In honor of Mexican Independence Day, the UFC is going bigger than it ever has with UFC 306, and before the fights get underway, Farah Hannoun will host a live-streamed preview show right here, which kicks off at 6 p.m. ET.
The unique event at Sphere in Las Vegas is headlined by a bantamweight title fight between champion Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and challenger Merab Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC). And in the co-main event, women’s flyweight champ Alexa Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and former titleholder Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) meet in a trilogy rematch.
Noche UFC takes place Saturday and streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
Below is the complete lineup:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
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Champ Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili – for banatamweight title
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Champ Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s flyweight title
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Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
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Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
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Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET)
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Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
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Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
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Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
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Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van
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Aori Qileng vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.
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