NocheUFC co-man event is official. 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 Chael break Grasso-Shevchenko trilogy fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming trilogy fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of compensating performance rewards to sportsmens at every event. This weekend break, it will likely share out one of those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White stated he is going to pay out $25,000 to anyone who identifies covert Easter eggs in a running motion picture that is going to air during the course of UFC Noche on Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The celebration, likewise called UFC 306, will be actually the 1st online showing off affair to take place at the Realm, and White has claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with various creative artists to generate a movie that will air in between rounds, in addition to 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to honor fan able to recognize Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can profit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto cover exactly how the atmosphere at the Sphere could offer Sean O'Malley a benefit over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound positions, enters into the battle following his initial label defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consensual selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has not shed a fight since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, females's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate battle for Grasso's title. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's MMA P4P positions, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round entry to claim the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso kept the title via crack reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to obtain her viewpoint on the UFC 306 main and also co-main events. ESPN wagering pros Reed Kuhn as well as Ian Parker add their ideas and also study on the UFC centerpiece as well as other interesting wagers they just like coming from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert selections as well as best bets for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's celebrity course continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili explains fallout from posting slice to experience onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale just how he is actually healing from the currently well known image he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to headline maybe the highest-profile celebration in the UFC's 30-year record. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will be a "one-and-done" occasion, because of the high expense ($ 20 million, according to White) of placing it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight title self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been listed for as long as $13,000 during the course of battle full week. It's the type of occasion every competitor-- or even, much more efficiently, prizefighter-- long for. Also Conor McGregor, who has had a little a vicious social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, wanted to headline this Sphere occasion, possibly versus his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, as well as even mentioned he's made an effort to resemble aspect of his occupation off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect as well as obligation of headlining UFC 306 visited O'Malley. Which is actually exactly what O'Malley wished. He began his camping ground for this specific battle date prior to the UFC also delivered it to him.Sitting in this particular extremely living-room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to desire for prominence and also loan, money and also prominence. Those goals began as early as intermediate school, when he utilized to picture himself dressing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he concerned conditions that he was actually also small to ever before play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that's additionally the exact very same attend his life he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Stone battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and also Dana White are 5 of the best prominent individuals in fight sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: Much Of the absolute most highly effective figures in the match game will merge on Las Vegas this week for an uncommon offering, one that includes boxing's leading celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and also the very first online showing off celebration at the state-of-the-art Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's combined very middleweight champion defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline battle versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to correspond Saturday evening, an unique clash of prominent battle sporting activities events in Las Vegas.And from it, the fight video game's power players will all be exemplified in person in between each activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Time sponsor assisted create it feasible for Dana White and the UFC to keep an occasion at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White pointed out the cost of the immersive site has actually covered $twenty thousand. It is actually the initial pay-per-view activity from White that isn't just announced as UFC observed through a numeral.With a number of the greatest names going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Sin city, who's pulling the strands in the battle video game? ESPN talked with 30-plus market power players-- competitors, marketers, executives, attorneys, supervisors and media-- to assist determine that presently keeps all the effect around boxing, MMA as well as professional wrestling and exactly how they wield it.The 15 most significant individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Is going to any battle outshine the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion fight at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Time this coming weekend seems perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined by a match between an Irish-American coming from Montana and also a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And also to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the event is sponsored by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and marquee covers apart, however, there will certainly without a doubt be a Mexican theme permeating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the main event in between males's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's other spells are going to feature a Mexico-born or Mexican American boxer. The co-main event pits women's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- out of Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that is actually presently filled with twists.Beyond the affordable risks, the overarching ambiance of the night guarantees to visually as well as aurally transport enthusiasts south of the border. This first featuring event at Ball, the sophisticated enjoyment venue that opened in 2013 simply off the Las Vegas Strip, are going to maximize the mind-numbing modern technology developed into the humongous sphere design. Throughout the evening, the UFC is going to utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen as well as concert-quality stereo to tell the tale of battle sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Awesome development. Major-league stakes. There are going to be actually stories rolling all over the spherical surprise of UFC 306. Below are actually a handful of to pay attention to.UFC 306 storylines: How Realm, Suga Sean will shape a historic eventWhat followers can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Image through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually maintained a limited top on the specifics concerning their venture into the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. However, in advance of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has proposed will be actually the greatest featuring activity of all time-- the promotion has revealed some vital information concerning what enthusiasts need to expect away from the $2.3 billion venue throughout Mexican Freedom Day weekend.The UFC will definitely utilize Realm's huge 160,000 sq. ft. indoor display screen plane and also the place's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The internal screen airplane will likewise showcase real-time statistics and also competitor information.Fans inside the Realm will definitely feel the activity thanks to haptic seats, which gives force reviews based upon the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the option to download and install the LiveVoice application to listen closely to reside discourse coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity will also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," said to in 6 90-second phases between matches and also displayed inside the Ball. The creative group behind the movie boasts 29 Emmy Award succeeds, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be actually eight brand-new Octagon girls, 6 native-born Mexican girls and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley organizes to achieve Conor McGregor's recognition in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "First Take" new off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and also speak about possibly achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC celebration areas will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his cheer stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big win boosts Brady, but exactly how higher performs he jump?UFC 306 very first appeal: Big inquiries, early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?