NocheUFC co-man celebration is actually 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 down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate fight in between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a history of paying performance perks to athletes at every event. This weekend, it is going to potentially dole out one of those incentives to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will pay $25,000 to any individual who pinpoints covert Easter eggs in a rushing movie that is going to air in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Sin City. The activity, likewise called UFC 306, will be actually the initial live featuring affair to happen at the Realm, and White possesses said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with several artistic performers to make a flick that will air in between rounds, in addition to 10 various "worlds" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor supporter capable to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly benefit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto review just how the atmosphere at the Realm 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, gets in the battle following his initial headline protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not dropped a fight given that April 2018. In the co-main contest, females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to assert the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the title by means of split attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her perspective on the UFC 306 primary as well as co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering specialists Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their knowledge as well as review on the UFC main event and also various other intriguing bets they as if from each promos on Saturday.Expert selections and best options for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili discusses fallout from submitting slice to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation coming from the now well known picture he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely heading maybe the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year background. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will be a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the high cost ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Specific seats for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually specified for as high as $13,000 during the course of fight full week. It's the sort of celebration every boxer-- or, a lot more efficiently, prizefighter-- hope for. Even Conor McGregor, who possesses had a bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, desired to heading this Realm occasion, possibly versus his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor up until this year, and also also mentioned he's made an effort to simulate aspect of his profession off McGregor's. Essentially, the honor and responsibility of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley really wanted. He began his camp for this certain fight date prior to the UFC also provided it to him.Sitting within this very living room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to hope for fame and also money, funds as well as popularity. Those goals started as early as junior high, when he utilized to imagine himself suiting up for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he came to terms that he was actually also little to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that's additionally the precise same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Stone war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are five of the most important individuals in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the absolute most strong have a place in the match activity are going to assemble on Sin city today for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial live showing off event at the advanced Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight versus Merab Dvalishvili will synchronize Sunday evening, an unusual battle of prominent combat sports events in Las Vegas.And along with it, the match activity's energy players are going to all be actually represented in person between each occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Season sponsorship aided create it possible for Dana White and also the UFC to store an event at the too valued Sphere. White said the expense of the immersive location has actually covered $twenty million. It is actually the 1st pay-per-view occasion from White that isn't merely announced as UFC complied with by a numeral.With several of the greatest titles going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, that is actually taking the cords in the battle game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus industry electrical power players-- competitors, marketers, managers, legal professionals, supervisors and media-- to aid establish that currently keeps all the influence around punching, MMA and also pro fumbling and also just how they wield it.The 15 most prominent individuals in boxing, MMA and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will definitely any battle outperform the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Freedom Time this happening weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is actually headlined through a match in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the activity is sponsored through an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee toppers apart, though, there will certainly indeed be actually a Mexican concept permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's various other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually already full of twists.Beyond the competitive stakes, the overarching setting of the night assures to aesthetically and also aurally transportation fans south of the border. This first showing off occasion at Sphere, the groundbreaking home entertainment location that opened in 2014 merely off the Sin city Bit, will definitely make the most of the mind-numbing modern technology built right into the tremendous around design. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display as well as concert-quality sound system to inform the tale of battle sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Gorgeous creation. Major-league risks. There will certainly be stories rolling all over the round wonder of UFC 306. Right here are actually a couple of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will mold a famous eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a limited top on the specifics regarding their venture right into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, ahead of the occasion-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended will certainly be actually the greatest featuring activity of all time-- the promotion has shown some essential details about what enthusiasts must expect out of the $2.3 billion location throughout Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will utilize Realm's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display plane and also the place's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor display screen aircraft will definitely additionally exhibit real-time statistics and also boxer information.Fans inside the Realm will certainly really feel the action thanks to haptic seating, which gives power responses based on the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the alternative to install the LiveVoice app to listen to reside commentary coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The celebration will also premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in six 90-second chapters in between fights as well as presented inside the Ball. The creative group behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Globe as well as one Grammy.There will be eight brand new Octagon females, 6 native-born Mexican girls and 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley prepares to achieve Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "First Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight title at UFC 292 as well as discuss possibly achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC activity locations will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA local rankings: Big succeed improvements Brady, but exactly how higher does he jump?UFC 306 very first appearance: Big questions, very early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?