NocheUFC co-man activity is actually 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 also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate fight between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of paying performance bonuses to sportsmens at every event. This weekend, it is going to possibly administer some of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White said he is going to pay out $25,000 to anyone who pinpoints covert Easter eggs in a rushing flick that will definitely air throughout UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Sin City. The celebration, likewise known as UFC 306, will be the very first real-time featuring affair to happen at the Sphere, as well as White has claimed it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with several innovative performers to produce a flick that will open between spells, along with 10 various "planets" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor follower capable to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could possibly profit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto explain exactly how the environment at the Realm can 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 observing his 1st label protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is actually riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not dropped a match since April 2018. In the co-main contest, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate match for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P ranks, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round entry to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the headline through split attract September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Hill to obtain her perspective on the UFC 306 primary and co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering specialists Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker add their knowledge and also study on the UFC main event and also other interesting bets they such as from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert selections and also best choices for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about results from submitting slice to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation coming from the currently notorious photo he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will headline perhaps the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year past. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will certainly be a "one-and-done" occasion, due to the large expense ($ 20 thousand, depending on to White) of putting it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been noted for as high as $13,000 during fight week. It's the sort of event every boxer-- or, even more precisely, prizefighter-- hope for. Even Conor McGregor, that possesses possessed a little a vicious public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to heading this Realm celebration, likely versus his aged rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, as well as even stated he is actually tried to simulate parts of his profession off McGregor's. Inevitably, the honor as well as responsibility of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley yearned for. He began his camping ground for this certain match day before the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting in this extremely living room where he stands today, O'Malley used to long for fame as well as money, funds as well as prominence. Those dreams started as very early as junior high, when he utilized to picture themself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he related to conditions that he was actually too little to ever play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's additionally the precise very same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of one of the most important individuals in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Many of one of the most strong figures in the fight activity are going to converge on Las Vegas today for a rare offering, one that features boxing's top celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and the 1st real-time showing off activity at the state-of-the-art Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated incredibly middleweight championship protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly coincide Sunday night, an unique struggle of high-profile combat sporting activities occasions in Las Vegas.And using it, the fight video game's power gamers will definitely all be actually represented in person in between each events. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose highly profitable Riyadh Time support assisted make it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to store an activity at the too priced Realm. White mentioned the cost of the immersive location has covered $20 million. It is actually the first pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't simply billed as UFC followed through a numeral.With a few of the greatest names going head-to-head on Saturday night in Sin city, who's drawing the cords in the fight video game? ESPN contacted 30-plus field power gamers-- boxers, marketers, executives, legal professionals, managers and also media-- to aid determine who currently holds all the influence throughout punching, MMA and expert fumbling and also just how they wield it.The 15 very most influential individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any type of match beat the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glance, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Freedom Day this happening weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City, is headlined through a match between an Irish-American from Montana and a New Yorker hair transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the occasion is actually funded by an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee toppers apart, though, there will definitely indeed be a Mexican concept permeating the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's other bouts will feature a Mexico-born or Mexican United States boxer. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that's currently full of twists.Beyond the reasonable concerns, the overarching setting of the evening promises to visually and also aurally transport followers southern of the boundary. This 1st sporting activity at Round, the advanced enjoyment site that opened up in 2015 simply off the Las Vegas Bit, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology built in to the tremendous round construct. Throughout the night, the UFC will utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display and concert-quality sound system to say to the tale of fight sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Breathtaking manufacturing. Big-time stakes. There will definitely be storylines surging throughout the round surprise of UFC 306. Below are a couple of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Realm, Suga Sean will definitely shape a historic eventWhat enthusiasts can anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Sphere in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a limited lid on the specifics concerning their endeavor into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has proposed will definitely be the greatest showing off celebration of all time-- the advertising has actually shown some vital particulars regarding what followers should assume away from the $2.3 billion location in the course of Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC will utilize Realm's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. interior show plane and the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display screen aircraft will definitely also display real-time statistics as well as competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to experience the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which provides power responses based on the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the choice to install the LiveVoice app to listen to reside discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will definitely also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second phases in between fights and presented inside the Round. The innovative crew behind the film boasts 29 Emmy Award succeeds, one Golden Planet and one Grammy.There will be 8 brand-new Octagon females, 6 native-born Mexican girls and pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley organizes to reach Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "First Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight title at UFC 292 as well as speak about possibly meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event areas will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big win improvements Brady, yet just how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 1st appeal: Big questions, very early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?