UFC 306: Make predictions for O’Malley-Dvalishvili, Grasso-Shevchenko 3 at Sphere

We want your predictions for UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas with a pair of title fights and celebration of Mexican Independence Day.

We want your predictions for Saturday’s UFC 306 event in Las Vegas.

Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we’ll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas.

Make your picks below.

Aori Qileng vs. Raul Rosas Jr.

Records: Qileng (25-11 MMA, 3-3 UFC), Rosas Jr. (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Qileng 3-2, Rosas Jr. 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Qileng +525, Rosas Jr. -770

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Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van

Records: Chairez (11-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Van (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Chairez 3-2, Van 4-1
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Chairez +165, Van -205

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Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza

Records: Jauregui (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Souza (14-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Past five: Jauregui 4-1, Souza 4-1
Division: Women’s strawweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Jauregui -455, Souza +350

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Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres

Records: Bahamondes (15-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC), Torres (15-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
Past five: Bahamondes 4-1, Torres 5-0
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Bahamondes +100, Torres -120

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Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont

Records: Aldana (15-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC), Dumont (11-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Past five: Aldana 3-2, Dumont 4-1
Division: Women’s bantamweight
Rankings: Aldana No. 4, Dumont honorable mention
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Aldana -120, Dumont +100

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Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez

Records: Osbourne (12-7 MMA, 4-5 UFC), Rodriguez (16-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Past five: Osbourne 2-3, Rodriguez 5-0
Division: Flyweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Osbourne +110, Rodriguez -130

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Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber

Records: Ribovics (13-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Zellhuber (15-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC)
Past five: Ribovics 4-1, Zellhuber 4-1
Division: Lightweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Ribovics +205, Zellhuber -250

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Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega

Records: Lopes (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC)
Past five: Lopes 4-1, Ortega 2-3
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: Ortega No. 7, Lopes No. 15
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Lopes -175, Ortega +150

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Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko

Records: Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC), Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC)
Past five: Grasso 4-0-1, Shevchenko 3-1-1
Division: Women’s flyweight
Rankings: Grasso No. 1, No. 3 pound-for-pound; Shevchenko No. 2, No. 4 pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 09.09.24): Grasso -120, Shevchenko +100

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Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili

Records: O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC)
Past five: O’Malley 5-0, Dvalishvili 4-1
Division: Bantamweight
Rankings: O’Malley No. 1, No. 6 pound-for-pound; Dvalishvili No. 2, honorable mention pound-for-pound
Odds (as of 09.09.24): O’Malley -130, Dvalishvili +110

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UFC 306 lineup (as of Sept. 9, 3 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili – for banatamweight title
  • Champ Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s flyweight title
  • Diego Lopes vs. Brian Ortega
  • Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
  • Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodriguez

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 7:30 p.m. ET)

  • Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
  • Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
  • Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
  • Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van
  • Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.