The countdown to UFC 306 has formally begun.
On Thursday, UFC launched its official poster for the much-ballyhooed Sept. 14 occasion, which options UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley defending his belt towards No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili in the principle occasion, and UFC girls’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso dealing with off towards Valentina Shevchenko in a trilogy bout within the co-headliner.
The motion all goes down on the Sphere, a state-of-the-art $2.3 billion venue in Las Vegas that includes a 160,000 square-foot 16K-resolution wraparound display inside and usually seats between 18,000 to twenty,000 individuals. Take a look at the UFC 306 poster under.
UFC CEO Dana White has touted UFC 306’s takeover of the Sphere as a one-off, largely because of the pay-per-view occasion already turning into the most costly manufacturing in promotional historical past, with greater than $17 million already spent. With the most affordable tickets priced within the 1000’s, TKO Group Holdings chief monetary officer Andrew Schleimer mentioned the much-anticipated struggle card may find yourself producing the most important reside gate in firm historical past.
Earlier this week, White revealed the primary particulars of UFC’s manufacturing plans for a Mexican Independence Day occasion he’s touted as “a love letter” to Mexican fight sports activities.
“So what we’ve accomplished, actually what we’re going to do on September 14 takes over a 12 months to do. We’re doing it in 4 months,” White mentioned Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Present. “So, when the present begins, we’re going to have the prelims, after which we’re going to inform — all through the remainder of the night time — the historical past of fight in Mexico, from the start of time and into the longer term. So the primary struggle of the night time will begin originally of time, the principle occasion would be the way forward for Mexico. That’s the primary time I’ve ever talked about this.”
UFC 306 includes a 10-fight card. The complete occasion lineup may be seen right here.