NocheUFC co-man activity 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 break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy match in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past of compensating functionality perks to sportsmens at every event. This weekend, it is going to potentially share out one of those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White stated he is going to pay out $25,000 to anybody that determines surprise Easter eggs in a dashing motion picture that will definitely open during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The occasion, likewise called UFC 306, will be the very first online showing off affair to take place at the Realm, and White possesses said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with a number of creative artists to generate a flick that will air in between stints, together with 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to award follower capable to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could possibly gain O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto go over exactly how the setting at the Sphere could provide Sean O'Malley a perk over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, goes into the match observing his very first headline protection against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not lost a match since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's MMA P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round entry to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title through split pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hill to acquire her perspective on the UFC 306 major and also co-main activities. ESPN wagering specialists Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker include their knowledge and also evaluation on the UFC main event and other interesting wagers they like coming from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert selections as well as best options for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar path continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from posting slice to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale how he is actually healing coming from the currently notorious picture he submitted 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 celebration in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will definitely be a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the large cost ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually noted for as high as $13,000 throughout battle full week. It is actually the sort of occasion every competitor-- or even, much more precisely, prizefighter-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to headline this Sphere event, likely against his old competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, as well as also said he's made an effort to imitate parts of his job off McGregor's. Inevitably, the respect as well as obligation of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley yearned for. He began his camping ground for this specific battle day prior to the UFC even offered it to him.Sitting in this particular incredibly living room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to imagine prominence and also funds, money as well as prominence. Those aspirations started as very early as middle school, when he utilized to visualize themself dressing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he involved phrases that he was too small to ever before play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that's additionally the precise very same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are 5 of the absolute most significant folks in fight sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Much Of one of the most highly effective figures in the match game will definitely converge on Sin city today for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's leading star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the very first real-time sporting celebration at the cutting edge Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked tremendously middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely correspond Sunday night, an unusual struggle of top-level combat sports events in Las Vegas.And from it, the match game's power gamers will definitely all be actually embodied in person in between each celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Period support aided make it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to keep an occasion at the exorbitantly priced Realm. White mentioned the cost of the immersive location has topped $twenty thousand. It's the very first pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't just touted as UFC adhered to by a numeral.With a number of the biggest titles going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Sin city, who is actually taking the strings in the match activity? ESPN talked to 30-plus sector power players-- fighters, promoters, execs, lawyers, managers and media-- to help calculate who presently keeps all the influence throughout boxing, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling as well as how they wield it.The 15 very most prominent folks in punching, MMA and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any kind of fight outperform the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially look, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Freedom Time this happening weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined through a match in between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker hair transplanted from the State of Georgia. As well as to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the activity is funded through a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent toppers apart, though, there will definitely certainly be actually a Mexican motif penetrating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the centerpiece in between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's various other spells will definitely include a Mexico-born or Mexican American boxer. The co-main occasion pits girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that's currently filled with twists.Beyond the reasonable stakes, the overarching atmosphere of the night promises to aesthetically and also aurally transportation followers southern of the border. This 1st sporting event at Ball, the advanced home entertainment venue that opened up last year merely off the Sin city Bit, will certainly make the most of the mind-numbing technology constructed into the whopping around construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED monitor and also concert-quality stereo to tell the story of combat sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Breathtaking creation. Major-league risks. There will certainly be storylines swirling all over the ball-shaped miracle of UFC 306. Below are actually a few to listen to.UFC 306 stories: Just how Realm, Suga Sean will certainly mold a historical eventWhat fans may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely go to the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a tight cover on the specifics regarding their venture into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually proposed are going to be the best featuring event of all time-- the promotion has actually exposed some vital information regarding what enthusiasts should expect out of the $2.3 billion place throughout Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC are going to use Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. interior display airplane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor show plane will definitely likewise display real-time stats and fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will experience the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which supplies force responses based on the action inside the Octagon. As well as they have the choice to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen to live commentary from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will definitely also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second sections between battles and also displayed inside the Round. The innovative group responsible for the film boasts 29 Emmy Award gains, one Golden Entire world as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 new Octagon gals, six native-born Mexican ladies and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley considers to achieve Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Very first Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and refer to likely reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC event places will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA local ranks: Big succeed increases Brady, however just how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial appeal: Big concerns, very early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both retain at Noche UFC?