NocheUFC co-man activity is actually main. 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 and also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate fight in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of compensating efficiency perks to professional athletes at every celebration. This weekend, it will possibly dole out some of those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White said he will definitely pay $25,000 to any person that determines hidden Easter eggs in a jogging movie that is going to open in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City. The occasion, also called UFC 306, will be the initial real-time sporting affair to occur at the Sphere, and White possesses said it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with a number of innovative musicians to generate a motion picture that will open in between spells, together with 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen in the course of fights.Dana White to honor follower capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere could profit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto cover how the atmosphere at the Sphere could give 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, enters into the battle observing his 1st label defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not lost a fight since April 2018. In the co-main contest, ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate bout for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's women's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round article to state the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the label via crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to acquire her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main activities. ESPN betting specialists Splint Kuhn as well as Ian Parker include their knowledge and study on the UFC main event as well as other intriguing wagers they like coming from each promotions on Saturday.Expert choices and also best choices for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity path remains unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers fallout coming from posting cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually healing coming from the now well known picture he uploaded of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely headline possibly the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year past history. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will be actually a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the large cost ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been listed for as much as $13,000 in the course of battle week. It is actually the kind of event every competitor-- or even, extra precisely, prizefighter-- desire. Even Conor McGregor, that possesses had a little an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to headline this Sphere occasion, possibly versus his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, and also claimed he's tried to copy portion of his profession off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect as well as obligation of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley wished. He began his camp for this certain battle date prior to the UFC even offered it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley used to desire fame and funds, money and also popularity. Those aspirations started as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to picture himself dressing for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he involved conditions that he was actually too small to ever before play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the particular same time in his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are five of the absolute most prominent folks in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of the absolute most strong figures in the match game will converge on Sin city recently for a rare offering, one that features punching's top star, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the very first real-time featuring occasion at the cutting edge Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's merged extremely middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle versus Merab Dvalishvili will definitely match Saturday evening, an unusual battle of prominent battle sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And from it, the match video game's power players will all be actually exemplified in person between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose profitable Riyadh Time sponsorship helped make it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to keep an event at the exorbitantly priced Sphere. White pointed out the expense of the immersive site has topped $twenty thousand. It's the 1st pay-per-view occasion from White that isn't merely touted as UFC followed through a numeral.With some of the most significant titles going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, that is actually pulling the strands in the fight game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus field electrical power players-- fighters, marketers, managers, legal professionals, managers and also media-- to help identify who presently holds all the effect around boxing, MMA as well as professional fumbling and how they wield it.The 15 most important folks in punching, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any kind of fight outshine the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades blows along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's approach to commemorating Mexican Independence Day this coming weekend seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined by a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And also to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is sponsored through a branch of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also marquee covers aside, however, there will definitely definitely be actually a Mexican style permeating 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 nine of the night's other rounds will definitely include a Mexico-born or Mexican United States boxer. The co-main celebration pits ladies's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's actually loaded with twists.Beyond the very competitive risks, the overarching setting of the night promises to creatively as well as aurally transportation fans southern of the perimeter. This first showing off celebration at Ball, the groundbreaking entertainment location that opened up in 2013 merely off the Las Vegas Bit, will take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology developed into the whopping around construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will utilize the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED screen and concert-quality stereo to tell the story of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Impressive production. Leading stakes. There will certainly be actually stories swirling all around the ball-shaped marvel of UFC 306. Listed below are actually a few to focus to.UFC 306 stories: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will mold a famous eventWhat enthusiasts can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely be at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a strict top on the specifics regarding their endeavor in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nonetheless, before the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended will certainly be actually the best showing off occasion of perpetuity-- the promotion has disclosed some essential particulars regarding what followers need to expect out of the $2.3 billion site throughout Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend.The UFC are going to utilize Realm's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. indoor show airplane and also the venue's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The indoor screen plane are going to likewise showcase real-time stats and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to experience the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which supplies force comments based on the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the possibility to download the LiveVoice app to listen to reside commentary coming from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The event will also premiere the film "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second chapters between matches as well as presented inside the Round. The artistic crew responsible for the film flaunts 29 Emmy Award gains, one Golden Planet as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand-new Octagon females, six native-born Mexican females as well as pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley plans to meet Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Very first Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and talks about likely meeting the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion places will happen next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his cheer stardomMMA local positions: Big win boosts Brady, but just how high does he jump?UFC 306 initial appeal: Big questions, early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA true or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both retain at Noche UFC?