UFC 306 live results: Noche UFC at The Sphere

It’s a historic night in both UFC and sports history with UFC 306: the first-ever sporting event from The Sphere in Las Vegas.

The event is also known as Riyadh Season Noche UFC.

One of the UFC’s biggest stars competes in the main event as bantamweight Champion Sean O’Malley defends against top contender Merab Dvalishvili. O’Malley is making his second title defense after coming off a successful title defense over Marlon Vera in March. Dvalishvili finally gets his long-awaited title shot on the heels of ten straight wins.

In the co-main event, the trilogy will conclude as women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso defends against former champion Valentina Shevchenko. Grasso became the champion in a stunning upset when she submitted Shevchenko in March 2023. Grasso remained the champion following a draw in their rematch at the first-ever Noche UFC last September. The two square off for a third time following a stint as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter.

The main card features an exciting featherweight bout pitting former title challenger Brian Ortega vs. rising prospect Diego Lopes. Plus, lightweights Daniel Zellhuber and Esteban Ribovics square off, and a flyweight bout between Ronaldo Rodriguez and Ode Osbourne kicks off the main card. 19-year-old prospect Raul Rosas Jr. will be in the opening bout of the night, taking on Aoriqileng.

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> Bantamweights- Raul Rosas Jr. (9-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Aoriqileng (25-11 1 NC, 3-3 1 NC UFC)

> Flyweights- Edgar Chairez (11-5 1 NC, 1-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Joshua Van (10-2, 3-1 UFC)

> Women’s Strawweights- Yazmin Jauregui (11-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Ketlen Souza (14-4, 1-1 UFC)

> Lightweights- Manuel Torres (15-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (15-5, 4-2 UFC)

> Women’s Bantamweights- #5 Irene Aldana (15-7, 8-5 UFC) vs. #8 Norma Dumont (11-2, 7-2 UFC)

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> Flyweights- Ronaldo Rodriguez (16-2, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ode Osbourne (12-7, 4-5 UFC)

> Lightweights- Daniel Zellhuber (15-1, 3-1 UFC) vs. Esteban Ribovics (13-1, 2-1 UFC)

> Featherweights- #3 Brian Ortega (16-3 1 NC, 8-3 1 NC UFC) vs. #13 Diego Lopes (25-6, 4-1 UFC)

> UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship- C Alexa Grasso (16-3-1, 8-3-1 UFC) vs. #1 Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1, 12-3-1 UFC)

> UFC Bantamweight Championship- C Sean O’Malley (18-1 1 NC, 10-1 1 NC UFC) vs. #1 Merab Dvalishvili (17-4, 10-2 UFC)

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