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 triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of paying efficiency perks to athletes at every celebration. This weekend, it will possibly dole out among those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will pay out $25,000 to anybody that determines concealed Easter eggs in a running flick that will certainly air in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The celebration, also known as UFC 306, will be the first online showing off affair to happen at the Realm, and White has mentioned it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with a number of innovative artists to make a motion picture that will open between bouts, in addition to 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to award follower capable to determine Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can benefit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto cover just how the environment at the Sphere might 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, goes into the battle following his first title defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera through consensual decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is actually riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not shed a battle due to the fact that April 2018. In the co-main tournament, women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with past champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate struggle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round submitting to profess the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title via split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to acquire her standpoint on the UFC 306 main as well as co-main events. ESPN wagering specialists Splint Kuhn as well as Ian Parker include their knowledge and also review on the UFC main event and other intriguing bets they such as coming from both promos on Saturday.Expert choices and best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili discusses fallout from submitting cut to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale how he is healing from the right now infamous photo he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely headline maybe the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year past history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large expense ($ twenty thousand, depending on to White) of placing it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually provided for as high as $13,000 in the course of match week. It is actually the type of activity every boxer-- or even, more effectively, prizefighter-- hope for. Even Conor McGregor, that has possessed a bit of an unpleasant public back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wished to heading this Sphere activity, possibly against his old rival Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and even said he is actually attempted to mimic parts of his job off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect and duty of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley wished. He began his camping ground for this certain match date just before the UFC even provided it to him.Sitting in this very living room where he stands up today, O'Malley made use of to desire fame as well as money, money as well as popularity. Those dreams began as very early as junior high, when he utilized to envision himself dressing for an NFL group on Sundays. When he achieved secondary school, he came to phrases that he was actually also little to ever before play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that's additionally the particular very same time in his life he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are actually five of the absolute most significant folks in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of one of the most highly effective figures in the battle activity will definitely merge on Sin city today for an unusual offering, one that features boxing's top celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the very first live featuring celebration at the cutting edge Sphere with UFC 306. Canelo's linked super middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle versus Merab Dvalishvili will match Saturday evening, an unique battle of prominent combat sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And along with it, the fight activity's energy gamers will definitely all be worked with face to face between each celebrations. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose lucrative Riyadh Time support helped make it achievable for Dana White and the UFC to hold an occasion at the too priced Realm. White stated the price of the immersive site has covered $20 million. It's the very first pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't merely touted as UFC followed through a numeral.With several of the greatest titles going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Las Vegas, that is actually pulling the cords in the fight game? ESPN spoke to 30-plus field electrical power players-- fighters, promoters, executives, lawyers, managers and media-- to aid determine that presently holds all the impact around punching, mixed martial arts as well as expert fumbling and how they wield it.The 15 very most influential individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any sort of fight outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning glimpse, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Time this happening weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Realm in Sin City, is actually headlined by a battle between an Irish-American from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the activity is funded by a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as marquee toppers apart, however, there will definitely certainly be actually a Mexican concept going through the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's other bouts will feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American boxer. The co-main activity pits ladies's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a triumvirate that's actually packed with twists.Beyond the reasonable concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the evening assures to aesthetically and also aurally transportation supporters south of the boundary. This very first featuring activity at Ball, the advanced amusement site that opened up in 2014 merely off the Sin city Strip, are going to make the most of the mind-numbing modern technology built in to the tremendous round structure. Throughout the evening, the UFC is going to use the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display screen and concert-quality sound system to tell the story of fight sports in Mexico.Championship matches. Spectacular development. Prominent concerns. There will certainly be storylines surging all over the ball-shaped miracle of UFC 306. Here are actually a few to take note to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely form a historic eventWhat enthusiasts can expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will certainly be at the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a strict top on the specifics concerning their endeavor right into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the occasion-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has actually advised are going to be the greatest featuring celebration of perpetuity-- the promotion has exposed some key details concerning what followers need to anticipate out of the $2.3 billion site in the course of Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC will definitely utilize Realm's large 160,000 sq. ft. interior show plane and also the site's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior screen plane will also feature real-time stats and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere are going to experience the activity thanks to haptic seating, which supplies power responses based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And also they have the choice to download the LiveVoice app to pay attention to live discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion are going to additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," informed in 6 90-second sections between battles and also featured inside the Sphere. The innovative team responsible for the movie boasts 29 Emmy Award wins, one Golden Entire world and one Grammy.There will be actually 8 new Octagon ladies, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley plans to reach Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "1st Take" clean off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and speak about likely meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC activity locations will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA local rankings: Big succeed improvements Brady, yet just how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 1st appearance: Big concerns, very early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?