NocheUFC co-man celebration is main. 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 Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming trilogy battle between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past history of compensating performance bonus offers to athletes at every occasion. This weekend, it will potentially dole out some of those bonus offers to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White mentioned he will certainly spend $25,000 to any individual that recognizes hidden Easter eggs in a running film that will definitely air in the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Sin City. The activity, additionally called UFC 306, will be actually the initial real-time featuring affair to happen at the Realm, and also White possesses stated it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with multiple artistic musicians to produce a motion picture that will open between rounds, together with 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast able to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could possibly gain O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto review just how the setting at the Realm can provide 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, enters the fight observing his very first label self defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not lost a battle since April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy battle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's mixed martial arts P4P positions, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to assert the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the headline via crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her perspective on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main occasions. ESPN betting specialists Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker add their insights and also study on the UFC main event as well as other intriguing wagers they like coming from both promos on Saturday.Expert selections and also best bets for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar course stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over results from posting cut to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is recuperation from the currently notorious image he submitted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly title perhaps the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year past history. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, due to the high expense ($ 20 million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Specific chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title protection against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually specified for as much as $13,000 during match full week. It's the type of event every boxer-- or even, much more effectively, pugilist-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, that possesses possessed a little a vicious public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wanted to title this Realm celebration, likely versus his outdated opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, and also even stated he is actually made an effort to copy component of his occupation off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect and also obligation of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley yearned for. He started his camping ground for this certain battle date prior to the UFC even supplied it to him.Sitting in this particular very sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley used to long for prominence and also amount of money, money and also fame. Those goals started as early as junior high, when he used to picture himself dressing for an NFL crew on Sundays. When he achieved secondary school, he involved terms that he was actually too tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Perhaps non-coincidentally, that is actually additionally the particular same time in his life he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Stone fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually 5 of the most influential folks in fight sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Most Of one of the most highly effective figures in the battle activity are going to assemble on Las Vegas recently for an uncommon offering, one that features boxing's best superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and also the first real-time showing off occasion at the state-of-the-art Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's merged 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 are going to synchronize Sunday evening, an uncommon struggle of prominent fight sports occasions in Las Vegas.And from it, the fight activity's electrical power players will definitely all be actually exemplified personally in between each occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Season sponsor helped make it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to store an event at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White stated the price of the immersive location has topped $twenty thousand. It is actually the first pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't just touted as UFC adhered to through a numeral.With a number of the most significant titles going head-to-head on Saturday night in Las Vegas, that is actually pulling the strands in the battle game? ESPN talked with 30-plus sector energy gamers-- boxers, marketers, execs, legal representatives, managers and media-- to assist identify that currently keeps all the influence throughout boxing, MMA and pro fumbling as well as how they possess it.The 15 very most influential individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts and also wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any type of battle surpass the place itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glimpse, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Independence Day this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is actually headlined through a match between an Irish-American from Montana and also a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. And to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the celebration is sponsored by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as signboard toppers aside, however, there will definitely certainly be a Mexican theme going through the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between males's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's other bouts are going to include a Mexico-born or Mexican American fighter. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a trilogy that is actually already loaded with twists.Beyond the competitive risks, the overarching setting of the night promises to aesthetically and also aurally transport followers southern of the perimeter. This very first showing off occasion at Round, the innovative home entertainment location that opened in 2013 merely off the Sin city Bit, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology constructed in to the tremendous sphere structure. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display as well as concert-quality sound system to inform the story of combat sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Spectacular production. Big-time concerns. There will certainly be actually stories swirling around the round wonder of UFC 306. Listed here are actually a couple of to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Realm, Suga Sean are going to mold a famous eventWhat followers can easily anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually kept a tight cover on the specifics concerning their venture in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, ahead of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has recommended will certainly be the best sporting occasion of all time-- the promotion has actually exposed some essential details regarding what supporters must expect away from the $2.3 billion venue during the course of Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC are going to use Sphere's substantial 160,000 sq. ft. interior screen airplane as well as the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The interior display screen airplane will additionally feature real-time statistics as well as boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will really feel the activity courtesy of haptic seating, which delivers force feedback based upon the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the option to install the LiveVoice app to listen closely to stay comments coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The event will certainly additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in 6 90-second phases between fights as well as presented inside the Round. The innovative crew behind the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Award succeeds, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be eight brand new Octagon gals, six native-born Mexican ladies as well as pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley considers to achieve Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "Initial Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight title at UFC 292 as well as talks about possibly achieving the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC celebration areas will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big gain increases Brady, yet exactly how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 1st appeal: Big inquiries, early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?