NocheUFC co-man occasion 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 also Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past of compensating efficiency bonus offers to professional athletes at every occasion. This weekend break, it is going to possibly share out among those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he is going to pay $25,000 to anybody that determines hidden Easter eggs in a rushing flick that will definitely air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be the first online featuring affair to take place at the Realm, and also White has mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with several imaginative artists to generate a motion picture that will air in between bouts, in addition to 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to award fan able to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting conveniences at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto explain exactly how the ambience at the Sphere could provide 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, goes into the battle following his very first title protection against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually not lost a battle since April 2018. In the co-main contest, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with former champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate match for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's mixed martial arts P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round submission to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the label by means of crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to receive her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary as well as co-main celebrations. ESPN wagering pros Splint Kuhn as well as Ian Parker include their insights and also study on the UFC centerpiece and also other fascinating bets they like from both promos on Saturday.Expert picks and also best choices for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar course continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews fallout from posting cut to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale how he is actually recuperation from the right now well known image he posted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to headline possibly the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Las Vegas will certainly be a "one-and-done" occasion, because of the high cost ($ 20 thousand, depending on to White) of putting it on. Private seats for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight headline protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually listed for as high as $13,000 during battle full week. It is actually the type of activity every boxer-- or, extra effectively, prizefighter-- hope for. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little a vicious social back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to title this Realm celebration, potentially versus his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor up until this year, and also also claimed he's made an effort to simulate parts of his job off McGregor's. Ultimately, the honor and responsibility of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is specifically what O'Malley desired. He started his camping ground for this specific match time before the UFC also used it to him.Sitting within this very living-room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to hope for prominence and also money, loan and also prominence. Those aspirations began as early as junior high, when he used to visualize himself suiting up for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he achieved senior high school, he pertained to conditions that he was actually too little to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually also the particular very same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock war for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are actually five of one of the most influential individuals in battle sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the absolute most powerful have a place in the match activity are going to come together on Las Vegas recently for an uncommon offering, one that features boxing's leading superstar, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial online sporting celebration at the state-of-the-art Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's merged extremely middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline fight against Merab Dvalishvili are going to synchronize Saturday evening, an uncommon clash of high-profile battle sporting activities occasions in Las Vegas.And along with it, the match game's power players will all be actually stood for personally between both events. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose profitable Riyadh Time sponsorship aided create it possible for Dana White and also the UFC to hold an occasion at the exorbitantly priced Sphere. White stated the price of the immersive place has actually topped $twenty million. It is actually the first pay-per-view event from White that isn't simply billed as UFC complied with by a numeral.With a number of the largest titles going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, that is actually taking the cords in the battle game? ESPN talked to 30-plus business electrical power players-- fighters, marketers, managers, legal professionals, supervisors and also media-- to help determine who presently holds all the influence all over boxing, mixed martial arts and pro fumbling and also how they wield it.The 15 very most influential individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Will certainly any type of battle beat the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Day this happening weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Saturday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined by a match in between an Irish-American coming from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted from the Republic of Georgia. And also to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the activity is sponsored by a branch of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee covers apart, however, there will definitely certainly be actually a Mexican concept permeating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other bouts are going to include a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States competitor. The co-main event pits females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a trilogy that is actually presently loaded with twists.Beyond the reasonable concerns, the overarching setting of the night vows to aesthetically and also aurally transportation fans south of the border. This initial featuring activity at Ball, the innovative amusement site that opened up in 2014 merely off the Sin city Bit, are going to maximize the mind-numbing technology created right into the tremendous sphere structure. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly make use of the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen and also concert-quality stereo to say to the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship fights. Impressive development. Major-league stakes. There will certainly be stories surging all around the spherical miracle of UFC 306. Listed here are actually a couple of to take note to.UFC 306 storylines: How Sphere, Suga Sean will mold a historical eventWhat enthusiasts 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 maintained a tight cover on the specifics concerning their project into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, in front of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has advised will certainly be the best sporting occasion of all time-- the promotion has actually exposed some essential information regarding what fans ought to expect out of the $2.3 billion location during the course of Mexican Freedom Time weekend.The UFC will utilize Sphere's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen aircraft and also the site's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal screen airplane will definitely additionally feature real-time stats as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will really feel the activity thanks to haptic seats, which provides force responses based upon the activity inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the choice to install the LiveVoice application to listen to reside comments from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The event will likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in 6 90-second chapters between fights and presented inside the Ball. The creative group behind the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Entire world and one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand new Octagon girls, 6 native-born Mexican ladies and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley considers to reach Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Initial Take" new off winning the bantamweight title at UFC 292 as well as discuss likely reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC activity sites will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA local positions: Big gain increases Brady, yet how higher does he jump?UFC 306 1st look: Big inquiries, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?