NocheUFC co-man event 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 as well as Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate match in between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a record of compensating efficiency benefits to athletes at every activity. This weekend, it will potentially share out among those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will certainly pay $25,000 to any person that identifies surprise Easter eggs in a rushing movie that will definitely air in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The occasion, also called UFC 306, will be the first real-time sporting affair to happen at the Realm, and White has said it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with various innovative artists to make a flick that will open between stints, in addition to 10 different "planets" that will play on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto go over just how the setting at the Realm might 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 ranks, goes into the fight observing his 1st title self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consensual choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not shed a battle due to the fact that April 2018. In the co-main contest, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso encounter past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy struggle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to declare the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the label through split reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to get her point of view on the UFC 306 principal and co-main activities. ESPN betting pros Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker include their knowledge as well as study on the UFC main event and also various other intriguing bets they as if from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili explains after effects coming from posting slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale how he is actually recuperation from the right now notorious photo he uploaded of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly heading maybe the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year history. Depending On to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will be a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the high cost ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Specific seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been listed for as high as $13,000 during the course of fight full week. It's the sort of celebration every boxer-- or, a lot more accurately, pugilist-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little bit of a vicious social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, intended to heading this Realm activity, potentially against his outdated opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, and also even stated he is actually made an effort to copy portion of his occupation off McGregor's. Essentially, the tribute and also obligation of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley preferred. He started his camping ground for this particular fight day just before the UFC even offered it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely living room where he stands up today, O'Malley utilized to long for prominence and also amount of money, funds and fame. Those desires began as early as secondary school, when he utilized to visualize themself dressing for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he met high school, he came to phrases that he was as well little to ever play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the particular same attend his life 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 Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are 5 of one of the most significant individuals in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of one of the most powerful have a place in the battle activity are going to come together on Sin city recently for a rare offering, one that includes boxing's top superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial online featuring occasion at the innovative Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's linked super middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match versus Merab Dvalishvili will coincide Saturday evening, an unique clash of prominent battle sporting activities celebrations in Las Vegas.And from it, the match video game's electrical power players will definitely all be worked with personally in between both activities. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time sponsor assisted make it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to keep an activity at the too priced Sphere. White pointed out the expense of the immersive location has topped $twenty million. It is actually the first pay-per-view occasion from White that isn't simply billed as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With some of the biggest names going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that is actually pulling the strands in the battle activity? ESPN spoke with 30-plus sector electrical power players-- competitors, promoters, executives, lawyers, supervisors and also media-- to help determine that presently stores all the impact around boxing, mixed martial arts and professional fumbling as well as how they wield it.The 15 most significant folks in punching, MMA and wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will certainly any kind of battle surpass the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glance, the UFC's method to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Day this coming weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined through a match between an Irish-American from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And also to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map concept, the activity is actually sponsored through an arm of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as signboard mattress toppers aside, though, there are going to certainly be actually a Mexican motif permeating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's other bouts will feature a Mexico-born or Mexican United States boxer. The co-main celebration pits females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's actually full of twists.Beyond the very competitive concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the night vows to creatively and also aurally transport supporters southern of the border. This first sporting activity at Round, the sophisticated entertainment venue that opened up in 2014 just off the Sin city Strip, will definitely take full advantage of the mind-numbing modern technology constructed in to the enormous sphere construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED screen as well as concert-quality stereo to say to the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Impressive production. Leading risks. There are going to be storylines swirling all around the spherical surprise of UFC 306. Listed below are actually a couple of to take note to.UFC 306 stories: Just how Realm, Suga Sean are going to mold a famous eventWhat fans can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Photograph by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a tight lid on the specifics regarding their venture right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, ahead of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually advised are going to be the greatest featuring celebration of perpetuity-- the advertising has shown some key information about what fans should anticipate out of the $2.3 billion site during Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend.The UFC are going to make use of Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. interior display plane and the place's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal display screen plane are going to also exhibit real-time stats and also boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will definitely feel the action thanks to haptic seats, which gives power reviews based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And they possess the alternative to install the LiveVoice application to listen to live commentary coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The occasion will certainly also premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in 6 90-second chapters in between battles as well as presented inside the Sphere. The creative staff behind the movie includes 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley considers to reach Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" new off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also speak about possibly reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event places will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomMMA divisional positions: Big win boosts Brady, but just how high does he jump?UFC 306 first appearance: Big concerns, early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?