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 [autotag]Sean O’Malley[/autotag] (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) and challenger [autotag]Merab Dvalishvili[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC). And in the co-main event, women’s flyweight champ [autotag]Alexa Grasso[/autotag] (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) and former titleholder [autotag]Valentina Shevchenko[/autotag] (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)
- 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
- Aori Qileng vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 306.