NocheUFC co-man celebration is main. 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 trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of compensating functionality incentives to sportsmens at every occasion. This weekend break, it will possibly dispense among those incentives to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he is going to pay for $25,000 to any person that recognizes surprise Easter eggs in a running movie that will certainly open in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The occasion, also known as UFC 306, will be actually the first real-time sporting undertaking to occur at the Sphere, as well as White possesses claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with a number of imaginative musicians to produce a movie that will open between spells, together with 10 various "worlds" that will participate in on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor fan capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could profit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto go over 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 positions, enters into the battle observing his 1st title self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through consentaneous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not shed a battle because April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round article to assert the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the headline through crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Hill to receive her standpoint on the UFC 306 principal and also co-main events. ESPN betting pros Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker include their knowledge as well as review on the UFC main event and also other intriguing bets they like coming from both promos on Saturday.Expert selections as well as best choices for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers after effects coming from publishing slice to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation from the currently notorious picture he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely headline perhaps the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city are going to be actually a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the sheer cost ($ twenty million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight label defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually noted for as much as $13,000 during fight full week. It is actually the type of activity every competitor-- or, much more precisely, pugilist-- desire for. Also Conor McGregor, that possesses had a bit of an unpleasant social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to headline this Realm occasion, likely versus his aged rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor up until this year, as well as also said he's attempted to mimic parts of his job off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor and also task of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley wanted. He started his camp for this specific match time prior to the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this particular quite living-room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to hope for popularity and cash, funds as well as prominence. Those dreams began as early as intermediate school, when he made use of to picture themself suiting up for an NFL team on Sundays. When he reached senior high school, he related to terms that he was also small to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that's likewise the precise same attend his life he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually 5 of the absolute most important folks in fight sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the absolute most powerful have a place in the match game are going to merge on Las Vegas this week for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's leading star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the first online featuring celebration at the advanced Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged extremely middleweight championship defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly coincide Sunday evening, an unique conflict of prominent combat sporting activities occasions in Las Vegas.And along with it, the match video game's power gamers will definitely all be actually represented in person between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time support assisted make it feasible for Dana White as well as the UFC to hold an event at the too priced Sphere. White mentioned the expense of the immersive location has actually covered $twenty million. It's the 1st pay-per-view event from White that isn't merely billed as UFC complied with by a numeral.With some of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, who's drawing the cords in the fight activity? ESPN spoke to 30-plus business electrical power players-- competitors, marketers, managers, legal representatives, managers and media-- to help identify who currently holds all the impact around boxing, MMA and professional wrestling and exactly how they wield it.The 15 most prominent individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any kind of match outshine the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows 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 commemorating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is headlined through a fight between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the celebration is sponsored through a branch of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and signboard mattress toppers aside, though, there will without a doubt be a Mexican theme going through the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other bouts will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American competitor. The co-main activity pits girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually actually filled with twists.Beyond the reasonable concerns, the overarching ambiance of the evening promises to visually as well as aurally transport supporters southern of the boundary. This first featuring celebration at Round, the sophisticated amusement place that opened in 2014 simply off the Las Vegas Bit, will make the most of the mind-numbing innovation built into the humongous sphere construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display as well as concert-quality sound system to say to the tale of battle sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Impressive production. Major-league concerns. There are going to be storylines rolling throughout the circular surprise of UFC 306. Listed here are a handful of to take note to.UFC 306 stories: Exactly how Realm, Suga Sean will form a historical eventWhat enthusiasts can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will be at the Sphere in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a tight cover on the specifics concerning their endeavor into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, in advance of the celebration-- which UFC CEO Dana White has proposed are going to be the best sporting event of perpetuity-- the promotion has uncovered some essential particulars concerning what followers ought to assume out of the $2.3 billion site during the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will use Sphere's gigantic 160,000 sq. ft. interior show plane and the site's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal show plane will certainly additionally feature real-time stats and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly really feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which supplies pressure responses based upon the action inside the Octagon. And also they possess the option to download and install the LiveVoice application to pay attention to reside discourse coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event are going to also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in six 90-second sections between matches and also featured inside the Ball. The creative crew behind the film includes 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Entire world as well as one Grammy.There will be actually eight new Octagon females, six native-born Mexican ladies and 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley prepares to meet Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "First Take" fresh off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also refer to possibly reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC activity locations will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional positions: Big win boosts Brady, however just how high does he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big inquiries, very early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?