NocheUFC co-man celebration is formal. 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 also Chael break down Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy battle in between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a past of paying efficiency rewards to athletes at every occasion. This weekend break, it will likely administer one of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White stated he will pay $25,000 to any individual who identifies hidden Easter eggs in a dashing motion picture that will definitely open during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The celebration, likewise called UFC 306, will be actually the first real-time featuring affair to happen at the Realm, and also White has claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered with multiple innovative artists to produce a flick that will air in between stints, together with 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen throughout fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast able to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting advantages at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere might help O'Malley versus DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto talk about just how the setting at the Realm could offer Sean O'Malley an advantage over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound ranks, goes into the fight following his very first title self defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through consentaneous decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is using a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has actually not shed a match since April 2018. In the co-main event, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter former champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate struggle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submitting to state the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the headline via crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to obtain her viewpoint on the UFC 306 principal as well as co-main events. ESPN wagering experts Reed Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their ideas and analysis on the UFC main event and also various other fascinating bets they such as from each advertisings on Saturday.Expert choices and best choices for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about fallout from uploading slice to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale how he is actually recovery coming from the now infamous picture he posted of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will definitely title probably the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year history. According to Chief Executive Officer Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will certainly be actually a "one-and-done" occasion, because of the large cost ($ twenty million, according to White) of placing it on. Personal seats for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight headline defense versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been provided for as much as $13,000 throughout fight full week. It's the type of occasion every competitor-- or even, more properly, prizefighter-- hope for. Also Conor McGregor, that has had a bit of a vicious public back-and-forth with O'Malley this year, wished to heading this Sphere event, possibly against his outdated competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor until this year, and also even mentioned he's attempted to imitate component of his job off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect and duty of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually exactly what O'Malley wanted. He started his camping ground for this certain battle day prior to the UFC even offered it to him.Sitting in this particular quite sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley utilized to dream of popularity and also money, funds as well as prominence. Those goals began as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to picture themself wearing for an NFL staff on Sundays. When he achieved high school, he came to phrases that he was as well little to ever play in the NFL. Possibly non-coincidentally, that's additionally the specific same time in his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana as well as Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of the absolute most influential folks in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of one of the most powerful have a place in the fight video game will definitely converge on Las Vegas recently for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's top superstar, Canelo Alvarez, and also the 1st online sporting celebration at the cutting edge Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked very middleweight champion protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label fight against Merab Dvalishvili will definitely match Saturday evening, an unusual conflict of prominent battle sporting activities activities in Las Vegas.And from it, the battle game's power gamers will definitely all be embodied personally between both occasions. There's Turki Alalshikh, whose rewarding Riyadh Season sponsorship helped create it feasible for Dana White and also the UFC to hold an event at the exorbitantly valued Realm. White pointed out the price of the immersive location has actually covered $twenty million. It is actually the initial pay-per-view activity from White that isn't simply announced as UFC followed through a numeral.With a number of the most significant names going head-to-head on Sunday night in Sin city, that is actually taking the strands in the battle game? ESPN talked with 30-plus business energy gamers-- boxers, marketers, executives, attorneys, supervisors and media-- to help identify that presently keeps all the influence throughout punching, mixed martial arts and professional fumbling and also how they possess it.The 15 most prominent folks in boxing, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 stories: Is going to any kind of fight surpass the venue itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades hits along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: At first look, the UFC's method to celebrating Mexican Self-reliance Day this coming weekend break seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas, is headlined through a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted from the Republic of Georgia. And to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map motif, the occasion is sponsored by a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as signboard toppers apart, however, there will definitely be actually a Mexican concept going through the 2nd yearly Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the main event in between men's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's various other spells will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican American competitor. The co-main activity pits girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- against former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that is actually already loaded with twists.Beyond the affordable risks, the overarching setting of the night guarantees to visually and aurally transport enthusiasts south of the perimeter. This 1st featuring occasion at Ball, the advanced enjoyment place that opened up in 2013 simply off the Las Vegas Strip, will definitely make the most of the mind-numbing modern technology built into the enormous round framework. Throughout the night, the UFC will definitely utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED screen as well as concert-quality sound system to say to the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship battles. Spectacular creation. Major-league concerns. There will definitely be stories swirling all around the spheric wonder of UFC 306. Here are actually a few to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Realm, Suga Sean will definitely form a historical eventWhat followers can easily expect at Noche UFCUFC 306 will go to the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Picture through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has maintained a limited top on the specifics regarding their project into the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, before the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has suggested will certainly be the best showing off event of all time-- the promo has disclosed some crucial particulars regarding what followers must anticipate out of the $2.3 billion location throughout Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend.The UFC will definitely take advantage of Sphere's substantial 160,000 sq. ft. internal screen airplane as well as the site's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The internal show airplane will definitely also feature real-time stats and also fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will experience the activity thanks to haptic seats, which supplies power feedback based upon the activity inside the Octagon. And also they have the choice to download the LiveVoice app to listen to stay comments from either the English or Spanish broadcast.The activity will definitely additionally premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in 6 90-second phases between matches and showed inside the Sphere. The artistic team behind the movie flaunts 29 Emmy Honor wins, one Golden Globe and one Grammy.There will be 8 brand-new Octagon women, six native-born Mexican girls and also 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley intends to reach Conor McGregor's appeal in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "First Take" clean off winning the bantamweight title at UFC 292 and also discuss potentially achieving the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC occasion locations will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reviews his rise to stardomMMA divisional ranks: Big succeed improvements Brady, but how high performs he jump?UFC 306 initial look: Big inquiries, early bets, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both keep at Noche UFC?