NocheUFC co-man celebration is actually 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 as well as Chael malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate match in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of paying functionality perks to professional athletes at every event. This weekend, it is going to possibly dispense among those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White mentioned he is going to spend $25,000 to anyone who determines covert Easter eggs in a running film that will definitely open during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The event, also referred to as UFC 306, will be the initial real-time featuring undertaking to happen at the Realm, and also White has stated it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with a number of artistic musicians to produce a movie that will air in between spells, alongside 10 different "worlds" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor fan able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto explain just how the setting at the Sphere could give 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 the fight observing his initial title defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consensual decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not lost a battle considering that April 2018. In the co-main event, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy fight for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round entry to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the label via split pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to acquire her standpoint on the UFC 306 main as well as co-main occasions. ESPN wagering specialists Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker add their understandings and study on the UFC main event and other fascinating bets they just like coming from each promotions on Saturday.Expert selections and best bets for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star course remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili discusses results from submitting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is recovery from the now infamous picture he uploaded of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to heading probably the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will be actually a "one-and-done" activity, due to the sheer cost ($ twenty million, depending on to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually noted for as much as $13,000 during the course of match full week. It is actually the sort of celebration every fighter-- or even, even more correctly, prizefighter-- desire. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses had a little a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to title this Sphere event, likely versus his outdated competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, and also also mentioned he is actually made an effort to resemble component of his job off McGregor's. Essentially, the tribute as well as obligation of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley preferred. He started his camp for this certain battle date before the UFC also provided it to him.Sitting in this particular incredibly living room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to long for prominence as well as money, money as well as popularity. Those goals began as early as secondary school, when he utilized to visualize themself dressing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he reached secondary school, he related to phrases that he was actually as well small to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the particular same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are actually 5 of the best important folks in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the absolute most highly effective figures in the match game are going to merge on Las Vegas this week for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's best star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the initial live sporting activity at the advanced Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's combined super middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title fight against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly coincide Saturday night, an uncommon battle of prominent fight sporting activities events in Las Vegas.And along with it, the battle activity's power players will all be stood for in person in between both celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose highly profitable Riyadh Time sponsorship helped create it feasible for Dana White and the UFC to hold an activity at the too priced Realm. White pointed out the cost of the immersive venue has covered $20 million. It is actually the first pay-per-view activity coming from White that isn't simply announced as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With some of the most significant titles going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, who's drawing the strings in the fight video game? ESPN spoke to 30-plus market energy gamers-- fighters, promoters, executives, legal professionals, supervisors as well as media-- to aid determine that currently stores all the influence across punching, mixed martial arts and also expert wrestling as well as exactly how they possess it.The 15 most influential people in punching, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will any kind of battle surpass the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially look, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Independence Day this coming weekend appears perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined through a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. As well as to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the celebration is actually sponsored through a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as tent toppers aside, though, there will certainly be a Mexican concept penetrating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece between males's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other bouts will certainly include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American boxer. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that's presently full of twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the night promises to creatively and aurally transport fans south of the perimeter. This initial sporting occasion at Ball, the sophisticated entertainment location that opened last year merely off the Sin city Strip, will definitely maximize the mind-numbing innovation developed in to the whopping around design. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display as well as concert-quality sound system to say to the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Awesome production. Major-league risks. There will definitely be actually storylines swirling all over the spheric marvel of UFC 306. Right here are actually a handful of to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: How Sphere, Suga Sean will form a famous eventWhat fans can easily anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Realm in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Photo through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a limited lid on the specifics concerning their project right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the occasion-- which UFC CEO Dana White has proposed will definitely be the best featuring activity of all time-- the promotion has actually disclosed some key information about what supporters should anticipate out of the $2.3 billion location during Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will certainly make use of Sphere's massive 160,000 sq. ft. indoor display plane and the venue's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor display aircraft will definitely also showcase real-time statistics as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to really feel the action courtesy of haptic seating, which provides power feedback based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And also they possess the possibility to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to live discourse coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity are going to likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," told in six 90-second sections in between fights and presented inside the Ball. The imaginative group responsible for the film includes 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Entire world and also one Grammy.There will be actually eight new Octagon women, 6 native-born Mexican women and two 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 joins "1st Take" new off winning the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also speak about likely meeting the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC celebration sites will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big gain boosts Brady, however just how high does he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big concerns, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?