NocheUFC co-man activity is actually 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 triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming triumvirate match in between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of compensating functionality incentives to professional athletes at every celebration. This weekend break, it is going to possibly administer some of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White stated he will pay out $25,000 to anybody who determines hidden Easter eggs in a jogging motion picture that will definitely air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City. The occasion, additionally called UFC 306, will be the very first live sporting affair to take place at the Sphere, and White has claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered with several innovative musicians to produce a film that will open in between spells, along with 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to award supporter capable to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm might profit O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto explain exactly how the setting at the Realm could possibly give 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, gets into the fight observing his initial label self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through unanimous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is actually using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not lost a battle given that April 2018. In the co-main contest, females's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy battle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P ranks, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round entry to assert the name at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the title via split pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked with UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to obtain her standpoint on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main events. ESPN betting pros Reed Kuhn and Ian Parker add their knowledge and also analysis on the UFC centerpiece and also various other interesting bets they such as from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks and best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star road continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili discusses fallout coming from uploading cut to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually recuperation from the right now notorious picture he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) is going to title probably the highest-profile occasion in the UFC's 30-year record. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Sin city will certainly be a "one-and-done" event, because of the large cost ($ twenty million, depending on to White) of placing it on. Personal chairs for the UFC 306 memory card headlined by O'Malley's bantamweight title defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually noted for as high as $13,000 during battle full week. It is actually the kind of occasion every competitor-- or, much more efficiently, pugilist-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, who possesses had a bit of a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to headline this Sphere event, potentially against his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley marvelled at McGregor till this year, and also also claimed he is actually made an effort to simulate parts of his profession off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect and accountability of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley desired. He started his camp for this particular match time just before the UFC also used it to him.Sitting in this particular incredibly sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to desire popularity and also loan, cash as well as popularity. Those goals began as early as junior high, when he utilized to imagine himself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he met secondary school, he concerned conditions that he was actually also tiny to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually additionally the specific very same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Rock struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of one of the most significant folks in fight sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Lot Of the absolute most powerful have a place in the fight game will merge on Sin city today for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's top celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, as well as the initial online sporting celebration at the innovative Sphere along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title match versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to correspond Saturday night, an unusual battle of high-profile fight sports events in Las Vegas.And along with it, the fight game's electrical power players will definitely all be worked with personally between both activities. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose highly profitable Riyadh Period sponsorship aided make it possible for Dana White and the UFC to keep an occasion at the exorbitantly priced Realm. White claimed the expense of the immersive place has actually covered $twenty million. It is actually the 1st pay-per-view event coming from White that isn't simply billed as UFC observed by a numeral.With some of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, who's taking the cords in the battle video game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus sector energy players-- competitors, promoters, executives, attorneys, supervisors and media-- to assist establish that presently stores all the impact around punching, mixed martial arts and pro fumbling and also how they possess it.The 15 very most important individuals in punching, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any battle surpass the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight champion match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's technique to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Day this coming weekend break seems to be perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is headlined by a battle in between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Republic of Georgia. As well as to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the occasion is sponsored through a branch of the federal government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as tent toppers apart, however, there are going to undoubtedly be actually a Mexican concept penetrating the second yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Prior to the main event between males's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and also Merab Dvalishvili, all nine of the evening's other bouts are going to feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main activity pits girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that's currently filled with twists.Beyond the affordable stakes, the overarching ambiance of the night guarantees to creatively and also aurally transportation enthusiasts southern of the border. This very first featuring occasion at Ball, the cutting-edge entertainment location that opened up in 2015 just off the Las Vegas Strip, will certainly maximize the mind-numbing innovation developed into the tremendous around design. Throughout the night, the UFC will use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED monitor and also concert-quality sound system to tell the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Impressive manufacturing. Major-league risks. There will be actually storylines surging all over the round surprise of UFC 306. Here are actually a couple of to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Sphere, Suga Sean will definitely form a famous eventWhat enthusiasts may expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely go to the Sphere in Sin City on Saturday Sept. 14. Photo through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI by means of Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a limited top on the specifics concerning their project into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the event-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has proposed are going to be actually the greatest featuring occasion of all time-- the promo has actually uncovered some crucial details regarding what supporters should expect away from the $2.3 billion site during Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC will definitely take advantage of Realm's enormous 160,000 sq. ft. indoor screen plane and also the place's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor show airplane will definitely likewise display real-time statistics as well as competitor information.Fans inside the Realm are going to feel the action thanks to haptic seating, which gives force responses based on the action inside the Octagon. As well as they possess the choice to download and install the LiveVoice application to pay attention to live discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity will definitely also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in 6 90-second phases between battles and showed inside the Ball. The creative group behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be eight new Octagon ladies, six native-born Mexican girls and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Just how Sean O'Malley plans to reach Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "1st Take" new off gaining the bantamweight label at UFC 292 and also speak about potentially meeting the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC celebration locations will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big gain boosts Brady, but how higher does he jump?UFC 306 first appearance: Big concerns, very early wagers, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or not: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?