Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili will help break new ground for UFC when they headline the promotion's UFC 306 event at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MMA comes to the groundbreaking entertainment venue that has hosted some of the biggest cultural touchpoints around the globe since opening a year ago.
For O'Malley, it is a chance to defend his UFC Bantamweight Championship, but will his Georgian opponent be able to get the best of him?
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili.
Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili fight date, start time tonight
- Date : Saturday, September 14
- Time : 10 p.m ET / 3 a.m (Sunday) UK
- Main event ringwalks (approx): 1 a.m. (Sunday) ET / 6 a.m. (Sunday) UK
Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili are set to fight at 10 p.m. local time on the evening of Saturday, September 14, with the main fight taking place in the early hours of Sunday, September 15 in both ET and UK time zones.
What channel/stream is Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili?
- U.S.: ESPN PPV
- UK: TNT Sports
Where is the Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili fight?
Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili will take place at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sean O'Malley record and bio
- Nationality: American
- Date of birth: October 24, 1994
- Height: 5' 11"
- Reach: 72"
- Total fights: 20
- Record: 18-1 (1)
Merab Dvalishvili record and bio
- Nationality: Georgian
- Date of birth: January 10, 1991
- Height: 5' 6"
- Reach: 68"
- Total fights: 21
- Record: 17-4
Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili fight card
Main card
- Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili; Bantamweight
- Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko; Women's Flyweight
- Brian Ortega vs Diego Lopes; Featherweight
- Daniel Zellhuber vs Esteban Ribovics; Lightweight
- Ronaldo Rodríguez vs Ode' Osbourne; Flyweight
Prelims
- Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
- Manuel Torres vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
- Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza
- Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van
Early prelims
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng