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Saturday, Jul 27, 2024

UFC 306: Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili Among Bouts Confirmed

Sean O’Malley (image via UFC / YouTube)

By FCF Staff

The UFC has officially announced the headliner and co-headliner for the promotion’s upcoming card at the Sphere, and as expected, Sean O’Malley will face Merab Dvalishvili in the main event.

On Friday, UFC President Dana White confirmed that the bantamweight champion will battle Dvalishvili at UFC 306, which will take place on September 14th in Las Vegas.

O’Malley (18-1) is coming off a decision win over “Chito” Vera in March, while Dvalishvili (17-4) recorded a decision victory over Henry Cejudo in his last fight, which took place in February.

In the co-main event, flyweight champion Alexa Grasso (16-3-1) will fight former champ, Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1) for the third time. Grasso submitted Shevchenko in their first, 2023, bout. The rematch in September was declared a split draw.

A featherweight contest between Brian Ortega (20-3) and Diego Lopes (25-6). The two were scheduled to fight last month at UFC 303, but Ortega had to withdraw due to illness. Dan Ige stepped up on very short notice and lost to Lopes via decision.

Here is the line-up to date for UFC 306.

Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko
Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Ode Osbourne vs. Ronaldo Rodríguez
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Aori Qileng
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres
Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
Kevin Borjas vs. Edgar Chairez
Yazmin Jáuregui vs. Ketlen Souza

posted by FCF Staff @ 10:12 am
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