NocheUFC co-man activity 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 and Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy battle in between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past of compensating efficiency perks to athletes at every activity. This weekend break, it will likely dole out one of those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he will definitely spend $25,000 to any individual that pinpoints concealed Easter eggs in a dashing flick that will air during the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Sin City. The celebration, additionally known as UFC 306, will be actually the initial online showing off undertaking to happen at the Sphere, and White possesses stated it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with a number of innovative artists to produce a motion picture that will open between spells, alongside 10 various "worlds" that will participate in on-screen during fights.Dana White to award follower able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto go over exactly how the setting at the Realm might provide Sean O'Malley an advantage 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 first label protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consentaneous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a fight considering that April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round article to profess the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title through split attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to receive her point of view on the UFC 306 major and also co-main celebrations. ESPN betting specialists Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker add their ideas and evaluation on the UFC main event and various other intriguing wagers they such as coming from both promos on Saturday.Expert picks and best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews results coming from uploading cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale just how he is recovery coming from the currently infamous image he uploaded of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title possibly the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Las Vegas will be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, due to the sheer cost ($ 20 million, according to White) of putting it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually listed for as high as $13,000 throughout fight full week. It is actually the kind of occasion every fighter-- or even, much more properly, pugilist-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, that has had a little a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to heading this Sphere celebration, possibly against his outdated competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, and also also mentioned he's attempted to mimic parts of his career off McGregor's. Inevitably, the respect and obligation of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley wanted. He started his camping ground for this particular match date prior to the UFC even offered it to him.Sitting in this particular quite sitting room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to hope for popularity and cash, funds and fame. Those dreams started as early as secondary school, when he used to visualize himself suiting up for an NFL group on Sundays. When he reached secondary school, he pertained to phrases that he was as well tiny to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually also the precise very same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are 5 of the absolute most important people in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the best effective have a place in the match game are going to assemble on Las Vegas this week for an uncommon offering, one that features boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and the very first online sporting celebration at the innovative Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's linked super middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline match versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to coincide Saturday evening, an unique struggle of prominent fight sporting activities occasions in Las Vegas.And with it, the fight game's power gamers will all be represented face to face between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Period sponsorship helped create it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to store an occasion at the exorbitantly priced Realm. White said the expense of the immersive location has actually topped $twenty million. It is actually the 1st pay-per-view celebration coming from White that isn't simply touted as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With a few of the largest names going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, who's pulling the strands in the battle video game? ESPN contacted 30-plus field power players-- competitors, marketers, executives, legal representatives, supervisors and also media-- to aid establish that currently stores all the effect throughout punching, mixed martial arts and expert fumbling and exactly how they possess it.The 15 very most influential individuals in punching, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any type of fight outperform the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning look, the UFC's method to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Day this coming weekend seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined through a battle between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted from the State of Georgia. As well as to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the celebration is funded through an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also marquee covers apart, however, there will definitely without a doubt be a Mexican style penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the main event in between males's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other stints will definitely include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a triumvirate that's presently packed with twists.Beyond the reasonable risks, the overarching setting of the night guarantees to visually as well as aurally transportation fans southern of the perimeter. This first sporting event at Ball, the cutting-edge amusement venue that opened up last year simply off the Sin city Strip, are going to make the most of the mind-numbing modern technology created into the whopping around framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED monitor as well as concert-quality sound system to say to the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Breathtaking production. Big-time concerns. There will definitely be actually storylines swirling all over the ball-shaped surprise of UFC 306. Right here are actually a handful of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: How Realm, Suga Sean will mold a historic eventWhat enthusiasts may expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a tight cover on the specifics regarding their project into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually proposed are going to be actually the greatest featuring occasion of all time-- the promo has disclosed some vital particulars regarding what supporters should assume away from the $2.3 billion place during Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC are going to use Sphere's massive 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen airplane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior display plane will also exhibit real-time statistics and also competitor information.Fans inside the Realm are going to really feel the action thanks to haptic seating, which offers power responses based upon the action inside the Octagon. As well as they have the option to download the LiveVoice app to listen to stay commentary coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will definitely likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in six 90-second chapters in between matches as well as showed inside the Ball. The artistic group behind the film boasts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden World as well as one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican girls as well as pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley intends to reach Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" new off winning the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and talks about potentially meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC activity locations will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big succeed boosts Brady, however how high performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appearance: Big inquiries, early wagers, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?