NocheUFC co-man celebration is actually 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 trilogy fightDaniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming triumvirate battle between Alexa Grasso as well as Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 306. Brett Okamoto: The UFC has a past of compensating functionality bonus offers to athletes at every celebration. This weekend, it will likely share out one of those bonuses to a fan.ESPN UFC chief executive officer Dana White claimed he will definitely pay $25,000 to any person who determines covert Easter eggs in a jogging movie that will certainly air in the course of UFC Noche on Sunday at the Realm in Las Vegas. The event, also known as UFC 306, will be the very first online featuring event to take place at the Sphere, and also White possesses claimed it will be a one-and-done occasion.The UFC possesses partnered along with several innovative artists to produce a movie that will open in between bouts, together with 10 various "worlds" that will play on-screen during fights.Dana White to honor enthusiast able to pinpoint Easter eggs at UFC 306Where's the betting perks at UFC 306? play1:31 Why the Sphere can gain O'Malley against DvalishviliDaniel Cormier as well as Brett Okamoto go over just how the ambience at the Realm could possibly provide 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, goes into the fight following his 1st title defense against Marlon Vera at UFC 299. O'Malley beat Vera by consentaneous selection. Merab Dvalishvili, No. 2 in ESPN's bantamweight positions, is riding a 10-fight winning streak. Dvalishvili has certainly not shed a fight since April 2018. In the co-main tournament, girls's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso encounter past champion Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout for Grasso's name. Grasso, No. 2 in ESPN's girls's MMA P4P positions, beat Shevchenko by fourth-round article to assert the title at UFC 285 in March 2023. In the rematch, Grasso preserved the headline through crack attract September 2023. Andreas Hale spoke to UFC strawweight Angela Mountain to obtain her viewpoint on the UFC 306 primary and also co-main occasions. ESPN wagering professionals Splint Kuhn and also Ian Parker add their insights and also analysis on the UFC centerpiece and also various other appealing wagers they just like coming from both advertisings on Saturday.Expert picks as well as best bets for UFC 306 as well as Bellator Champions SeriesO'Malley's superstar pathway continues to be unchangedplay2:32 Merab Dvalishvili reviews results coming from uploading slice to encounter onlineMerab Dvalishvili says to Andreas Hale just how he is recovery coming from the now well known photo he uploaded of the slice to his face.Brett Okamoto: On Sunday, the 29-year-old O'Malley (18-1) will headline maybe the highest-profile activity in the UFC's 30-year record. Depending On to CEO Dana White, Noche UFC inside Sphere in Las Vegas will certainly be a "one-and-done" occasion, because of the large expense ($ 20 thousand, according to White) of putting it on. Individual seats for the UFC 306 memory card headlined through O'Malley's bantamweight label self defense against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4) have actually been actually noted for as much as $13,000 during fight full week. It's the kind of activity every boxer-- or even, even more efficiently, prizefighter-- imagine. Even Conor McGregor, who has possessed a bit of an unpleasant social back-and-forth along with O'Malley this year, desired to headline this Sphere occasion, potentially versus his old competitor Nate Diaz. O'Malley appreciated McGregor till this year, and also also stated he is actually made an effort to resemble component of his career off McGregor's. Ultimately, the respect and duty of headlining UFC 306 headed to O'Malley. Which is precisely what O'Malley wished. He started his camp for this particular battle time before the UFC also supplied it to him.Sitting in this particular incredibly sitting room where he stands today, O'Malley made use of to desire fame and also money, funds as well as fame. Those goals began as early as middle school, when he used to envision himself wearing for an NFL team on Sundays. When he met senior high school, he pertained to phrases that he was as well tiny to ever play in the NFL. Probably non-coincidentally, that is actually likewise the specific same attend his lifestyle he began to kickbox.UFC champion Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomTurki, Canelo, Dana and Rock battle for No. 1Turki Alalshikh, Canelo Alvarez, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Conor McGregor as well as Dana White are 5 of the absolute most important folks in combat sporting activities. ESPNMike Coppinger: A Number Of the absolute most effective have a place in the match game will certainly come together on Las Vegas this week for an unusual offering, one that features punching's best star, Canelo Alvarez, and also the very first live showing off celebration at the advanced Realm with UFC 306. Canelo's linked incredibly middleweight champion self defense vs. long-odds underdog Edgar Berlanga and also Sean O'Malley's UFC bantamweight headline match against Merab Dvalishvili will certainly match Sunday night, an unique battle of prominent combat sports celebrations in Las Vegas.And along with it, the match game's electrical power players will definitely all be actually stood for face to face between both celebrations. There is actually Turki Alalshikh, whose financially rewarding Riyadh Season sponsorship aided create it possible for Dana White and the UFC to store an event at the too priced Sphere. White claimed the price of the immersive venue has actually topped $20 million. It's the very first pay-per-view celebration from White that isn't simply billed as UFC followed through a numeral.With some of the biggest labels going head-to-head on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, that is actually drawing the strands in the battle video game? ESPN talked with 30-plus industry electrical power players-- boxers, marketers, execs, attorneys, supervisors and media-- to help identify that presently holds all the influence throughout punching, mixed martial arts and professional fumbling as well as exactly how they possess it.The 15 most influential individuals in boxing, mixed martial arts as well as wrestlingUFC 306 storylines: Will definitely any kind of match outshine the location itself?Merab Dvalishvili trades strikes with Sean O'Malley in the bantamweight championship battle at UFC 306. Chris Unger/Zuffa LLCJeff Wagenheim: Initially glance, the UFC's technique to celebrating Mexican Freedom Day this happening weekend break appears perplexing.UFC 306, which takes place Sunday at the Sphere in Sin City, is actually headlined through a fight in between an Irish-American from Montana and a New Yorker transplanted coming from the State of Georgia. As well as to contribute to the quizzically all-over-the-map design, the occasion is funded through an arm of the authorities of Saudi Arabia.Branding and also signboard mattress toppers apart, however, there will definitely definitely be a Mexican theme permeating the second annual Noche UFC (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET). Before the centerpiece in between guys's bantamweight champ Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, all 9 of the evening's various other stints will definitely include a Mexico-born or Mexican American boxer. The co-main event pits women's flyweight champ Alexa Grasso-- away from Guadalajara in the Mexican condition of Jalisco-- versus former titlist Valentina Shevchenko, to finish a triumvirate that's currently packed with twists.Beyond the affordable concerns, the overarching setting of the evening vows to creatively and aurally transport supporters south of the boundary. This first sporting event at Round, the groundbreaking amusement location that opened in 2015 just off the Las Vegas Strip, are going to take full advantage of the mind-numbing technology constructed into the tremendous around construct. Throughout the night, the UFC will use the 160,000-square-foot wraparound LED display and also concert-quality stereo to inform the tale of fight sporting activities in Mexico.Championship matches. Panoramic manufacturing. Prominent risks. There will certainly be actually stories swirling around the spheric surprise of UFC 306. Below are actually a few to focus to.UFC 306 storylines: Exactly how Realm, Suga Sean are going to shape a historical eventWhat fans can assume at Noche UFCUFC 306 are going to go to the Sphere in Las Vegas on Saturday Sept. 14. Image by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI through Getty ImagesAndreas Hale: The UFC has kept a tight lid on the specifics regarding their venture in to the Realm for UFC 306 on Sept. 14. Having said that, in front of the activity-- which UFC CEO Dana White has recommended will certainly be actually the best showing off celebration of perpetuity-- the advertising has revealed some essential particulars regarding what supporters ought to anticipate away from the $2.3 billion place during the course of Mexican Independence Time weekend.The UFC will take advantage of Realm's extensive 160,000 sq. ft. internal display aircraft as well as the site's worldclass concert-grade stereo. The interior show plane will also showcase real-time statistics and also competitor information.Fans inside the Sphere will certainly really feel the activity courtesy of haptic seating, which gives pressure feedback based on the action inside the Octagon. As well as they have the possibility to download the LiveVoice application to listen to stay comments from either the English or even Spanish broadcast.The occasion are going to also premiere the movie "For Mexico, For Perpetuity," said to in 6 90-second chapters between fights as well as showed inside the Sphere. The innovative team responsible for the movie includes 29 Emmy Honor gains, one Golden World and one Grammy.There will be 8 new Octagon ladies, 6 native-born Mexican girls and pair of second-generation Mexicans.Top storiesplay1:31 How Sean O'Malley considers to reach Conor McGregor's level of popularity in the UFCSean O'Malley participates in "Very first Take" new off succeeding the bantamweight headline at UFC 292 and speak about potentially meeting the elevation of Conor McGregor's popularity.After Sphere: Which UFC celebration locations will come next?UFC champ Sean O'Malley reflects on his rise to stardomMMA local ranks: Big gain improvements Brady, yet exactly how high performs he jump?UFC 306 first appearance: Big concerns, very early bets, forecasts for O'Malley-DvalishviliMMA genuine or otherwise: Will O'Malley, Grasso both retain at Noche UFC?