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    UFC 306

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    UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili
    Information
    PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
    DateSeptember 14, 2024 (2024-09-14)
    VenueSphere
    CityParadise, Nevada, United States
    Event chronology
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili UFC Fight Night 245

    UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili (branded as Riyadh Season Noche UFC for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on September 14, 2024, at the Sphere in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.[1][2][3]

    Background

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    After hosting over 200 events in Las Vegas, this will be the promotion's debut at the city's Sphere, which opened in September 2023.[2]

    This event will be the second in the "Noche UFC" chronology introduced in 2023 by UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2, marking the weekend of Mexico's independence day holiday.[4]

    It will be the first sporting event held at Sphere,[3] and is being promoted as most likely being UFC's only-ever event at the venue. Dana White explained in a press conference that "everybody, when I said I wanted to do this, said, 'How? How are you going to do a fight in there? It’s too hard. It’s too this. It’s too that.' That’s the kind of stuff I love. We’ve already spent a shitload of money on this thing. Nobody will ever be able to pull this off again because nobody would spend the money to do it."[5]

    On June 27, 2024, UFC announced a sponsorship with Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, under which the event will be branded as "Riyadh Season Noche UFC". It will be the first UFC event to hold a title sponsorship.[3]

    A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili is expected to headline the event.[6]

    A UFC Women's Flyweight Championship trilogy bout between current champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko is expected to take place at the event.[7] The pairing first met at UFC 285 in March 2023, where Grasso won the title by fourth round submission.[8] Their second meeting took place at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 in September 2023, which the bout ended by split draw.[9] The pairing previously coached on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko against each other.[10]

    A featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes is expected to take place at the event.[11] The pair was previously expected to meet at UFC 303, but Ortega withdrew in a just hour before the bout due to illness.[12]

    A middleweight bout between former LFA Middleweight Champion Anthony Hernandez and Michel Pereira was scheduled for this event.[13] However, the bout was moved to UFC Fight Night 246 to serve as the main event.[14]

    Fight card

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    Main card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Bantamweight Sean O'Malley (c) vs. Merab Dvalishvili [a]
    Women's Flyweight Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko [b]
    Featherweight Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
    Bantamweight Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng
    Women's Bantamweight Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
    Lightweight Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
    Flyweight Édgar Cháirez vs. Kevin Borjas
    Flyweight Ronaldo Rodríguez vs. Ode' Osbourne
    Women's Strawweight Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
    1. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
    2. ^ For the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship.

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    Announced bouts

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    • Lightweight bout: Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics[16]

    See also

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    • 2024 in UFC
    • List of current UFC fighters
    • List of UFC events

    References

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    1. ^ Nolan King (2023-12-20). "UFC officially announces early 2024 schedule: Dates, locations, and venues". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
    2. ^ a b Nolan King (2024-02-25). "UFC 303, UFC 306 dates and locations announced". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
    3. ^ a b c Staff (2024-06-27). "UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas rebranded as 'Riyadh Season Noche UFC'". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
    4. ^ Christopher De Santiago (2024-02-22). "UFC CEO Dana White vows to deliver with 'one-off' 2024 UFC event". si.com. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
    5. ^ "Dana White says UFC card at Sphere will be one and done: 'Nobody will ever be able to pull this off again'". MMA Junkie. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
    6. ^ "Noche UFC at Sphere gets Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili title-fight headliner". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
    7. ^ "Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3 to co-headline Noche UFC at Sphere". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
    8. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-03-05). "UFC 285: Alexa Grasso defies the odds, submits Valentina Shevchenko to capture flyweight gold". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
    9. ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-09-17). "Noche UFC: Nail-biter Sees Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko Ruled a Draw". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
    10. ^ Sherdog.com. "Season 32 of 'The Ultimate Fighter' Set for June With Featherweights, Middleweights". Sherdog. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
    11. ^ "Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes rebooked for Noche UFC at Sphere". MMA Junkie. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
    12. ^ Nolan King (2024-06-29). "Dan Ige replaces Brian Ortega in shocking 11th-hour UFC 303 co-main event change vs. Diego Lopes". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
    13. ^ Danny Segura and Farah Hannoun (2024-07-02). "Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez booked for Noche UFC at The Sphere". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
    14. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2024-07-26). "Michel Pereira vs. Anthony Hernandez moved from UFC 306 to Fight Night main event in October". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
    15. ^ "Riyadh Season Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
    16. ^ Lee, Alexander K. (2024-07-26). "Dana White announces full UFC 306 card for Sphere, headlined by Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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