UFC 306: O’Malley vs Dvalisvilli Fight Card, Date, Time, Location

UFC 306 PPV is the second Noche UFC event to take place during Mexican Independence Day weekend. The event is set to take place on September 14, 2024, at The Sphere in Las Vegas, NV. The main event bout is UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvilli.

The event will start at 7:30 PM ET with prelims card to be followed by the main card at 10 PM ET on ESPN+ PPV in United States. UFC Fight Pass will carry the event worldwide.

FIGHT CARD

PRELIMS Card

#Fight 1: Raul Rosas Jr. vs Aoriqileng – Bantamweight Bout

Winner: Raul Rosas Jr. won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

#Fight 2: Édgar Cháirez vs Joshua Van – Flyweight Bout

Winner: Joshua Van won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

#Fight 3: Yazmín Jáuregui vs. Ketlen Souza – Women’s Strawweight Bout

Winner: Ketlen Souza won via submission at 3:02 of round 2

#Fight 4: Manuel Torres vs Ignacio Bahamondes – Lightweight Bout

Winner: Ignacio Bahamondes won via TKO at 4:02 of round 1

#Fight 5: Irene Aldana vs Norma Dumont – Women’s Bantamweight Bout

Winner: Norma Dumont won via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

MAIN CARD

#Fight 6: Ronaldo Rodriguez vs Ode’ Osbourne – Flyweight Bout

Winner: Ronaldo Rodriguez won via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)

#Fight 7: Daniel Zellhuber vs Esteban Ribovics – Lightweight Bout

Winner: Esteban Ribovics won via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

#Fight 8: Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes – Featherweight Bout

Winner: Diego Lopes won via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

#Fight 9: Co-Main Event: Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko – Women’s Flyweight Championship Bout

Winner: Valentina Shevchenko won via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

#Fight 10: Main Event: Sean O’Malley vs Merab Dvalishvili – Bantamweight Championship Bout

Winner: Merab Dvalishvili won via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

CANCELED BOUT

• Edgar Chairez vs Kevin Borjas (Borjas pulled out due to unknown reason)
• Michel Pereira vs Anthony Hernandez (Bout Reschedule)

NOTES

UFC President Dana White announced his intentions late in 2023 that the promotion was looking to hold an event at The Sphere in Las Vegas, NV, which opened in September 2023. UFC then announced UFC 306 event will be the second Noche UFC event to take place during Mexican Independence Day weekend and would take place at The Sphere. It would be the first sporting event to take place at the venue.

On July 26, 2024, Dana White announced via social media that bantamweight title fight between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvilli would headline the event. He also announced that the trilogy women’s flyweight title fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko would be the co-main event.

Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes were booked to fight at UFC 303 PPV main card. Due to medical issues, Ortega had to pull out on the evening of the fight. Dan Ige stepped in to face Lopes on just few hours notice. The bout between Ortega and Lopes was later rebooked for this event.