NocheUFC co-man occasion is actually main. 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 and Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy fight between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past history of paying functionality perks to athletes at every celebration. This weekend break, it will possibly share out some of those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he is going to pay out $25,000 to any individual who pinpoints concealed Easter eggs in a rushing motion picture that will certainly air throughout UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The celebration, also referred to as UFC 306, will be the first live showing off event to take place at the Realm, as well as White has mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with several innovative performers to create a flick that will air in between stints, together with 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor supporter capable to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere might gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto cover just how the atmosphere at the Sphere might provide Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, goes into the match following his initial title self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a match since April 2018. In the co-main event, females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy struggle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to assert the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title using split reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to receive her viewpoint on the UFC 306 main and co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering professionals Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker add their ideas as well as study on the UFC centerpiece and also various other interesting wagers they like from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks and best choices for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers after effects coming from submitting slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale just how he is actually recovery from the currently notorious picture he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly title possibly the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will be a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large cost ($ 20 million, according to White) of putting it on. Private seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually provided for as much as $13,000 during match week. It's the type of event every fighter-- or even, much more accurately, prizefighter-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, that has possessed a little an unpleasant social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wanted to heading this Realm celebration, likely against his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor till this year, as well as also stated he's made an effort to copy component of his profession off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect and also accountability of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley yearned for. He began his camp for this certain match time prior to the UFC even provided it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely living room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to imagine popularity and also amount of money, cash and popularity. Those goals began as very early as junior high, when he made use of to imagine himself wearing for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he met secondary school, he concerned conditions that he was actually also tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually additionally the particular very same time in his life he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone battle 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 folks in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Much Of the most powerful have a place in the battle video game are going to assemble on Las Vegas today for an uncommon offering, one that features boxing's top star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial live featuring activity at the innovative Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to match Sunday evening, an uncommon clash of top-level fight sporting activities events in Las Vegas.And with it, the fight activity's energy players are going to all be actually represented personally in between each celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose beneficial Riyadh Time sponsorship aided create it feasible for Dana White as well as the UFC to keep an activity at the too valued Sphere. White stated the cost of the immersive place has actually topped $20 thousand. It's the 1st pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't merely touted as UFC complied with by a numeral.With a few of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Sin city, that is actually pulling the cords in the fight video game? ESPN spoke to 30-plus market power players-- boxers, marketers, executives, legal professionals, supervisors and also media-- to aid determine who presently holds all the effect across boxing, MMA and pro fumbling and also exactly how they possess it.The 15 most prominent people in boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will definitely any type of fight surpass the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glimpse, the UFC's method to commemorating Mexican Independence Time this coming weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined by a fight in between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Commonwealth of Georgia. As well as to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the event is actually financed by an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee covers apart, however, there will certainly be a Mexican style going through the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event in between guys's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's other stints will include a Mexico-born or Mexican United States boxer. The co-main activity pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually presently full of twists.Beyond the reasonable stakes, the overarching ambiance of the evening promises to visually and aurally transportation enthusiasts southern of the boundary. This first featuring occasion at Round, the innovative entertainment site that opened up last year merely off the Sin city Strip, are going to make the most of the mind-numbing innovation developed in to the tremendous sphere framework. Throughout the night, the UFC will utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen and also concert-quality stereo to say to the story of fight sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Awesome development. Big-time concerns. There will be storylines surging all around the circular marvel of UFC 306. Right here are actually a couple of to listen to.UFC 306 stories: How Realm, Suga Sean will form a famous eventWhat fans may assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will go to the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a limited top on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually advised will be the best featuring occasion of all time-- the promo has uncovered some key information concerning what supporters should expect away from the $2.3 billion place during Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC will definitely take advantage of Realm's gigantic 160,000 sq. ft. indoor display screen airplane and also the venue's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal display plane are going to likewise showcase real-time stats and fighter information.Fans inside the Realm will feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which provides pressure responses based upon the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the choice to download the LiveVoice application to listen to live discourse from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity will definitely likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," told in 6 90-second phases between matches and showed inside the Ball. The artistic staff behind the movie boasts 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Entire world as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon females, 6 native-born Mexican females and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley intends to meet Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Very first Take" fresh off gaining the bantamweight label at UFC 292 as well as talks about likely reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC celebration sites will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA local ranks: Big succeed boosts Brady, yet exactly how higher does he jump?UFC 306 first look: Big concerns, early wagers, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?