NocheUFC co-man occasion is official. 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 break down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past history of compensating performance perks to athletes at every celebration. This weekend break, it will possibly dole out among those incentives to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he will pay $25,000 to any person that pinpoints surprise Easter eggs in a jogging motion picture that is going to open during the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Sin City. The activity, also called UFC 306, will be the first live showing off affair to occur at the Sphere, and also White has said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with multiple creative musicians to create a movie that will air in between spells, alongside 10 various "globes" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award follower able to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could possibly help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto go over just how the atmosphere at the Sphere might give Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound ranks, gets in the match following his initial headline defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consentaneous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not lost a fight considering that April 2018. In the co-main contest, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate bout for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the headline by means of crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to obtain her perspective on the UFC 306 major and also co-main events. ESPN wagering specialists Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their ideas and also evaluation on the UFC main event and other intriguing wagers they as if coming from each promos on Saturday.Expert selections as well as best bets for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about after effects coming from uploading slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is actually recuperation from the now infamous picture he posted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely title perhaps the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will definitely be a "one-and-done" celebration, due to the high price ($ twenty thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been noted for as much as $13,000 during battle full week. It is actually the sort of occasion every competitor-- or even, even more efficiently, prizefighter-- hope for. Even Conor McGregor, who has possessed a bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to title this Realm celebration, likely versus his outdated opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor up until this year, as well as even said he is actually tried to simulate portion of his job off McGregor's. Inevitably, the honor and also duty of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley preferred. He started his camp for this specific battle time before the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this particular very living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to hope for fame and funds, money and also popularity. Those desires started as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to envision themself dressing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved secondary school, he came to terms that he was actually as well little to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that's also the exact same attend his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Rock fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of the best important individuals in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the best powerful figures in the battle game will merge on Sin city today for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's leading star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the 1st real-time showing off activity at the state-of-the-art Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked tremendously middleweight championship protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili will correspond Sunday evening, an unique battle of top-level battle sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And along with it, the match game's energy gamers will definitely all be represented face to face in between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose profitable Riyadh Time sponsorship aided create it possible for Dana White and the UFC to store an event at the exorbitantly priced Sphere. White mentioned the expense of the immersive site has actually topped $twenty thousand. It is actually the initial pay-per-view celebration coming from White that isn't simply announced as UFC complied with through a numeral.With some of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that's taking the strands in the battle activity? ESPN spoke to 30-plus field electrical power players-- fighters, promoters, executives, legal professionals, supervisors and media-- to help identify that presently keeps all the impact across punching, mixed martial arts as well as pro fumbling and also exactly how they wield it.The 15 very most influential individuals in punching, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will certainly any kind of fight beat the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially look, the UFC's strategy to commemorating Mexican Freedom Day this happening weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined through a match in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker hair transplanted from the State of Georgia. And also to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the celebration is actually funded by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard covers aside, however, there are going to undoubtedly be a Mexican style permeating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's various other rounds will definitely include a Mexico-born or Mexican United States fighter. The co-main occasion pits females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's actually loaded with twists.Beyond the very competitive stakes, the overarching ambiance of the evening assures to aesthetically and also aurally transportation supporters southern of the border. This 1st featuring activity at Round, the innovative entertainment place that opened up in 2013 only off the Las Vegas Bit, will certainly take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation constructed into the humongous sphere design. Throughout the evening, the UFC is going to use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED screen and concert-quality stereo to say to the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Breathtaking manufacturing. Leading stakes. There are going to be storylines swirling around the round surprise of UFC 306. Listed here are a few to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will shape a famous eventWhat enthusiasts may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a limited top on the specifics regarding their venture right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, ahead of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually recommended will be actually the best sporting activity of all time-- the advertising has revealed some vital details regarding what followers should anticipate out of the $2.3 billion site during the course of Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will definitely utilize Sphere's massive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display aircraft and the place's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display aircraft are going to also display real-time stats as well as boxer information.Fans inside the Realm will feel the action courtesy of haptic seats, which offers pressure feedback based on the activity inside the Octagon. And also they possess the alternative to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to live discourse from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion will definitely likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," said to in 6 90-second chapters in between matches and also displayed inside the Round. The creative staff behind the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden World and one Grammy.There will be actually eight brand-new Octagon girls, six native-born Mexican girls and two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley prepares to reach Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Very first Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 as well as discuss potentially reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC activity areas will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomMMA local ranks: Big gain increases Brady, yet just how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 very first look: Big concerns, very early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?