NocheUFC co-man occasion is formal. 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 also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past history of paying functionality bonus offers to professional athletes at every celebration. This weekend break, it will likely share out among those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White claimed he will pay for $25,000 to any individual who identifies hidden Easter eggs in a running flick that will certainly air throughout UFC Noche on Saturday at the Realm in Sin City. The celebration, also referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the initial real-time featuring event to happen at the Realm, as well as White possesses said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with a number of innovative artists to generate a motion picture that will open between bouts, alongside 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to award fan capable to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could profit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto review exactly how the ambience at the Realm could 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 1st label self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has not shed a battle since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate match for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round submitting to claim the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the headline using split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to obtain her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main celebrations. ESPN betting professionals Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker add their understandings as well as review on the UFC centerpiece and also other fascinating wagers they as if coming from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks and also best bets for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star road stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about after effects from publishing cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation from the right now well known image he published of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will heading probably the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year past. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will be a "one-and-done" event, because of the sheer expense ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually noted for as much as $13,000 during battle week. It's the sort of activity every competitor-- or, more correctly, pugilist-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, who has had a little a nasty social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, desired to heading this Realm occasion, possibly against his outdated opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, and also stated he is actually made an effort to imitate portion of his job off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect as well as responsibility of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley really wanted. He began his camping ground for this specific fight time before the UFC also gave it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley used to desire for popularity as well as loan, money and popularity. Those goals started as early as secondary school, when he made use of to visualize themself wearing for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he involved terms that he was actually too small to ever play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's additionally the specific same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually 5 of one of the most prominent individuals in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of the best highly effective have a place in the match activity are going to converge on Las Vegas this week for a rare offering, one that includes boxing's top celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and also the 1st online sporting occasion at the state-of-the-art Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline battle against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely match Saturday night, an uncommon clash of high-profile combat sports events in Las Vegas.And with it, the battle game's energy gamers will certainly all be stood for in person between both events. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose beneficial Riyadh Period sponsor helped create it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to store an occasion at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White stated the expense of the immersive place has topped $20 thousand. It is actually the initial pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't just touted as UFC observed through a numeral.With several of the most significant names going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, that's taking the strands in the fight activity? ESPN spoke to 30-plus sector electrical power gamers-- boxers, promoters, executives, lawyers, supervisors as well as media-- to aid establish that currently holds all the influence around boxing, MMA and expert fumbling as well as how they possess it.The 15 most significant folks in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any fight outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Independence Time this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined through a match between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the occasion is financed through a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent covers aside, however, there will certainly undoubtedly be a Mexican concept permeating the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event between males's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other bouts will certainly include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main occasion pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that is actually currently packed with twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching setting of the night vows to visually and aurally transportation followers south of the border. This first showing off occasion at Round, the groundbreaking enjoyment venue that opened up last year just off the Sin city Bit, will definitely make the most of the mind-numbing modern technology constructed right into the enormous around framework. Throughout the night, the UFC will certainly make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED monitor and concert-quality stereo to tell the story of battle sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Spectacular production. Major-league stakes. There will be stories surging all over the circular miracle of UFC 306. Right here are actually a handful of to listen to.UFC 306 stories: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will shape a historic eventWhat followers may anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly be at the Realm in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually kept a tight lid on the specifics regarding their venture into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, before the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended will certainly be actually the greatest featuring event of all time-- the advertising has actually revealed some essential particulars about what supporters must assume away from the $2.3 billion site throughout Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC will certainly make use of Sphere's large 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen plane as well as the venue's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor display screen aircraft will definitely additionally showcase real-time stats as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Realm will certainly really feel the activity thanks to haptic seating, which gives pressure feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the possibility to install the LiveVoice application to pay attention to live commentary coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The celebration are going to likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second phases in between battles as well as displayed inside the Round. The imaginative group responsible for the movie boasts 29 Emmy Award succeeds, one Golden Planet and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon ladies, six native-born Mexican girls and also pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley intends to meet Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "First Take" new off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also discuss possibly reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC celebration areas will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomMMA local ranks: Big win improvements Brady, yet exactly how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 1st appearance: Big questions, very early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?