NocheUFC co-man activity is formal. 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 as well as Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate fight between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of paying performance benefits to professional athletes at every celebration. This weekend break, it will likely administer among those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White said he is going to pay out $25,000 to any person that identifies surprise Easter eggs in a dashing flick that will air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City. The occasion, also referred to as UFC 306, will be the first live featuring affair to take place at the Realm, and White possesses stated it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with multiple artistic performers to create a film that will air in between stints, in addition to 10 different "worlds" that will play on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor follower able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere can help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto explain exactly how the setting at the Realm might 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 ranks, enters into the match observing his 1st headline protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has not shed a fight since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy struggle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P rankings, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to claim the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the label by means of split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to receive her perspective on the UFC 306 principal and co-main occasions. ESPN betting experts Splint Kuhn as well as Ian Parker incorporate their insights and evaluation on the UFC centerpiece and other intriguing wagers they as if from each promotions on Saturday.Expert choices as well as best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects from submitting slice to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually recuperation from the now infamous picture he published of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely title maybe the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year background. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will certainly be a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the high price ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been specified for as long as $13,000 in the course of match full week. It is actually the type of celebration every boxer-- or even, even more precisely, pugilist-- desire. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses had a little bit of a vicious public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to title this Sphere activity, possibly against his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and also claimed he's attempted to mimic component of his occupation off McGregor's. Essentially, the tribute and also accountability of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley preferred. He started his camp for this certain match date before the UFC also gave it to him.Sitting within this really living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to imagine popularity and also cash, funds and also popularity. Those dreams began as early as intermediate school, when he utilized to visualize themself wearing for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he concerned terms that he was actually also tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that's additionally the particular same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Stone fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are five of the most prominent people in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the absolute most strong have a place in the battle game will certainly assemble on Las Vegas today for a rare offering, one that includes boxing's leading celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the 1st online featuring event at the revolutionary Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked tremendously middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili are going to synchronize Saturday night, an unusual clash of top-level fight sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And with it, the battle game's energy players will definitely all be actually worked with in person in between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose beneficial Riyadh Period sponsor assisted make it feasible for Dana White and the UFC to hold an occasion at the too valued Realm. White stated the cost of the immersive venue has actually topped $20 thousand. It's the first pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't just billed as UFC followed by a numeral.With some of the biggest names going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, who's pulling the strings in the match video game? ESPN talked to 30-plus market power players-- fighters, promoters, execs, legal professionals, managers and media-- to assist identify who presently holds all the impact around boxing, MMA and also expert fumbling and also just how they wield it.The 15 most significant people in boxing, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any kind of fight beat the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's technique to celebrating Mexican Independence Time this happening weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is headlined by a fight between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted from the Republic of Georgia. And also to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the celebration is funded by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as tent toppers apart, though, there are going to indeed be actually a Mexican theme going through the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the centerpiece between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's various other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States competitor. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that's currently loaded with twists.Beyond the reasonable risks, the overarching ambiance of the night guarantees to aesthetically as well as aurally transportation enthusiasts south of the boundary. This 1st showing off occasion at Round, the cutting-edge enjoyment venue that opened up in 2014 simply off the Las Vegas Bit, will take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation constructed into the humongous around framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly make use of the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED monitor and concert-quality sound system to say to the story of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Panoramic manufacturing. Prominent stakes. There will definitely be stories swirling all around the round surprise of UFC 306. Listed below are a handful of to listen to.UFC 306 stories: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will form a historical eventWhat supporters can easily expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Realm in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a limited cover on the specifics concerning their project in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the celebration-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually proposed will definitely be actually the greatest sporting event of perpetuity-- the advertising has actually disclosed some key information concerning what supporters ought to assume away from the $2.3 billion place during the course of Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC will certainly make use of Sphere's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen plane and also the venue's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The interior display plane will definitely also showcase real-time stats and also competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which offers force comments based upon the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the alternative to download and install the LiveVoice application to listen closely to live comments coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event will certainly likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second sections in between battles as well as presented inside the Sphere. The imaginative group responsible for the film includes 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Globe as well as one Grammy.There will be 8 new Octagon women, six native-born Mexican females as well as two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley considers to achieve Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Initial Take" fresh off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and speak about potentially reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC activity places will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA divisional positions: Big gain boosts Brady, but how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 first appearance: Big concerns, early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?