The Sphere in Las Vegas now formally has a title battle set for this fall.
UFC CEO Dana White introduced the total battle card for UFC 306 in September, which will likely be headlined with a bantamweight title bout between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. The occasion will mark the primary battle to be held on the new venue simply off the Las Vegas Strip.
O’Malley first claimed the bantamweight title belt with a TKO victory over Aljamain Sterling final fall. He efficiently defended that title with a unanimous choice win over Marlon Vera in March, too. The 29-year-old will enter his battle in opposition to Dvalishvili with an 18-1 file with 12 KOs. He is gained six straight fights relationship again to 2021, too, apart from a no contest end in opposition to Pedro Munhoz.
Dvalishvili, alternatively, has been trending towards a title battle for fairly a while. He is on an unbelievable 10-fight win streak relationship again to 2018, and he final beat Henry Cejudo by way of unanimous choice at UFC 298 earlier this 12 months. The 33-year-old holds a 17-4 file with three KOs in his profession.
UFC flyweight champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko will sq. off within the co-main occasion. It is going to mark the third straight battle between the 2. Grasso beat Shevchenko to say the flyweight belt first in March 2023 with a fourth-round submission, after which she defended that title in a rematch that resulted in a draw final fall. Grasso will enter with a 16-3-1 file. Shevchenko, who held the title for years earlier than her first loss to Grasso, holds a 23-4-1 file with eight KOs.
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