NocheUFC co-man activity is actually 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 as well as Chael malfunction Grasso-Shevchenko triumvirate fightDaniel Cormier as well as Chael Sonnen examine the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso and also Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a background of paying performance benefits to professional athletes at every occasion. This weekend, it will potentially dole out among those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White stated he is going to pay for $25,000 to any individual that recognizes hidden Easter eggs in a running film that will certainly open in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The activity, additionally referred to as UFC 306, will be the initial online featuring undertaking to take place at the Sphere, and White has said it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC has partnered along with several creative performers to make a film that will air in between bouts, in addition to 10 different "planets" that will participate in on-screen during the course of fights.Dana White to award supporter able to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the wagering benefits at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Realm could help O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier and Brett Okamoto discuss just how the atmosphere at the Sphere might give Sean O'Malley a perk over Merab Dvalishvili at Noche UFC.Andreas Hale: Sean O'Malley, No. 4 in ESPN's pound-for-pound ranks, enters the fight observing his first label defense versus Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera through unanimous choice. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight rankings, is riding a 10-fight winning touch. Dvalishvili has not shed a fight since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, girls's flyweight champion Alexa Grasso clashes with previous champion Valentina Shevchenko in a triumvirate fight for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's females's mixed martial arts P4P rankings, beat Shevchenko through fourth-round submission to declare the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso retained the headline by means of crack reel in September 2023. Andreas Hale contacted UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to receive her perspective on the UFC 306 primary as well as co-main celebrations. ESPN betting specialists Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker add their knowledge and also review on the UFC main event as well as other intriguing bets they such as coming from both promotions on Saturday.Expert choices and best options for UFC 306 and Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar road continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili talks about fallout from uploading cut to face onlineMerab Dvalishvili tells Andreas Hale exactly how he is actually recuperation from the currently well known picture he submitted of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Saturday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will certainly heading maybe the highest-profile event in the UFC's 30-year history. According to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Realm in Las Vegas will definitely be a "one-and-done" celebration, as a result of the large cost ($ twenty thousand, according to White) of placing it on. Private chairs for the UFC 306 card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have been actually listed for as much as $13,000 in the course of fight week. It's the type of event every boxer-- or, extra effectively, pugilist-- long for. Also Conor McGregor, who possesses had a little a nasty social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to heading this Realm event, likely versus his aged competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and also even claimed he is actually attempted to copy component of his career off McGregor's. Essentially, the respect as well as accountability of headlining UFC 306 mosted likely to O'Malley. Which is exactly what O'Malley wanted. He started his camp for this certain battle time just before the UFC also offered it to him.Sitting in this incredibly sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley used to long for popularity and funds, amount of money and also popularity. Those aspirations began as very early as secondary school, when he made use of to imagine themself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he concerned phrases that he was too tiny to ever play in the NFL. Maybe non-coincidentally, that is actually additionally the exact same attend his life he began to kickbox.UFC champ Sean O'Malley reassesses his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and also Stone struggle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Stone" Johnson, Conor McGregor and Dana White are five of the best prominent people in battle sports. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of one of the most highly effective figures in the match video game will assemble on Las Vegas today for an uncommon offering, one that includes punching's top star, Canelo Alvarez, and the very first live showing off activity at the innovative Realm along with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight championship self defense vs. long-odds longshot Edgar Berlanga and Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight label fight versus Merab Dvalishvili are going to coincide Sunday evening, an unusual conflict of high-profile fight sports events in Las Vegas.And along with it, the fight game's electrical power gamers are going to all be worked with in person between both occasions. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Season sponsor assisted make it possible for Dana White and the UFC to hold a celebration at the exorbitantly valued Sphere. White stated the price of the immersive location has actually topped $twenty million. It is actually the 1st pay-per-view celebration coming from White that isn't just billed as UFC followed through a numeral.With several of the most significant labels going head-to-head on Sunday night in Las Vegas, who's taking the strings in the battle video game? ESPN spoke with 30-plus industry electrical power players-- boxers, promoters, executives, lawyers, supervisors as well as media-- to assist establish who currently holds all the impact around boxing, mixed martial arts and also expert wrestling and exactly how they wield it.The 15 most influential folks in punching, MMA and wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will any sort of match beat the site itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades punches along with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship match at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: In the beginning look, the UFC's technique to commemorating Mexican Self-reliance Day this happening weekend break appears perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Saturday at the Sphere in Las Vegas, is headlined by a battle in between an Irish-American coming from Montana and a New Yorker hair transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. And to add to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the event is funded by an arm of the government of Saudi Arabia.Branding as well as signboard covers apart, though, there will without a doubt be a Mexican theme permeating the 2nd annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Just before the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley as well as Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the night's other bouts are going to include a Mexico-born or even Mexican American fighter. The co-main occasion pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican state of Jalisco-- versus past titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to complete a trilogy that's presently loaded with twists.Beyond the competitive concerns, the overarching atmosphere of the evening guarantees to creatively as well as aurally transportation followers southern of the boundary. This first showing off occasion at Sphere, the sophisticated entertainment location that opened up last year simply off the Sin city Strip, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology constructed into the whopping around construct. Throughout the evening, the UFC will certainly utilize the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display and concert-quality sound system to tell the tale of fight sports in Mexico.Championship battles. Impressive manufacturing. Prominent concerns. There will certainly be storylines surging all over the round surprise of UFC 306. Listed below are a handful of to focus to.UFC 306 stories: How Realm, Suga Sean will mold a historic eventWhat supporters can anticipate at Noche UFCUFC 306 will definitely go to the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sunday Sept. 14. Photograph through Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI using Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has actually always kept a tight lid on the specifics regarding their project in to the Sphere for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Nevertheless, in advance of the event-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended are going to be actually the best sporting celebration of perpetuity-- the promotion has revealed some crucial particulars regarding what enthusiasts should assume away from the $2.3 billion place during Mexican Independence Day weekend.The UFC are going to take advantage of Sphere's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display airplane and also the venue's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The indoor display screen aircraft will additionally feature real-time stats as well as boxer information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly feel the action courtesy of haptic seats, which gives pressure responses based on the action inside the Octagon. And they possess the possibility to install the LiveVoice app to pay attention to stay discourse from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The activity will certainly additionally premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," told in six 90-second phases in between matches and featured inside the Round. The artistic staff behind the film flaunts 29 Emmy Honor succeeds, one Golden Globe and also one Grammy.There will be 8 brand-new Octagon ladies, 6 native-born Mexican females as well as two second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 Exactly how Sean O'Malley prepares to reach Conor McGregor's popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley joins "1st Take" fresh off winning the bantamweight title at UFC 292 as well as refer to possibly reaching the height of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Round: Which UFC event places will happen next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley assesses his rise to stardomMMA divisional rankings: Big succeed boosts Brady, however just how higher does he jump?UFC 306 first look: Big concerns, very early wagers, predictions for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA actual or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both maintain at Noche UFC?