NocheUFC co-man event is main. 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 as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate battle in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a history of paying efficiency incentives to sportsmens at every celebration. This weekend, it will likely dole out one of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will pay $25,000 to any individual that recognizes surprise Easter eggs in a jogging movie that will definitely air during UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City. The celebration, additionally called UFC 306, will be actually the 1st online showing off undertaking to take place at the Realm, and also White has stated it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with numerous creative performers to make a movie that will air in between bouts, alongside 10 various "planets" that will participate in on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor supporter able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could possibly benefit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto explain just how the setting at the Sphere could possibly offer Sean O'Malley an advantage over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound ranks, gets in the battle following his initial headline defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consentaneous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not lost a match since April 2018. In the co-main contest, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate struggle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's MMA P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to profess the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the label via crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hill to obtain her standpoint on the UFC 306 main and co-main activities. ESPN wagering pros Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their ideas and evaluation on the UFC main event as well as various other intriguing bets they such as from both promos on Saturday.Expert choices as well as best bets for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star path remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews fallout from posting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is recuperation from the right now infamous image he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will title perhaps the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year record. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" occasion, as a result of the sheer cost ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of putting it on. Individual chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually specified for as long as $13,000 throughout match full week. It's the sort of event every boxer-- or, extra accurately, prizefighter-- desire for. Even Conor McGregor, that possesses had a bit of an unpleasant social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to heading this Realm event, possibly against his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor up until this year, and also even said he is actually made an effort to copy parts of his career off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect and also task of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley wanted. He started his camp for this specific battle day before the UFC also gave it to him.Sitting in this really living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to imagine popularity and also cash, loan and popularity. Those aspirations began as very early as intermediate school, when he used to envision himself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he reached secondary school, he related to phrases that he was also tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually also the precise same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually 5 of one of the most influential folks in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the absolute most effective have a place in the match video game are going to converge on Las Vegas this week for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's leading star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial online sporting activity at the advanced Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's combined tremendously middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle versus Merab Dvalishvili will correspond Sunday evening, an uncommon clash of top-level combat sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And with it, the fight video game's power players are going to all be stood for personally between both events. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Period sponsor assisted create it possible for Dana White and the UFC to store a celebration at the too valued Sphere. White said the cost of the immersive location has actually topped $20 thousand. It's the very first pay-per-view activity coming from White that isn't simply touted as UFC observed through a numeral.With some of the most significant names going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, that's taking the strands in the battle activity? ESPN spoke with 30-plus business electrical power players-- competitors, marketers, managers, lawyers, managers as well as media-- to assist determine that currently stores all the effect all over punching, MMA and also expert wrestling as well as how they wield it.The 15 most influential people in boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will certainly any type of match outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glimpse, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend break appears perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is actually headlined by a match between an Irish-American coming from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And also to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the occasion is funded by an arm of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as tent toppers apart, though, there will certainly be a Mexican motif penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between males's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other stints will definitely include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American boxer. The co-main celebration pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a triumvirate that is actually actually loaded with twists.Beyond the affordable concerns, the overarching ambiance of the evening guarantees to creatively and aurally transport supporters southern of the border. This 1st featuring celebration at Sphere, the sophisticated home entertainment place that opened up last year only off the Sin city Strip, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation created into the humongous around framework. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly use the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED monitor and concert-quality stereo to say to the tale of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Panoramic development. Major-league risks. There will be storylines rolling around the spheric marvel of UFC 306. Listed here are a couple of to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Realm, Suga Sean will definitely form a historical eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly be at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a strict cover on the specifics regarding their project into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually recommended are going to be the best showing off event of perpetuity-- the promotion has revealed some crucial information regarding what enthusiasts need to assume away from the $2.3 billion venue during Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend.The UFC are going to use Sphere's huge 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen plane and the site's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor show plane will definitely additionally showcase real-time stats as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Realm are going to feel the action courtesy of haptic seats, which offers power feedback based on the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the option to install the LiveVoice app to pay attention to reside commentary from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity will additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second sections in between battles and also presented inside the Ball. The imaginative group behind the movie includes 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden World as well as one Grammy.There will be eight brand new Octagon ladies, 6 native-born Mexican women and two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley plans to reach Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Initial Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and talks about possibly achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC activity sites will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA local positions: Big gain improvements Brady, yet exactly how higher does he jump?UFC 306 1st appearance: Big concerns, very early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?