Dana White took to social media on Friday night to announce the official fight card for the upcoming Noche UFC event on Sept. 14 from inside The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, which will be headlined by a bantamweight clash between current UFC champion Sean O’Malley and No. 1 contender Merab Dvalishvili.
In addition to the bantamweight main event, Noche UFC will also feature a co-main event trilogy fight between women’s strawweight champion Alexa Grasso and all-time great Valentina Shevchenko. Not to mention a fan-favorite featherweight matchup between Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes, which was originally scheduled to take place at UFC 303 earlier this month.
Check out White’s official announcement below:
#NocheUFC from @SphereVegas on September 14th!!!! Fight Club Pre sale Monday. pic.twitter.com/jABnXWAUPw
— UFC (@ufc) July 26, 2024
White has been pretty secretive about the planning of UFC’s debut from inside The Sphere, but he recently revealed the promotion has already spent $17 million to stage the event. According to the UFC CEO, Noche UFC (which is actually UFC 306) will be one the most badass live events in the history of combat sports. UFC is planning for this to be a true one-and-done, but if everything goes down without a hitch it will be hard to pass on a yearly trip back.
According to White, Fight Club members will get a chance to purchase their Noche UFC tickets this coming Monday, while standard tickets go on sale this Tuesday. After all of the speculation and build-up, is this card going to be enough?
The official Noche UFC fight card lineup is as follows:
PPV Main Card
Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili
Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3
Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes
Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics
Ronaldo Rodríguez vs. Ode Osbourne“Prelims” Undercard
Manuel Torres vs. Ignacio Bahamondes
Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont
Edgar Chairez vs. Kevin Borjas
Yazmin Jeuregui vs. Ketlen Souza
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. . Aori Qileng
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