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UFC 306 live updates: Time, streaming for O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili card
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Date:2025-04-16 14:28:11
Sean O'Malley returns to the Octagon to defend his bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili.
O'Malley has won six of his last seven fights, with the other being ruled a no-contest after an accidental eye poke. Dvalishvili earned a title match after winning 10 straight fights, nine of those wins coming by unanimous decision.
Valentina Shevchenko will fight women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso in the co-main event. It will be the third fight between the two fighters.
Shevchenko lost the title to Grasso in the first fight by submission at UFC 285 in March 2023. Grasso and Shevchenko’s second fight ended in a split-decision draw.
Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van result
The flyweight is about to begin.
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aoriqileng result
Rosas was declared the winner by unanimous decision. He's now won three fights in a row and becomes the first fighter to win at the Sphere.
UFC 306 start time
- Early prelims: 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (UFC Fight Pass)
- Prelims: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (ESPNews/ESPN+)
- Main card: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT (PPV on ESPN+)
UFC 306 fight card
Main card
- Sean O'Malley (c) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (bantamweight championship)
- Alexa Grasso (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (women's flyweight championship)
- Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes (flyweight)
- Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics (lightweight)
- Ronaldo Rodriguez vs. Ode Osbourne (flyweight)
Prelims
- Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont (women's bantamweight)
- Manuel Torres vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (lightweight)
- Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza (women's strawweight)
- Edgar Chairez vs. Joshua Van (flyweight)
Early Prelims
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aoriqileng (bantamweight)
UFC 306 live stream
The early prelims and prelims will be broadcast on TV on ESPN, with a live stream available via ESPN+. The pay-per-view main event can be purchased and streamed through ESPN+.
UFC 306 price
The UFC 305 pay-per-view can be purchased through ESPN+ (which requires a subscription) for $79.99.
UFC 306 odds
All odds are for moneyline bets (as of Friday), according to BetMGM.
- Sean O'Malley (-140) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (+115)
- Alexa Grasso (-140) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (+115)
- Brian Ortega (+155) vs. Diego Lopes (-190)
- Daniel Zellhuber (-225) vs. Esteban Ribovics (+185)
- Ronaldo Rodriguez (-165) vs. Ode Osbourne (+135)
- Irene Aldana (-115) vs. Norma Dumont (-105)
- Manuel Torres (-140) vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (+115)
- Yazmin Jauregui (-550) vs. Ketlen Souza (+380)
- Edgar Chairez (+200) vs. Joshua Van (-250)
- Raul Rosas Jr. (-1000) vs. Aoriqileng (+650)
UFC 306 location
The event will be held at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The Sphere is a new venue that opened on September 29, 2023, and could be found East of the Las Vegas strip. The arena held concerts and entertainment but will welcome UFC as its first live sporting event. The Sphere could have the capacity to seat at least 18,600 people.
Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili: Tale of the tape
Sean O'Malley | vs. | Merab Dvalishvili |
18-1-0 (1 no contest) | Record | 17-4-0 |
USA | Country | Georgia |
5-foot-9 | Height | 5-foot-5 |
135 pounds | Weight | 135 pounds |
72 inches | Reach | 68 inches |
40 inches | Leg reach | 38 inches |
UFC 306 Predictions
Action Sports Network: Merab Dvalishvili over Sean O'Malley
Sean Zerillo writes "I projected the fight to end inside the distance 54% of the time (-117 implied odds) compared to consensus odds nearer to -115. O'Malley is a threat to close the show anytime during the fight. Still, I feel Merab's finishing chances – either via injury (with O'Malley's historical ankle/foot issue) or cardio-based stoppage in the championship rounds are being undersold."
MMAmania: Merab Dvalishvili defeats Sean O’Malley
Jesse Holland writes: "The challenger has the conditioning to spam takedowns for all five rounds and I’m not sure O’Malley — taken down six times by Petr Yan at UFC 280 — has the defense to stop him. I just don’t feel comfortable picking the champion on the slim chance he can land the kill shot before getting double-legged into oblivion."
MMAjunkie: Merab Dvalishvili beats Sean O'Malley by decision
Dan Tom writes "I have a feeling that my initial lean toward an O’Malley knockout is the correct call, but I also believe that Davlishvili could be one of the toughest stylistic matchups for the champ outside of Umar Nurmagomedov. For that reason, I’ll semi-reluctantly side with the arguably more durable fighter in Davlishvili to survive the early storm and pull away down the stretch (possibly earning a late finish if O’Malley’s body fails to hold together)."
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