the perimeter. This very first featuring activity at Sphere, the groundbreaking amusement site that opened up last year simply off the Sin city Strip, will make the most of the mind-numbing innovation built in to the enormous round construct. Throughout the night, the UFC will use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display as well as concert-quality sound system to tell the tale of fight sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Breathtaking development. Major-league risks. There will certainly be storylines surging all over the spheric wonder of UFC 306. Listed below are actually a handful of to take note to.UFC 306 stories: How Realm, Suga Sean will mold a historical eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict lid on the specifics regarding their endeavor right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually suggested are going to be the best sporting occasion of perpetuity-- the promo has actually exposed some vital details regarding what enthusiasts need to expect away from the $2.3 billion location throughout Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will utilize Realm's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. interior screen aircraft and the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor display screen plane will also exhibit real-time stats as well as boxer information.Fans inside the Realm are going to really feel the activity thanks to haptic seating, which gives pressure comments based on the action inside the Octagon. And also they possess the choice to download the LiveVoice application to pay attention to reside comments coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in six 90-second phases between fights and showed inside the Sphere. The imaginative crew behind the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Entire world as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican females as well as two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley plans to meet Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "Very first Take" fresh off winning the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also discuss likely achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event locations will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA local rankings: Big win increases Brady, yet how higher does he jump?UFC 306 1st appearance: Big questions, very early wagers, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?