Daniel Cormier thinks Sean O’Malley may struggle to regain his status as UFC champion. O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) was taken down six times and controlled for 10 minutes en route to a unanimous decision loss to Merab Dvalishvili (18-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 306 title-fight headliner at Sphere in Las Vegas. Cormier … Read more
Brian Ortega doesn’t see a ton of upside in his fight against Diego Lopes, at least likely not enough to get him another UFC title shot. Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), a two-time UFC title challenger at featherweight, returns Saturday on the main card of UFC 306 at Sphere in Las Vegas. He takes on … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/09/video-noche-ufc-306-full-card-press-conference-faceoffs-sphere-las-vegas Mike Bohn and Ken Hathaway September 12, 2024 11:16 pm ET LAS VEGAS – For the first time officially this week, the UFC 306 fighters got face to face. Each of the athletes on the … Read more
LAS VEGAS – In just a few days, UFC 306 will become the first-ever live sporting event from Sphere. The unique venue will host the Mexican Independence Day-themed event, which will include two fantastic title fights on Sept. 14. As a part of fight-week activities, a panel of the creative team gathered to give insights … Read more
Dana White admits the UFC is putting on such a unique show at Sphere that there’s uncertainty surrounding its success. UFC 306 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Sphere in Las Vegas and 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, … Read more
Sean O’Malley will look to reopen Merab Dvalishvili’s gash at UFC 306. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) suffered a cut on the left side of his face near his eye less than a month before his title fight vs. bantamweight champion O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC), which headlines the promotion’s second annual Noche UFC card … Read more
Merab Dvalishvili is not bothered by Dana White calling him “next-level stupid” for sharing footage of a cut around his eye being stitched up just weeks prior to his UFC 306 title fight. Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) sustained a laceration that required multiple stitches roughly three weeks prior to when he steps into the … Read more
Norma Dumont does not think Julianna Pena deserves a UFC title shot. Peña (11-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) challenges bantamweight champion Raquel Pennington (16-8 MMA, 13-5 UFC) on Oct. 5 in the UFC 307 co-headliner in Salt Lake City. Peña hasn’t competed since losing her title to Amanda Nunes in a lopsided decision loss at UFC … Read more
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley expects an early night against Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley (17-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defends his 135-pound title against Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in the UFC 306 main event Sept. 14 at Sphere in Las Vegas. Dvalishvili’s grappling has posed serious problems for his opposition. He was most recently able to … Read more
A key featherweight bout will go down at UFC 306 when former title challenger Brian Ortega and rising star Diego Lopes meet in the cage. Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes preview Ortega (16-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) and Lopes (25-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) first were set to meet in June at UFC 303, but the fight … Read more
