NocheUFC co-man occasion is official. 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 also Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate battle in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past history of paying functionality rewards to athletes at every activity. This weekend, it is going to potentially dispense one of those benefits to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he is going to pay out $25,000 to any person who pinpoints covert Easter eggs in a dashing flick that is going to open during the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City. The celebration, likewise known as UFC 306, will be the first live sporting affair to happen at the Realm, and White possesses stated it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with various creative musicians to create a film that will air in between stints, alongside 10 different "worlds" that will participate in on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor fan able to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could gain O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto talk about exactly how the environment at the Realm can 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 positions, gets in the fight following his initial title protection against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by unanimous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has actually not dropped a match given that April 2018. In the co-main contest, ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate battle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to state the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the label via crack reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to get her point of view on the UFC 306 principal and also co-main activities. ESPN wagering experts Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker incorporate their understandings and also study on the UFC main event as well as various other appealing bets they such as from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from publishing slice to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale how he is actually recovery coming from the now notorious photo he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely title maybe the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year background. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" event, due to the high cost ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Private seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been detailed for as much as $13,000 during the course of fight full week. It's the type of celebration every boxer-- or even, even more precisely, prizefighter-- hope for. Also Conor McGregor, who has possessed a bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to heading this Realm activity, potentially versus his old rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, as well as even said he is actually tried to imitate component of his job off McGregor's. Ultimately, the tribute and also duty of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley desired. He began his camping ground for this specific battle time just before the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this extremely living room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to hope for popularity as well as money, money as well as prominence. Those desires started as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to picture himself suiting up for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he reached secondary school, he related to phrases that he was actually as well small to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that's likewise the precise same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually 5 of the best important folks in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Lot Of one of the most effective have a place in the battle game will definitely merge on Las Vegas recently for a rare offering, one that features boxing's best star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the very first real-time showing off occasion at the state-of-the-art Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's merged extremely middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title match against Merab Dvalishvili are going to match Sunday night, an uncommon conflict of top-level battle sports events in Las Vegas.And along with it, the fight activity's energy gamers will definitely all be worked with personally in between both celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Period sponsor aided make it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to keep an activity at the too valued Sphere. White stated the price of the immersive venue has actually covered $twenty thousand. It is actually the initial pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't just announced as UFC observed by a numeral.With a number of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Sin city, who is actually taking the strands in the fight video game? ESPN talked to 30-plus market energy gamers-- boxers, marketers, executives, lawyers, supervisors and media-- to help identify that currently stores all the influence all over boxing, mixed martial arts and also pro fumbling and also just how they possess it.The 15 very most prominent people in punching, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will definitely any fight outshine the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's method to commemorating Mexican Independence Time this happening weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined by a fight between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is actually funded by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard toppers aside, though, there will definitely be a Mexican concept penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's various other stints will definitely feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American competitor. The co-main activity pits ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that is actually already full of twists.Beyond the reasonable stakes, the overarching setting of the evening assures to visually as well as aurally transport enthusiasts southern of the perimeter. This initial featuring occasion at Sphere, the innovative entertainment location that opened in 2015 simply off the Las Vegas Bit, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation created in to the tremendous sphere construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED screen as well as concert-quality stereo to say to the tale of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Awesome production. Leading risks. There will be stories rolling around the ball-shaped surprise of UFC 306. Below are a handful of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly shape a historic eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Realm in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Picture by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a tight cover on the specifics regarding their endeavor right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, in front of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended will be the best showing off celebration of perpetuity-- the promo has actually revealed some key particulars about what enthusiasts ought to expect out of the $2.3 billion place during Mexican Self-reliance Day weekend.The UFC will use Sphere's massive 160,000 sq. ft. internal show airplane and also the venue's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior screen airplane are going to also showcase real-time statistics and competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will feel the action thanks to haptic seating, which supplies pressure reviews based upon the action inside the Octagon. And also they have the alternative to download and install the LiveVoice application to pay attention to reside commentary from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The celebration will certainly also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second sections in between matches and featured inside the Ball. The imaginative team responsible for the film includes 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon gals, six native-born Mexican females as well as 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley prepares to meet Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "Very first Take" new off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and also refer to potentially meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC occasion locations will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big win boosts Brady, however how high performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appearance: Big inquiries, very early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?