NocheUFC co-man activity 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 as well as Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and 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 record of compensating functionality benefits to athletes at every activity. This weekend, it will likely administer some of those incentives to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he will definitely spend $25,000 to anyone that determines hidden Easter eggs in a dashing movie that will certainly air in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The celebration, additionally called UFC 306, will be actually the very first online sporting event to occur at the Realm, as well as White possesses mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with a number of innovative performers to produce a film that will air between bouts, in addition to 10 different "globes" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award enthusiast capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto cover just how the setting at the Sphere could possibly provide Sean O'Malley a conveniences over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, gets into the battle following his first title self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through consentaneous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not dropped a battle due to the fact that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy fight for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to assert the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the label by means of split attract September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to acquire her point of view on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main occasions. ESPN wagering experts Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their insights as well as analysis on the UFC centerpiece and other appealing wagers they like coming from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks and also best options for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from posting slice to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is actually recuperation from the now notorious photo he posted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to heading probably the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will definitely be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, due to the high price ($ 20 million, according to White) of putting it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually listed for as high as $13,000 during the course of match full week. It is actually the kind of activity every boxer-- or even, much more effectively, pugilist-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, that possesses had a little bit of a vicious public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wanted to headline this Realm occasion, likely against his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor until this year, and even said he's tried to resemble parts of his career off McGregor's. Eventually, the tribute and also responsibility of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley wished. He began his camping ground for this particular battle day just before the UFC even delivered it to him.Sitting within this really living-room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to desire for prominence and also amount of money, loan and also fame. Those goals started as early as secondary school, when he made use of to picture himself suiting up for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he met secondary school, he involved terms that he was actually as well little to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that's additionally the particular very same attend his life he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Stone fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are 5 of the best influential people in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the best powerful figures in the match video game will come together on Sin city this week for an unusual offering, one that includes punching's leading star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial online showing off event at the revolutionary Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's linked super middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title match versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to synchronize Saturday night, an unique conflict of high-profile fight sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And along with it, the fight game's energy players will all be actually embodied in person between both celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Period sponsorship helped create it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to keep an event at the exorbitantly priced Realm. White claimed the cost of the immersive location has actually topped $20 million. It is actually the first pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't simply touted as UFC followed by a numeral.With some of the largest titles going head-to-head on Saturday night in Sin city, that is actually taking the strings in the match game? ESPN contacted 30-plus market electrical power players-- boxers, marketers, execs, legal representatives, supervisors as well as media-- to help establish who presently stores all the impact around boxing, mixed martial arts as well as professional wrestling and exactly how they wield it.The 15 very most prominent folks in punching, MMA and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will certainly any kind of fight outshine the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glimpse, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Independence Time this happening weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined through a match between an Irish-American from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted from the State of Georgia. And to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the event is funded through an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as marquee mattress toppers aside, though, there will certainly definitely be actually a Mexican style penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the centerpiece between males's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other rounds are going to feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American fighter. The co-main occasion pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's already full of twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching ambiance of the night guarantees to creatively and also aurally transport enthusiasts south of the perimeter. This first featuring event at Ball, the innovative home entertainment venue that opened in 2014 merely off the Sin city Strip, will definitely maximize the mind-numbing technology developed into the whopping around framework. Throughout the night, the UFC will definitely make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display and also concert-quality sound system to tell the tale of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Panoramic creation. Big-time concerns. There will be stories surging all over the spherical wonder of UFC 306. Here are a few to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will form a famous eventWhat supporters can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Picture by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a tight top on the specifics regarding their venture in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended will certainly be actually the best featuring occasion of all time-- the promo has actually shown some key details regarding what supporters must expect out of the $2.3 billion place in the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC are going to utilize Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. indoor display plane and the site's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal show aircraft will certainly likewise feature real-time statistics and also boxer information.Fans inside the Realm will certainly experience the action thanks to haptic seating, which supplies pressure feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the option to download the LiveVoice app to listen closely to stay commentary from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion will likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second sections in between battles as well as showed inside the Ball. The artistic crew responsible for the movie includes 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden World and also one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon girls, 6 native-born Mexican ladies and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley plans to achieve Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "First Take" fresh off winning the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also speak about potentially reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion areas will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA local rankings: Big gain increases Brady, but how higher does he jump?UFC 306 initial appearance: Big questions, very early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?