NocheUFC co-man activity 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 Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy fight in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past history of compensating efficiency rewards to sportsmens at every activity. This weekend, it is going to possibly share out among those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White stated he is going to spend $25,000 to anybody who pinpoints covert Easter eggs in a jogging motion picture that will open throughout UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The celebration, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be the first online showing off affair to take place at the Realm, as well as White possesses claimed it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with numerous innovative musicians to make a motion picture that will air in between rounds, in addition to 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor supporter capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could benefit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto go over how the environment at the Realm can offer 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, enters into the battle observing his initial label protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through consensual decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has certainly not lost a match due to the fact that April 2018. In the co-main contest, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's mixed martial arts P4P positions, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round article to profess the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the label via crack draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to acquire her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main activities. ESPN wagering specialists Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker add their insights as well as evaluation on the UFC main event and other intriguing bets they just like coming from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks and best options for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over fallout from posting slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale exactly how he is healing coming from the right now infamous picture he submitted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will title possibly the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" event, due to the high cost ($ twenty thousand, according to White) of placing it on. Private seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight headline self defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually provided for as long as $13,000 during match week. It's the kind of event every fighter-- or even, much more efficiently, prizefighter-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little a nasty public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to title this Realm celebration, possibly against his outdated competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor till this year, and also mentioned he is actually tried to mimic aspect of his occupation off McGregor's. Ultimately, the tribute and responsibility of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley really wanted. He began his camp for this particular battle time before the UFC also provided it to him.Sitting within this very sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to hope for fame as well as money, cash and fame. Those desires began as very early as secondary school, when he used to envision themself suiting up for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he pertained to phrases that he was actually too little to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the particular same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are 5 of one of the most influential individuals in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the most effective have a place in the fight game will certainly converge on Las Vegas today for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and also the 1st online showing off activity at the advanced Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated very middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to match Saturday night, an uncommon struggle of prominent battle sporting activities occasions in Las Vegas.And using it, the match game's electrical power gamers are going to all be embodied in person between each occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Period support helped make it possible for Dana White and the UFC to hold an activity at the exorbitantly priced Sphere. White pointed out the price of the immersive venue has covered $twenty thousand. It is actually the 1st pay-per-view activity coming from White that isn't simply billed as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With a few of the most significant titles going head-to-head on Sunday night in Las Vegas, that's taking the cords in the battle game? ESPN contacted 30-plus market electrical power players-- fighters, marketers, executives, attorneys, supervisors and also media-- to assist identify who presently holds all the impact around punching, mixed martial arts and also pro wrestling as well as exactly how they possess it.The 15 most prominent folks in punching, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any battle outshine the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Independence Time this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is actually headlined by a battle between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted from the Republic of Georgia. And also to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the event is actually sponsored through a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard covers apart, though, there will without a doubt be a Mexican theme going through the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between guys's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other bouts will definitely feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States boxer. The co-main celebration pits females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that's currently packed with twists.Beyond the competitive stakes, the overarching ambiance of the night promises to creatively as well as aurally transportation followers south of the boundary. This first featuring celebration at Sphere, the advanced amusement location that opened last year just off the Sin city Strip, will maximize the mind-numbing innovation created into the humongous sphere construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC is going to utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen as well as concert-quality sound system to tell the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Impressive development. Leading concerns. There will certainly be actually stories rolling all over the ball-shaped miracle of UFC 306. Below are actually a few to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Realm, Suga Sean will certainly shape a famous eventWhat followers can easily expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will be at the Realm in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict lid on the specifics concerning their venture into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, before the celebration-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually advised will be actually the greatest featuring occasion of all time-- the promotion has exposed some vital details about what followers must anticipate away from the $2.3 billion site during Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC are going to utilize Sphere's large 160,000 sq. ft. interior show airplane and also the place's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The interior display screen plane are going to also showcase real-time statistics as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to really feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which supplies pressure feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And also they have the choice to install the LiveVoice application to listen closely to stay comments from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event are going to also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second chapters between battles as well as displayed inside the Ball. The innovative group behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be actually eight brand new Octagon women, 6 native-born Mexican women and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley considers to meet Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "1st Take" fresh off winning the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and discuss potentially achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC occasion areas will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big succeed improvements Brady, yet just how higher does he jump?UFC 306 first look: Big questions, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?