NocheUFC co-man celebration is official. 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 Chael malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier and also Chael Sonnen sneak peek the upcoming trilogy battle in between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC possesses a background of paying performance benefits to professional athletes at every event. This weekend, it is going to possibly administer one of those rewards to a fan.ESPN UFC CEO Dana White stated he will pay for $25,000 to any person who pinpoints surprise Easter eggs in a running motion picture that is going to air during UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The activity, likewise referred to as UFC 306, will be the 1st real-time showing off event to occur at the Sphere, as well as White possesses mentioned it will be actually a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with multiple artistic artists to create a film that will open between bouts, alongside 10 various "globes" that will play on-screen during fights.Dana White to award fan able to identify Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm can profit O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto go over exactly how the ambience at the Sphere can provide Sean O'Malley a conveniences over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound ranks, gets in the fight following his first title defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley hammered Vera by consensual decision. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight ranks, is using a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has actually certainly not dropped a battle given that April 2018. In the co-main contest, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champ Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate battle for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's ladies's MMA P4P ranks, hammer Shevchenko by fourth-round submitting to profess the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso maintained the label using crack pull in September 2023. Andreas Hale talked to UFC strawweight Angela Hillside to receive her standpoint on the UFC 306 principal and co-main occasions. ESPN wagering professionals Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker incorporate their knowledge as well as analysis on the UFC main event as well as other intriguing wagers they just like from both promotions on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best bets for UFC 306 and also Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's super star pathway stays unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili goes over after effects from publishing slice to deal with onlineMerab Dvalishvili informs Andreas Hale exactly how he is healing coming from the right now notorious image he published of the cut to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly heading probably the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year background. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Sin city will definitely be a "one-and-done" event, as a result of the sheer price ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Specific chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label protection versus Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually listed for as long as $13,000 during the course of battle full week. It is actually the kind of activity every boxer-- or, even more precisely, prizefighter-- imagine. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses possessed a little a vicious social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, intended to headline this Sphere occasion, likely against his aged opponent Nate Diaz. O'Malley admired McGregor until this year, and even said he is actually tried to resemble portion of his occupation off McGregor's. Eventually, the honor and obligation of headlining UFC 306 went to O'Malley. Which is actually specifically what O'Malley desired. He started his camping ground for this certain battle time prior to the UFC even used it to him.Sitting in this particular really living room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to dream of prominence as well as amount of money, amount of money and also prominence. Those aspirations began as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to picture themself suiting up for an NFL group on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he concerned terms that he was also little to ever before play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that's also the particular very same attend his lifestyle he started to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock fight for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are actually five of one of the most significant folks in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Lot Of the absolute most strong have a place in the battle video game are going to merge on Las Vegas this week for an unusual offering, one that includes boxing's top celebrity, Canelo Alvarez, and also the very first live featuring event at the advanced Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's consolidated super middleweight championship protection vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga as well as Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight title battle versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to correspond Sunday evening, an uncommon battle of top-level battle sports activities in Las Vegas.And from it, the match video game's energy players are going to all be represented personally between each events. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Period support assisted create it achievable for Dana White as well as the UFC to store a celebration at the exorbitantly priced Realm. White stated the cost of the immersive venue has topped $twenty thousand. It is actually the initial pay-per-view occasion coming from White that isn't simply touted as UFC adhered to by a numeral.With a number of the biggest names going head-to-head on Sunday evening in Sin city, who is actually pulling the strands in the match activity? ESPN talked with 30-plus sector energy gamers-- fighters, marketers, managers, legal representatives, managers as well as media-- to aid calculate who currently holds all the effect all over punching, MMA and also pro wrestling as well as exactly how they wield it.The 15 most influential individuals in punching, MMA as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any sort of fight beat the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning look, the UFC's strategy to celebrating Mexican Freedom Day this coming weekend seems perplexing.UFC 306, which happens Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is headlined by a match in between an Irish-American from Montana as well as a New Yorker transplanted coming from the Commonwealth of Georgia. And also to include in the quizzically all-over-the-map theme, the occasion is sponsored by a branch of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding and tent toppers apart, however, there will indeed be a Mexican concept penetrating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between men's bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's various other spells will certainly feature a Mexico-born or even Mexican United States boxer. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- against previous titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that's already full of twists.Beyond the affordable risks, the overarching setting of the night guarantees to aesthetically and aurally transportation supporters south of the border. This initial sporting occasion at Ball, the groundbreaking enjoyment venue that opened up in 2014 just off the Las Vegas Strip, will definitely maximize the mind-numbing innovation built right into the humongous sphere framework. Throughout the night, the UFC is going to use the 160,000-square-foot wrap-around LED display screen and also concert-quality stereo to say to the tale of battle sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Impressive development. Major-league risks. There will be storylines rolling throughout the circular wonder of UFC 306. Listed here are a handful of to listen to.UFC 306 storylines: Just how Realm, Suga Sean will definitely shape a historic eventWhat enthusiasts can easily anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to be at the Sphere in Sin City on Sunday Sept. 14. Photo through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has always kept a limited cover on the specifics concerning their project in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, in advance of the occasion-- which UFC Chief Executive Officer Dana White has suggested will definitely be actually the best sporting celebration of all time-- the promo has actually disclosed some essential details about what followers must assume out of the $2.3 billion location throughout Mexican Self-reliance Time weekend.The UFC will take advantage of Realm's massive 160,000 sq. ft. interior display screen aircraft and also the location's worldclass concert-grade audio system. The interior screen aircraft will certainly also showcase real-time stats and fighter information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly feel the action thanks to haptic seats, which offers force reviews based upon the action inside the Octagon. And also they possess the possibility to download the LiveVoice application to pay attention to stay discourse coming from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion will definitely likewise premiere the film "For Mexico, For All Time," informed in six 90-second sections between fights as well as displayed inside the Sphere. The creative team responsible for the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden Globe as well as one Grammy.There will be actually 8 brand new Octagon gals, six native-born Mexican women and 2 second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley intends to meet Conor McGregor's attraction in the UFCSean O'Malley signs up with "Initial Take" clean off gaining the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and refer to potentially achieving the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Ball: Which UFC activity areas will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his cheer stardomMMA local positions: Big win increases Brady, however exactly how high does he jump?UFC 306 1st appeal: Big concerns, early bets, prophecies for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both preserve at Noche UFC?