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 also Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a history of compensating performance incentives to athletes at every occasion. This weekend break, it is going to possibly dispense some of those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White said he is going to pay for $25,000 to any individual that identifies hidden Easter eggs in a rushing flick that is going to air in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, also known as UFC 306, will be actually the first live featuring affair to happen at the Sphere, and also White possesses mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with multiple artistic performers to produce a motion picture that will open between spells, alongside 10 different "worlds" that will participate in on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere might gain O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto discuss exactly how the environment at the Sphere might 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 positions, goes into the battle following his very first label protection against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a fight because April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate match for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P positions, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round entry to state the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the title through crack draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to acquire her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary and co-main celebrations. ESPN betting experts Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker add their knowledge and review on the UFC main event and also other interesting bets they like coming from both promotions on Saturday.Expert picks and best bets for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star course remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from posting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation coming from the now well known 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 possibly the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Las Vegas will be a "one-and-done" activity, as a result of the large cost ($ twenty million, according to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label self defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been noted for as long as $13,000 in the course of fight full week. It is actually the sort of activity every competitor-- or, much more accurately, pugilist-- long for. Also Conor McGregor, who has had a little bit of a vicious public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to title this Realm celebration, potentially versus his aged rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and also even mentioned he is actually tried to resemble aspect of his occupation off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor as well as task of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley preferred. He began his camp for this specific match time before the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this really living room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to dream of prominence and funds, cash and fame. Those desires began as very early as middle school, when he utilized to visualize himself wearing for an NFL group on Sundays. When he met high school, he concerned conditions that he was as well small to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the precise very same time in his life he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are five of the absolute most influential people in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the absolute most strong have a place in the match video game will definitely converge on Las Vegas today for a rare offering, one that features boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial live showing off activity at the revolutionary Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated tremendously middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline match against Merab Dvalishvili are going to coincide Sunday evening, an unique conflict of high-profile battle sporting activities celebrations in Las Vegas.And using it, the battle activity's energy players will all be exemplified personally in between both events. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Season sponsor aided make it achievable for Dana White and the UFC to hold an occasion at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White pointed out the expense of the immersive venue has topped $twenty thousand. It's the first pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't merely billed as UFC observed through a numeral.With several of the largest titles going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, who is actually taking the cords in the fight video game? ESPN talked to 30-plus sector energy gamers-- boxers, marketers, executives, legal professionals, managers and also media-- to help determine that currently keeps all the influence throughout boxing, mixed martial arts and pro fumbling and just how they wield it.The 15 most significant individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any sort of fight beat the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glance, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Independence Time this coming weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined by a match between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker hair transplanted from the Republic of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the event is actually financed through a branch of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard toppers aside, though, there will definitely undoubtedly be actually a Mexican style going through the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event in between males's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's various other spells will definitely feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American competitor. The co-main event pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that's currently loaded with twists.Beyond the reasonable risks, the overarching setting of the night assures to creatively as well as aurally transport followers southern of the perimeter. This 1st featuring event at Ball, the groundbreaking home entertainment location that opened up in 2015 merely off the Las Vegas Strip, will definitely make the most of the mind-numbing innovation developed into the whopping sphere structure. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to make use of the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen and also concert-quality stereo to say to the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Gorgeous development. Leading risks. There will certainly be stories rolling throughout the circular surprise of UFC 306. Below are actually a few to listen to.UFC 306 stories: How Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly shape a historical eventWhat supporters can anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely go to the Sphere in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Picture by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually kept a tight cover on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, in advance of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually suggested will be actually the best featuring occasion of perpetuity-- the promotion has shown some vital details concerning what supporters ought to assume away from the $2.3 billion site during the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will definitely utilize Realm's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display plane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior screen airplane will also display real-time statistics as well as competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly feel the activity thanks to haptic seating, which supplies power feedback based on the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they have the choice to install the LiveVoice app to pay attention to live discourse from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion will certainly likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in six 90-second chapters in between fights as well as displayed inside the Sphere. The innovative group behind the film includes 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican women and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley prepares to achieve Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Initial Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and refer to possibly meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event areas will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA divisional positions: Big succeed improvements Brady, however how higher does he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big inquiries, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?