NocheUFC co-man celebration is actually main. 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 Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy fight in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a history of paying efficiency rewards to sportsmens at every activity. This weekend, it is going to likely share out one of those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White mentioned he will pay $25,000 to anyone who pinpoints concealed Easter eggs in a running film that will air during the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The occasion, also known as UFC 306, will be actually the initial online sporting affair to take place at the Realm, and White has mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with various artistic performers to create a movie that will open in between stints, in addition to 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to award fan able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere might help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto go over exactly how the ambience at the Sphere can provide Sean O'Malley a perk over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, enters into the battle observing his initial title protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not shed a battle since April 2018. In the co-main event, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's MMA P4P ranks, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to state 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 talked with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to receive her point of view on the UFC 306 major and also co-main events. ESPN betting professionals Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker include their knowledge as well as review on the UFC centerpiece and also various other appealing bets they just like coming from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity path stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers fallout coming from posting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale just how he is actually healing from the right now infamous image he published of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title perhaps the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city are going to be actually a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the large cost ($ twenty million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Specific chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label self defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually detailed for as long as $13,000 throughout battle week. It's the kind of celebration every boxer-- or, extra effectively, prizefighter-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little bit of a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to title this Sphere celebration, likely against his aged rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor till this year, and also even claimed he's tried to mimic component of his profession off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor and also duty of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley really wanted. He began his camp for this certain match time prior to the UFC also gave it to him.Sitting within this very living room where he stands today, O'Malley used to desire for fame as well as cash, amount of money and also prominence. Those desires began as very early as middle school, when he made use of to envision himself suiting up for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he concerned phrases that he was too tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually also the precise very same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually 5 of the most prominent individuals in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of one of the most strong figures in the match video game will come together on Las Vegas recently for a rare offering, one that features punching's leading star, Canelo Alvarez, and the 1st online sporting activity at the state-of-the-art Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's unified extremely middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely match Sunday night, an uncommon struggle of top-level combat sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the battle video game's energy players are going to all be stood for in person between each activities. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time support assisted create it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to store an event at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White claimed the cost of the immersive location has covered $twenty thousand. It is actually the first pay-per-view activity from White that isn't simply billed as UFC adhered to by a numeral.With a number of the most significant names going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, who is actually drawing the cords in the fight activity? ESPN spoke to 30-plus business energy gamers-- boxers, marketers, managers, attorneys, managers and also media-- to assist determine that presently keeps all the influence across boxing, mixed martial arts and expert wrestling and how they possess it.The 15 most prominent people in boxing, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any kind of battle surpass the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Time this happening weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined through a fight between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker hair transplanted from the State of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the activity is actually sponsored by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also marquee covers apart, though, there will undoubtedly be actually a Mexican style permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the centerpiece in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States boxer. The co-main occasion pits females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that is actually presently filled with twists.Beyond the reasonable risks, the overarching setting of the night assures to creatively as well as aurally transport fans south of the boundary. This 1st featuring celebration at Ball, the groundbreaking entertainment place that opened in 2015 only off the Las Vegas Bit, will make the most of the mind-numbing innovation constructed in to the enormous around structure. Throughout the night, the UFC will definitely utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display and concert-quality stereo to inform the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Panoramic development. Leading risks. There are going to be storylines swirling all over the spherical wonder of UFC 306. Right here are actually a few to focus to.UFC 306 stories: Just how Realm, Suga Sean will certainly form a historic eventWhat supporters may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Realm in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict top on the specifics regarding their project right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, ahead of the activity-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has advised will be actually the greatest featuring occasion of perpetuity-- the promotion has actually shown some key particulars regarding what followers should expect out of the $2.3 billion venue during Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC are going to take advantage of Sphere's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. interior display screen plane and also the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor show airplane will definitely also feature real-time statistics as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Realm are going to really feel the action courtesy of haptic seats, which supplies force feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And also they have the choice to download and install the LiveVoice application to listen closely to reside comments from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion will certainly additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in 6 90-second phases in between fights as well as displayed inside the Round. The innovative group behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Award gains, one Golden World and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand-new Octagon girls, six native-born Mexican females as well as pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley organizes to reach Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "First Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and also discuss possibly reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion locations will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomMMA local rankings: Big gain improvements Brady, but just how higher does he jump?UFC 306 1st look: Big questions, very early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both retain at Noche UFC?