NocheUFC co-man activity 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 and Chael malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy match between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of compensating performance rewards to athletes at every activity. This weekend, it is going to possibly administer one of those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will certainly pay $25,000 to any individual that identifies concealed Easter eggs in a dashing flick that is going to air during UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The event, also called UFC 306, will be the initial live featuring event to take place at the Sphere, as well as White has mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with a number of creative musicians to make a motion picture that will air in between stints, in addition to 10 different "planets" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast capable to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere might gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto go over exactly how the ambience at the Realm could 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 positions, gets into the match following his 1st headline defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has not shed a fight since April 2018. In the co-main event, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's MMA P4P rankings, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the label through split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her standpoint on the UFC 306 main and also co-main occasions. ESPN betting professionals Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker add their knowledge and analysis on the UFC main event and also various other fascinating bets they such as coming from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert selections and also best bets for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star path stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from publishing slice to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale how he is healing coming from the currently well known image he published of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to headline probably the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year background. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will definitely be actually a "one-and-done" celebration, because of the high expense ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been detailed for as high as $13,000 in the course of fight full week. It's the kind of celebration every fighter-- or, extra efficiently, prizefighter-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, that has had a little bit of a nasty public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, desired to heading this Realm activity, possibly against his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor till this year, and also also mentioned he's made an effort to imitate aspect of his job off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor as well as obligation of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley desired. He began his camp for this particular match day before the UFC also provided it to him.Sitting within this incredibly living room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to desire for fame and money, loan as well as fame. Those dreams started as early as junior high, when he used to imagine himself dressing for an NFL group on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he came to terms that he was as well tiny to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the specific same time in his life he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually 5 of one of the most significant people in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the most highly effective have a place in the match video game will definitely converge on Sin city recently for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's leading celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial real-time showing off occasion at the cutting edge Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's unified super middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match versus Merab Dvalishvili will synchronize Sunday evening, an uncommon struggle of prominent combat sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And along with it, the match activity's electrical power players are going to all be embodied personally in between both celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose highly profitable Riyadh Season sponsorship assisted create it possible for Dana White and the UFC to store a celebration at the too priced Realm. White pointed out the price of the immersive site has actually topped $twenty million. It is actually the initial pay-per-view occasion from White that isn't merely billed as UFC complied with by a numeral.With a number of the largest titles going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, who's taking the strings in the fight video game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus field electrical power gamers-- boxers, marketers, managers, legal professionals, supervisors and also media-- to aid calculate who presently stores all the influence throughout punching, mixed martial arts and pro fumbling and just how they possess it.The 15 most significant people in boxing, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will any battle outperform the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glance, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Freedom Day this coming weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Realm 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 Republic of Georgia. And to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is actually financed by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard covers apart, though, there will certainly without a doubt be actually a Mexican motif permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the centerpiece between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's other spells will include a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States competitor. The co-main activity pits girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually presently packed with twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching setting of the night promises to creatively as well as aurally transportation supporters south of the perimeter. This initial sporting activity at Sphere, the groundbreaking home entertainment venue that opened up in 2014 merely off the Las Vegas Bit, will certainly take full advantage of the mind-numbing modern technology constructed into the tremendous round framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC is going to utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen as well as concert-quality stereo to say to the tale of fight sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Breathtaking development. Big-time risks. There will certainly be actually stories rolling throughout the round wonder of UFC 306. Here are a handful of to pay attention to.UFC 306 stories: How Realm, Suga Sean will mold a historic eventWhat supporters can anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a limited lid on the specifics concerning their venture in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the occasion-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has suggested will definitely be actually the greatest showing off occasion of perpetuity-- the promo has revealed some key information about what fans should anticipate out of the $2.3 billion site throughout Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC are going to use Sphere's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. internal display screen airplane and also the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal show aircraft are going to also feature real-time statistics and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely feel the action courtesy of haptic seats, which offers power comments based on the activity inside the Octagon. And they possess the alternative to install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to reside discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity will certainly additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in six 90-second sections in between matches and featured inside the Round. The innovative staff behind the movie includes 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Planet and also one Grammy.There will be 8 new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican girls as well as two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley plans to reach Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and also speak about possibly achieving the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC event areas will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional positions: Big succeed increases Brady, however just how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big questions, early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both retain at Noche UFC?