NocheUFC co-man event 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 as well as Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming triumvirate fight in between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past of paying performance incentives to athletes at every activity. This weekend, it is going to likely dole out one of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he will certainly pay for $25,000 to anybody who pinpoints concealed Easter eggs in a jogging film that will air in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Sin City. The occasion, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be the very first real-time sporting affair to occur at the Realm, as well as White has stated it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with various creative artists to make a film that will air in between spells, together with 10 different "globes" that will play on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to honor fan capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could profit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as 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 ranks, goes into the fight following his very first label protection against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consensual selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not shed a fight due to the fact that April 2018. In the co-main event, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate bout for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round submitting to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the headline via crack reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to obtain her point of view on the UFC 306 main and also co-main activities. ESPN betting pros Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker incorporate their understandings as well as study on the UFC centerpiece and also other appealing wagers they as if coming from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert choices as well as best choices for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star road stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers results from uploading slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale just how he is actually healing from the now well known picture he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will heading possibly the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the high expense ($ twenty million, according to White) of placing it on. Individual chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually detailed for as much as $13,000 throughout fight full week. It is actually the kind of celebration every boxer-- or even, much more correctly, pugilist-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, that possesses had a little bit of a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wished to title this Sphere occasion, likely versus his outdated rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor until this year, as well as also stated he's made an effort to imitate component of his job off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor and also duty of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley desired. He began his camp for this particular match date prior to the UFC also used it to him.Sitting in this particular very living-room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to dream of prominence as well as cash, loan and also fame. Those desires started as very early as junior high, when he made use of to imagine themself dressing for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he pertained to terms that he was also little to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that is actually additionally the specific very same time in his life he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are 5 of the most influential folks in fight sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Much Of the most effective have a place in the battle video game will certainly come together on Las Vegas this week for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's best star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the first live sporting activity at the revolutionary Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's linked very middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili will match Sunday evening, an unusual struggle of prominent fight sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And using it, the match activity's electrical power gamers will all be embodied personally in between each celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose highly profitable Riyadh Period support helped create it possible for Dana White as well as the UFC to hold an occasion at the too priced Realm. White mentioned the price of the immersive location has covered $20 million. It's the 1st pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't just billed as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With a few of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Sunday night in Las Vegas, who is actually drawing the strands in the battle activity? ESPN talked to 30-plus market energy gamers-- boxers, promoters, managers, legal professionals, supervisors and media-- to aid establish who currently holds all the influence all over boxing, mixed martial arts and also professional wrestling and just how they possess it.The 15 very most prominent people in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any type of battle beat the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glimpse, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Freedom Day this happening weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is actually headlined through a match between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And also to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the celebration is actually funded by an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as signboard toppers apart, however, there are going to certainly be actually a Mexican concept permeating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event between guys's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's other bouts are going to include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main celebration pits ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually actually packed with twists.Beyond the very competitive concerns, the overarching ambiance of the evening promises to aesthetically and also aurally transport fans south of the border. This very first showing off occasion at Ball, the cutting-edge entertainment location that opened last year only off the Sin city Strip, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing modern technology built in to the enormous round framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly utilize the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display and concert-quality sound system to inform the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Breathtaking production. Major-league stakes. There will certainly be actually stories swirling all around the spherical wonder of UFC 306. Listed here are actually a couple of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely form a historical eventWhat enthusiasts can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Realm in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a strict cover on the specifics regarding their endeavor right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, before the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually proposed will certainly be actually the best featuring event of all time-- the promo has revealed some key particulars concerning what fans ought to expect away from the $2.3 billion place during the course of Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC will definitely utilize Realm's huge 160,000 sq. ft. indoor display airplane and the venue's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor display screen airplane are going to also showcase real-time statistics and competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly really feel the action courtesy of haptic seating, which provides force reviews based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And also they possess the possibility to install the LiveVoice application to listen to stay discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity will likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in six 90-second sections between matches and displayed inside the Sphere. The artistic crew behind the movie includes 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Planet and one Grammy.There will be eight brand-new Octagon women, 6 native-born Mexican ladies and also pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley organizes to meet Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "First Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight label at UFC 292 as well as speak about likely achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion places will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomMMA local ranks: Big gain boosts Brady, but exactly how high does he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big concerns, very early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?