$25k for Easter egg hunters but possibly no extra bonus for Noche UFC fighters as Dana White ignores 'Pay the Mexicans' chant
Noche UFC 306 had a curious pre-fight press conference, where Dana White was hounded by a crowd chanting for the card's fighters to be awarded an additional bonus. Unfortunately, there will be no such bonus. However, those who find a mysterious Easter egg during the broadcast will be gifted $25,000.
When asked about an additional bonus for the fighters, White smiled through his discomfort. He never outright answered the question and said nothing of the crowd's calls for him to reward the fighters. Instead, the UFC CEO merely moved past it.
"Who has next the question?"
Check out Dana White dodging a request for a Noche UFC 306 bonus for the fighters (8:27):
Instead, the card's most defining feature is a $25,000 bonus for whoever identifies all of the Easter eggs during the broadcast. As far as the main card matchups, Sean O'Malley defends his bantamweight title against surging challenger Merab Dvalishvili.
In the co-main event, Alexa Grasso defends her women's flyweight title against the division's former champion, Valentina Shevchenko. The 125-pound matchup marks a trilogy in what has been the division's most significant rivalry. Elsewhere, Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes meet in a matchup of featherweight action fighters.
Ortega's granite chin, willingness to box, and slick Brazilian jiu-jitsu will face Lopes' explosive power, all-offense striking, and dangerous submission game. Elsewhere, Mexican lightweight prospect Daniel Zellhuber takes on Argentina's Esteban Ribovics, whose 13-1 record matches up well with Zellhuber's 15-1.
Finally, the remaining main card bout features Ronaldo Rodriguez vs. Ode' Osbourne at flyweight.
Noche UFC 306 has a high-profile fighter on the early prelims
The opening fight for Noche UFC 306 is not a no-name fighter making his promotional debut. Instead, it is unranked bantamweight star Raul Rosas Jr., who is aiming to become the promotion's youngest-ever champion, that the UFC has called on.
He takes on the overmatched Aori Qileng, who will look to prove all of his doubters wrong by scoring a massive upset. It is the only early prelim fight, and its placing indicates just how short the card is.