NocheUFC co-man celebration is official. Alexa Grasso: 124Valentina a Shevchenko: 125 pic.twitter.com/gmMtMwWeeFu2014 Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) September thirteen, 2024 Dana White's $25K Easter egg huntplay3:13 DC and also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy match between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past of paying efficiency bonuses to sportsmens at every event. This weekend break, it will likely administer one of those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White claimed he will pay $25,000 to anyone that pinpoints hidden Easter eggs in a rushing motion picture that will definitely air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise known as UFC 306, will be the first live sporting event to take place at the Realm, and also White has said it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with multiple innovative performers to produce a movie that will air in between rounds, along with 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to award supporter capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto talk about how the ambience at the Sphere might offer Sean O'Malley a perk over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, enters the match observing his very first headline protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually using a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not lost a match given that April 2018. In the co-main contest, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate battle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the label via split reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to get her viewpoint on the UFC 306 main and co-main occasions. ESPN wagering pros Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker include their knowledge and review on the UFC centerpiece and also various other fascinating wagers they as if from both promotions on Saturday.Expert choices as well as best choices for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from submitting slice to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale how he is actually recuperation from the currently notorious photo he published of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely headline probably the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year history. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will definitely be actually a "one-and-done" event, due to the high price ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually detailed for as long as $13,000 throughout fight full week. It's the kind of celebration every competitor-- or, more properly, prizefighter-- long for. Even Conor McGregor, that possesses possessed a little bit of a vicious public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wished to headline this Sphere occasion, likely versus his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, and also also said he's made an effort to imitate parts of his occupation off McGregor's. Eventually, the tribute and also duty of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley really wanted. He started his camping ground for this certain battle time just before the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting in this particular incredibly living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to desire for popularity as well as loan, funds and popularity. Those dreams started as early as middle school, when he used to visualize himself suiting up for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved secondary school, he related to terms that he was too small to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that's additionally the particular very same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually 5 of the most influential people in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the most strong have a place in the fight game will definitely converge on Sin city recently for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and the first online showing off celebration at the advanced Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked super middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely coincide Sunday night, an uncommon conflict of high-profile fight sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the match game's energy players will all be stood for face to face between each events. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Season sponsor assisted make it achievable for Dana White and the UFC to store a celebration at the too priced Realm. White mentioned the price of the immersive location has actually covered $twenty million. It is actually the initial pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't just billed as UFC complied with through a numeral.With several of the most significant titles going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that is actually pulling the strands in the battle activity? ESPN talked with 30-plus sector energy players-- boxers, promoters, execs, lawyers, supervisors as well as media-- to assist calculate who presently holds all the influence throughout boxing, MMA and professional fumbling and how they possess it.The 15 most important people in punching, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any sort of fight surpass the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glimpse, the UFC's strategy to commemorating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend break appears perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is actually headlined by a match between an Irish-American from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. As well as to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the activity is actually funded by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent toppers aside, though, there will certainly be a Mexican concept penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the centerpiece between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's other bouts will certainly include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually currently full of twists.Beyond the very competitive risks, the overarching atmosphere of the night assures to visually and also aurally transport followers southern of the perimeter. This first showing off event at Sphere, the sophisticated amusement location that opened in 2014 merely off the Sin city Strip, will maximize the mind-numbing modern technology constructed right into the enormous round framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED monitor as well as concert-quality stereo to inform the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Gorgeous production. Prominent concerns. There will be actually storylines swirling all around the round marvel of UFC 306. Here are actually a few to pay attention to.UFC 306 stories: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean are going to form a famous eventWhat fans may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will be at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a tight top on the specifics regarding their project into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, before the celebration-- which UFC CEO Dana White has proposed will definitely be the best showing off activity of perpetuity-- the promotion has actually exposed some essential particulars about what followers must expect out of the $2.3 billion venue during Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC will make use of Realm's huge 160,000 sq. ft. indoor display screen aircraft and also the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior display screen plane will also feature real-time statistics and boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly really feel the action thanks to haptic seats, which gives force comments based on the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the alternative to install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to reside discourse coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second sections between fights and also featured inside the Round. The artistic group behind the film includes 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon women, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley prepares to reach Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "First Take" new off winning the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and speak about potentially reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC event places will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big win increases Brady, but exactly how high performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big concerns, very early wagers, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?