NocheUFC co-man occasion is actually 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 Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of compensating performance bonus offers to professional athletes at every occasion. This weekend, it will likely dole out some of those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will definitely pay out $25,000 to anybody who pinpoints surprise Easter eggs in a running movie that will certainly open in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise known as UFC 306, will be actually the first live sporting undertaking to happen at the Realm, as well as White possesses mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with multiple artistic musicians to make a flick that will air between bouts, in addition to 10 different "worlds" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award enthusiast able to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto talk about exactly how the environment at the Sphere might give 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, gets in the fight following his very first title defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consensual selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not lost a battle because April 2018. In the co-main contest, women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the label by means of crack draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Hill to receive her point of view on the UFC 306 primary and co-main events. ESPN betting specialists Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker add their knowledge and study on the UFC centerpiece and other interesting bets they just like from both promotions on Saturday.Expert choices and also best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity road remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over fallout coming from posting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale how he is actually recovery coming from the right now infamous image he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title probably the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year past. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" occasion, because of the high price ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been listed for as high as $13,000 during fight full week. It's the sort of celebration every competitor-- or, much more efficiently, prizefighter-- long for. Even Conor McGregor, that has possessed a bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wanted to title this Sphere occasion, likely against his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor until this year, as well as even said he is actually tried to copy component of his occupation off McGregor's. Inevitably, the tribute and accountability of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually exactly what O'Malley preferred. He started his camping ground for this particular battle time just before the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting within this incredibly sitting room where he stands up today, O'Malley used to imagine prominence as well as funds, funds as well as prominence. Those desires started as early as middle school, when he made use of to imagine themself suiting up for an NFL group on Sundays. When he met secondary school, he related to conditions that he was actually also little to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's additionally the specific very same attend his life he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of one of the most prominent individuals in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the most effective have a place in the fight video game are going to come together on Las Vegas today for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's best superstar, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the 1st real-time featuring activity at the state-of-the-art Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight championship protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title match versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to match Sunday evening, an unique battle of top-level combat sports events in Las Vegas.And along with it, the fight video game's electrical power gamers will all be actually worked with personally between both activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose profitable Riyadh Time support aided make it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to hold a celebration at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White pointed out the price of the immersive place has covered $twenty thousand. It's the initial pay-per-view activity coming from White that isn't merely billed as UFC complied with by a numeral.With some of the largest labels going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that's pulling the strings in the battle game? ESPN spoke to 30-plus business energy players-- competitors, marketers, managers, attorneys, managers and media-- to help identify who currently stores all the influence throughout boxing, MMA and expert wrestling as well as how they wield it.The 15 very most influential people in boxing, MMA and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any type of fight outshine the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined through a fight between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted from the Republic of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the event is actually financed by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also marquee covers apart, though, there will certainly certainly be a Mexican theme penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's various other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American fighter. The co-main celebration pits ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually presently filled with twists.Beyond the affordable concerns, the overarching ambiance of the evening assures to visually and aurally transport supporters south of the boundary. This very first showing off occasion at Round, the groundbreaking entertainment place that opened last year simply off the Las Vegas Strip, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology constructed right into the enormous sphere structure. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen as well as concert-quality sound system to inform the story of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Breathtaking creation. Major-league risks. There will definitely be stories surging all around the round surprise of UFC 306. Listed here are a few to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: How Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly mold a famous eventWhat enthusiasts may anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely go to the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a strict top on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the celebration-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually proposed are going to be actually the greatest featuring event of perpetuity-- the promo has actually revealed some vital information about what followers must anticipate away from the $2.3 billion venue during the course of Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC are going to use Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. interior display screen plane and the venue's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal display screen plane will definitely additionally exhibit real-time statistics as well as boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will really feel the action thanks to haptic seats, which gives power reviews based upon the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the choice to install the LiveVoice application to listen to reside comments from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion are going to also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in 6 90-second phases in between battles and also showed inside the Round. The imaginative group behind the movie includes 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Planet and also one Grammy.There will be eight brand new Octagon girls, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley intends to meet Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "First Take" new off gaining the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and speak about potentially reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion places will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomMMA local positions: Big succeed increases Brady, but exactly how higher does he jump?UFC 306 very first look: Big concerns, early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?