The UFC 306 event at the Sphere in Las Vegas will feature a special broadcast team including Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Anik, alongside significant production enhancements and celebrations for Mexican Independence Day, headlined by title fights involving Sean O’Malley and Alexa Grasso.
The UFC 306 broadcast team is set for the historic event at the Sphere in Las Vegas. They’ll celebrate Mexican Independence Day throughout the night.
After missing out on UFC 305 in Australia because he doesn’t travel to international cards, Joe Rogan returns. He’ll serve as a color commentator alongside UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier.
As usual, Jon Anik handles play-by-play duties for the event. In the arena, Megan Olivi will be reporting.
Din Thomas serves as the sideline coach throughout the broadcast on ESPN’s networks. This includes the ESPN+ pay-per-view.
UFC officials confirmed the broadcast plans to MMA Fighting on Thursday. While the team is largely the same for every major pay-per-view event, this card isn’t typical.
Elaborate plans for production are being built around the Sphere. With massive LED screens surrounding the circular arena, it’s going to be a visual spectacle.
The UFC production team, in coordination with ESPN, plans to roll out a much different look for the pay-per-view. The fights on the card will feature different backgrounds throughout the show.
Even when action takes place inside the octagon, those LED screens will be utilized. UFC CEO Dana White revealed recently that they’ve invested more than $20 million for this event.
This investment is unprecedented for a single pay-per-view. It’s likely this will be the first and only card produced at the Sphere due to their relationship with MGM.
MGM owns and operates the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 306 is headlined by a pair of title fights.
Sean O’Malley defends his bantamweight championship against Merab Dvalishvili. Alexa Grasso faces off with Valentina Shevchenko with the flyweight title on the line in the co-main event.
It’s set to be an unforgettable night.