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 also Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate battle in between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past history of compensating functionality benefits to sportsmens at every occasion. This weekend, it will likely share out one of those incentives to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White stated he will pay $25,000 to any individual who determines concealed Easter eggs in a jogging movie that will open during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise called UFC 306, will be actually the first online featuring undertaking to occur at the Realm, and White possesses claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with a number of imaginative musicians to generate a movie that will air in between stints, along with 10 various "planets" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor fan capable to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere can benefit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and also Brett Okamoto go over just how the environment at the Realm could possibly give Sean O'Malley a conveniences over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound rankings, gets into the fight observing his first label protection versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consensual choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not dropped a match because April 2018. In the co-main contest, females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy match for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko through fourth-round entry to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the label using split draw in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to acquire her standpoint on the UFC 306 main and also co-main occasions. ESPN wagering specialists Splint Kuhn and Ian Parker add their insights and also study on the UFC main event and various other intriguing bets they as if from each promos on Saturday.Expert choices and also best options for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity path continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili covers results from submitting cut to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale how he is actually healing coming from the right now well known image he submitted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title possibly the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year record. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" event, due to the large price ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually noted for as much as $13,000 throughout fight week. It's the type of activity every boxer-- or even, even more accurately, pugilist-- dreams of. Also Conor McGregor, who has possessed a little bit of an unpleasant social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wanted to heading this Realm occasion, potentially against his old opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor until this year, and even mentioned he's tried to resemble portion of his job off McGregor's. Eventually, the tribute and duty of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually precisely what O'Malley desired. He started his camping ground for this specific match date before the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this particular quite living-room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to imagine fame as well as loan, cash and also fame. Those aspirations began as very early as intermediate school, when he utilized to imagine themself dressing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he pertained to conditions that he was actually as well tiny to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the exact same time in his life he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually five of the absolute most significant people in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Lot Of the most powerful figures in the fight activity will certainly merge on Las Vegas this week for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's top superstar, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the first online sporting event at the revolutionary Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked tremendously middleweight championship protection vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline match versus Merab Dvalishvili will certainly match Sunday night, an uncommon battle of top-level fight sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And with it, the match video game's power players will all be actually stood for in person in between each activities. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Season sponsorship helped create it achievable for Dana White and also the UFC to hold an activity at the exorbitantly priced Sphere. White said the price of the immersive venue has actually topped $20 thousand. It is actually the 1st pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't merely billed as UFC followed by a numeral.With several of the greatest names going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Sin city, who's pulling the strings in the fight activity? ESPN talked with 30-plus market energy players-- competitors, marketers, execs, legal representatives, supervisors as well as media-- to assist establish who currently keeps all the influence all over boxing, MMA as well as pro fumbling and also how they wield it.The 15 most prominent individuals in boxing, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will definitely any type of match surpass the venue 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 strategy to commemorating Mexican Independence Day this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at the Realm in Sin City, is headlined through a fight between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the celebration is actually sponsored by a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also signboard covers apart, though, there will definitely certainly be actually a Mexican concept permeating the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event between males's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the night's various other rounds will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to accomplish a triumvirate that is actually already full of twists.Beyond the competitive risks, the overarching setting of the night assures to creatively and also aurally transportation fans south of the perimeter. This very first showing off activity at Round, the advanced amusement site that opened in 2013 just off the Las Vegas Bit, will certainly take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology developed right into the humongous around structure. Throughout the evening, the UFC will definitely use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display screen as well as concert-quality sound system to tell the story of battle sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Impressive development. Leading concerns. There are going to be storylines surging around the round miracle of UFC 306. Listed below are actually a couple of to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: How Sphere, Suga Sean will certainly form a famous eventWhat enthusiasts may anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Realm in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Picture through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a strict lid on the specifics regarding their venture into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, in advance of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has advised will be the greatest showing off celebration of perpetuity-- the advertising has disclosed some essential details regarding what supporters ought to anticipate out of the $2.3 billion venue throughout Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC are going to take advantage of Sphere's substantial 160,000 sq. ft. internal show aircraft and the location's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor display aircraft will definitely also showcase real-time stats as well as fighter information.Fans inside the Realm are going to feel the activity courtesy of haptic seats, which gives force responses based on the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the possibility to install the LiveVoice application to listen to live commentary coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The celebration will definitely additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For All Time," said to in six 90-second sections in between matches and also showed inside the Round. The innovative team responsible for the movie includes 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden World and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand new Octagon females, 6 native-born Mexican girls as well as 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley considers to meet Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "First Take" fresh off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also refer to potentially achieving the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC celebration areas will come next?UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big gain boosts Brady, yet just how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appearance: Big questions, very early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?