NocheUFC co-man celebration is 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 Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy match in between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a history of paying functionality bonuses to professional athletes at every activity. This weekend break, it is going to possibly administer among those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will pay out $25,000 to anyone that recognizes hidden Easter eggs in a running movie that will open during the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The occasion, likewise called UFC 306, will be actually the initial online showing off event to take place at the Realm, and also White has claimed it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with several imaginative artists to produce a motion picture that will open in between rounds, alongside 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast capable to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm might profit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto talk about exactly how the atmosphere at the Sphere could possibly offer Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, enters into the battle following his first label defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consensual choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not lost a fight because April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate bout for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the headline by means of crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Hill to acquire her viewpoint on the UFC 306 main as well as co-main events. ESPN wagering experts Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker incorporate their insights as well as review on the UFC main event and also other intriguing wagers they just like from both promos on Saturday.Expert choices as well as best options for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects coming from publishing cut to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale just how he is actually recuperation from the now well known picture he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will headline possibly the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city are going to be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, as a result of the sheer expense ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been specified for as high as $13,000 during match week. It's the kind of activity every competitor-- or, more effectively, prizefighter-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, that has had a little bit of a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, would like to headline this Sphere event, potentially versus his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor up until this year, and also claimed he is actually attempted to simulate parts of his profession off McGregor's. Inevitably, the respect and obligation of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is actually exactly what O'Malley wanted. He began his camping ground for this certain fight date prior to the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting in this particular quite living room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to dream of popularity as well as money, cash as well as popularity. Those desires began as early as intermediate school, when he made use of to envision himself wearing for an NFL group on Sundays. When he reached secondary school, he concerned phrases that he was actually also small to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually also the particular very same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually five of the best influential people in combat sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of one of the most strong figures in the match activity are going to merge on Sin city recently for an unusual offering, one that features boxing's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and the initial online sporting occasion at the innovative Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged super middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label match against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly synchronize Sunday evening, an uncommon struggle of prominent combat sports occasions in Las Vegas.And with it, the battle game's energy players will certainly all be embodied face to face between each occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Season sponsorship aided create it possible for Dana White and also the UFC to hold a celebration at the too valued Sphere. White stated the price of the immersive place has topped $twenty thousand. It is actually the very first pay-per-view event from White that isn't simply billed as UFC complied with through a numeral.With a few of the largest labels going head-to-head on Saturday night in Sin city, that is actually pulling the strings in the match activity? ESPN talked with 30-plus industry electrical power players-- competitors, promoters, executives, legal representatives, managers and media-- to help determine who presently holds all the effect around punching, mixed martial arts as well as expert wrestling and how they possess it.The 15 most influential individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts and wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will certainly any kind of match beat the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's strategy to commemorating Mexican Independence Time this coming weekend appears perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City, is headlined by a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker hair transplanted from the State of Georgia. And to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is actually funded by an arm of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also signboard mattress toppers aside, however, there will certainly be actually a Mexican style penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other bouts are going to feature a Mexico-born or Mexican United States competitor. The co-main occasion pits ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that's already full of twists.Beyond the affordable stakes, the overarching setting of the night promises to visually and aurally transportation enthusiasts south of the border. This very first featuring occasion at Ball, the innovative home entertainment location that opened up in 2015 merely off the Las Vegas Bit, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing innovation developed into the whopping round design. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely use the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen as well as concert-quality sound system to say to the tale of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Panoramic production. Big-time risks. There are going to be storylines rolling around the spherical marvel of UFC 306. Here are actually a few to listen to.UFC 306 stories: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely mold a historical eventWhat enthusiasts can anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly go to the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Picture through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a limited cover on the specifics concerning their endeavor into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, before the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has actually proposed will be actually the greatest showing off event of all time-- the promo has uncovered some crucial particulars regarding what enthusiasts must assume out of the $2.3 billion location throughout Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC are going to utilize Realm's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display screen aircraft as well as the place's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal display screen plane will definitely likewise display real-time stats and also boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which delivers pressure comments based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And also they have the possibility to download and install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to reside commentary from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event will certainly likewise premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in six 90-second chapters in between fights and also displayed inside the Sphere. The imaginative crew responsible for the film boasts 29 Emmy Award gains, one Golden Entire world as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon ladies, six native-born Mexican ladies and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley organizes to achieve Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Very first Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 as well as speak about potentially reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion sites will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big gain boosts Brady, however exactly how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big concerns, early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA real or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?