NocheUFC co-man activity is official. 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 malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of compensating efficiency rewards to athletes at every activity. This weekend, it will possibly dispense one of those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White said he will spend $25,000 to anybody that pinpoints hidden Easter eggs in a jogging motion picture that is going to air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, additionally referred to as UFC 306, will be actually the 1st online showing off event to take place at the Sphere, as well as White has stated it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with multiple artistic performers to create a movie that will air in between bouts, together with 10 different "planets" that will play on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast able to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly profit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto talk about exactly how the environment at the Realm could provide 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, enters the battle observing his first title self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through unanimous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not dropped a fight because April 2018. In the co-main contest, females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's mixed martial arts P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round submission to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the label through split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke with UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her point of view on the UFC 306 main and co-main activities. ESPN betting pros Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker add their knowledge and evaluation on the UFC main event and also other appealing bets they just like from each promos on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity course continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews after effects coming from submitting cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually healing from the right now notorious picture he posted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly heading possibly the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year record. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will be actually a "one-and-done" event, due to the sheer cost ($ 20 million, according to White) of putting it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been listed for as much as $13,000 during match full week. It is actually the sort of occasion every boxer-- or even, even more properly, prizefighter-- hope for. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a bit of a vicious social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wished to heading this Realm event, possibly against his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor up until this year, and also even claimed he is actually attempted to mimic portion of his profession off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect as well as task of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually exactly what O'Malley yearned for. He started his camp for this particular fight day prior to the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting within this very sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to desire for popularity and also loan, money as well as fame. Those aspirations began as early as secondary school, when he made use of to imagine themself suiting up for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he reached high school, he related to conditions that he was as well small to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that is actually additionally the precise very same time in his life he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually 5 of one of the most significant individuals in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the most highly effective figures in the battle video game will certainly assemble on Sin city recently for an unusual offering, one that features boxing's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the first real-time showing off event at the state-of-the-art Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated very middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label battle against Merab Dvalishvili will synchronize Sunday evening, an unique battle of high-profile combat sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And using it, the match activity's power players will definitely all be worked with in person in between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Time support assisted create it feasible for Dana White as well as the UFC to store an occasion at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White stated the price of the immersive site has actually topped $20 thousand. It's the 1st pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't simply announced as UFC observed through a numeral.With some of the greatest labels going head-to-head on Sunday night in Las Vegas, that is actually taking the strings in the match game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus field electrical power gamers-- competitors, marketers, executives, attorneys, managers and media-- to assist establish who presently stores all the impact across punching, MMA as well as expert wrestling and also just how they possess it.The 15 most influential people in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any sort of fight outperform the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glance, the UFC's strategy to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Day this coming weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined through a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the occasion is sponsored by a branch of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent toppers aside, however, there are going to without a doubt be actually a Mexican concept permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's various other stints will certainly feature a Mexico-born or Mexican United States competitor. The co-main occasion pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that is actually currently packed with twists.Beyond the very competitive risks, the overarching setting of the evening vows to aesthetically and aurally transport followers southern of the boundary. This first featuring celebration at Ball, the sophisticated entertainment site that opened up in 2013 only off the Sin city Bit, will definitely maximize the mind-numbing technology constructed into the enormous around construct. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to use the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen as well as concert-quality stereo to inform the tale of fight sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Awesome production. Prominent concerns. There will be storylines swirling around the spherical marvel of UFC 306. Listed here are a couple of to pay attention to.UFC 306 stories: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely shape a historical eventWhat enthusiasts can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Sphere in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Picture through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has always kept a tight lid on the specifics regarding their venture into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in front of the activity-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has suggested are going to be the greatest showing off activity of perpetuity-- the advertising has actually revealed some key particulars concerning what enthusiasts need to assume out of the $2.3 billion place during Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC will certainly use Realm's large 160,000 sq. ft. indoor show plane and also the venue's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The interior show airplane will certainly additionally feature real-time stats and fighter information.Fans inside the Realm will definitely experience the action thanks to haptic seating, which delivers power feedback based upon the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they have the alternative to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen to live discourse coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity are going to likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in six 90-second chapters in between matches as well as displayed inside the Round. The innovative group behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Planet as well as one Grammy.There will be actually eight new Octagon gals, six native-born Mexican females and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley intends to achieve Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Very first Take" fresh off winning the bantamweight label at UFC 292 as well as discuss possibly reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event locations will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big succeed increases Brady, however just how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial appearance: Big questions, early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?