NocheUFC co-man event is official. 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 Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past of paying performance bonus offers to professional athletes at every activity. This weekend, it is going to likely dispense some of those perks to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White stated he is going to pay for $25,000 to any individual who recognizes surprise Easter eggs in a running movie that will open throughout UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, additionally referred to as UFC 306, will be the 1st online featuring event to take place at the Realm, and White has said it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with several innovative artists to generate a motion picture that will air between stints, along with 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to honor fan able to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could possibly profit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto talk about just how the setting at the Realm could 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 ranks, gets into the battle following his initial title self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not lost a match because April 2018. In the co-main contest, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy battle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round entry to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the label via split pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to obtain her point of view on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main occasions. ESPN wagering pros Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their ideas as well as evaluation on the UFC centerpiece and also various other appealing bets they such as from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert choices and best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over results coming from submitting cut to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale just how he is actually recuperation from the now infamous image he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly heading possibly the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year background. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" celebration, due to the high expense ($ twenty thousand, according to White) of placing it on. Specific seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually provided for as high as $13,000 in the course of fight full week. It is actually the type of celebration every competitor-- or even, even more accurately, pugilist-- dreams of. Even Conor McGregor, who has possessed a little bit of a vicious social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, would like to heading this Realm occasion, potentially against his outdated opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor till this year, and also also claimed he is actually tried to imitate aspect of his profession off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect and task of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is precisely what O'Malley preferred. He began his camping ground for this certain battle day before the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting in this particular very sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley used to desire popularity as well as funds, loan and also popularity. Those dreams began as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to envision himself wearing for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he met high school, he concerned phrases that he was as well small to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that is actually also the specific same attend his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are actually five of the most prominent folks in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Much Of the most powerful have a place in the battle video game will certainly come together on Las Vegas this week for an unusual offering, one that features punching's leading celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the very first online showing off event at the advanced Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's combined extremely middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label battle versus Merab Dvalishvili will match Saturday evening, an unusual clash of high-profile combat sporting activities celebrations in Las Vegas.And using it, the battle video game's power gamers will definitely all be worked with face to face between both occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Season support aided make it feasible for Dana White and also the UFC to hold an event at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White mentioned the price of the immersive venue has covered $20 thousand. It's the very first pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't just billed as UFC followed through a numeral.With a number of the greatest names going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, that is actually taking the strings in the fight video game? ESPN talked with 30-plus business energy players-- boxers, marketers, executives, legal representatives, managers and also media-- to help calculate that presently stores all the influence all over punching, mixed martial arts as well as expert wrestling as well as how they possess it.The 15 most influential folks in boxing, MMA and also wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will certainly any kind of fight outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first glimpse, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Freedom Time this coming weekend appears perplexing.UFC 306, which occurs Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined by a match between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And also to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the occasion is actually funded by an arm of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also marquee covers aside, though, there will certainly without a doubt be actually a Mexican theme penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the centerpiece between males's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's various other bouts will definitely include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main celebration pits ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that's actually filled with twists.Beyond the competitive stakes, the overarching ambiance of the evening guarantees to visually and also aurally transport supporters south of the border. This very first featuring event at Sphere, the sophisticated entertainment location that opened up last year just off the Las Vegas Strip, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology developed right into the enormous around framework. Throughout the night, the UFC will make use of the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED monitor and concert-quality sound system to tell the tale of fight sports in Mexico.Championship fights. Spectacular development. Major-league risks. There will be stories rolling all around the spherical marvel of UFC 306. Here are actually a couple of to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: How Realm, Suga Sean will mold a famous eventWhat supporters can easily expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has always kept a tight cover on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, ahead of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually recommended will certainly be actually the best showing off activity of all time-- the promo has revealed some essential details regarding what supporters must assume out of the $2.3 billion venue during the course of Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC will definitely take advantage of Sphere's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen plane and also the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior display screen plane are going to additionally exhibit real-time statistics and fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly really feel the action courtesy of haptic seating, which offers pressure feedback based upon the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they have the choice to download the LiveVoice application to listen to reside comments from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity will certainly additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second phases in between matches as well as featured inside the Ball. The artistic group responsible for the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Planet and also one Grammy.There will be actually eight brand-new Octagon gals, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley prepares to achieve Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "1st Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also talks about likely reaching the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC occasion places will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA local ranks: Big succeed boosts Brady, however how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big inquiries, early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?