NocheUFC co-man celebration is formal. 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 Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy match between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a history of paying efficiency benefits to sportsmens at every activity. This weekend break, it is going to potentially share out some of those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White mentioned he is going to spend $25,000 to any individual that identifies surprise Easter eggs in a jogging film that is going to air in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Sin City. The event, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be the very first live featuring affair to take place at the Sphere, and also White has claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with various artistic musicians to make a motion picture that will air in between rounds, along with 10 different "worlds" that will participate in on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor supporter capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could benefit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto cover how the environment at the Realm can provide Sean O'Malley an advantage over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, gets into the match following his very first title protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has certainly not lost a fight considering that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate bout for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round entry to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title using crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her point of view on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main events. ESPN wagering experts Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker add their ideas and analysis on the UFC main event and also other appealing bets they as if coming from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks and also best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity course stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili discusses after effects coming from uploading slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is recovery coming from the right now infamous image he uploaded of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to heading probably the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year past. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city are going to be actually a "one-and-done" activity, because of the large price ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of putting it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually detailed for as much as $13,000 in the course of battle week. It's the kind of celebration every fighter-- or even, even more precisely, pugilist-- desire. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a bit of a vicious social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, intended to title this Realm occasion, potentially versus his aged rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor up until this year, and also stated he's made an effort to mimic parts of his job off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect and also duty of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley desired. He began his camp for this specific match time prior to the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting in this quite living room where he stands today, O'Malley used to desire for fame and also funds, money and also prominence. Those dreams began as early as intermediate school, when he used to envision himself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he pertained to terms that he was actually too tiny to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that's likewise the precise same attend his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Stone war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are actually 5 of the absolute most significant folks in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the best highly effective figures in the battle video game are going to converge on Sin city recently for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the first live showing off event at the revolutionary Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's combined tremendously middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili will synchronize Saturday evening, an unusual clash of top-level fight sports occasions in Las Vegas.And using it, the match activity's electrical power players are going to all be exemplified in person between both celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose profitable Riyadh Period sponsorship helped create it possible for Dana White as well as the UFC to hold an event at the too valued Sphere. White claimed the price of the immersive site has actually topped $twenty thousand. It is actually the very first pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't simply announced as UFC observed by a numeral.With several of the greatest titles going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, who is actually drawing the strands in the match activity? ESPN talked to 30-plus business electrical power gamers-- fighters, marketers, executives, legal representatives, supervisors and media-- to aid establish that currently holds all the impact across boxing, mixed martial arts and also expert fumbling as well as exactly how they wield it.The 15 very most important folks in boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will any sort of fight beat the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glance, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Freedom Day this coming weekend break seems 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 contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the event is actually financed by a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard mattress toppers apart, though, there are going to definitely be actually a Mexican concept permeating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the main event between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's various other bouts will include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American competitor. The co-main event pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually presently loaded with twists.Beyond the very competitive concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the evening guarantees to creatively and also aurally transport followers southern of the boundary. This initial sporting activity at Ball, the groundbreaking amusement location that opened in 2013 just off the Las Vegas Strip, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation developed right into the humongous sphere structure. Throughout the night, the UFC will definitely utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen and concert-quality stereo to inform the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Breathtaking development. Prominent concerns. There will certainly be stories swirling all around the round miracle of UFC 306. Right here are a few to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean are going to form a historical eventWhat fans can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will go to the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually kept a tight top on the specifics concerning their venture right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the celebration-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually suggested are going to be actually the best showing off occasion of all time-- the promotion has shown some crucial details regarding what supporters ought to assume away from the $2.3 billion location during Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will make use of Realm's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. indoor screen airplane as well as the site's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior display screen aircraft are going to likewise display real-time statistics and also boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely really feel the action courtesy of haptic seating, which provides force feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the choice to install the LiveVoice application to listen to reside discourse coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will certainly additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in six 90-second phases between fights and also showed inside the Round. The innovative crew behind the film boasts 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Entire world and one Grammy.There will be eight new Octagon women, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley considers to meet Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and also speak about possibly achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC activity places will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big gain improvements Brady, yet how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big questions, early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?