Gordon Ramsay shares his awe after attending "epic" Noche UFC 306 at Las Vegas Sphere
Gordon Ramsay was one of many celebrities on hand for Noche UFC, which marked the promotion's first ever event at the Las Vegas Sphere. The world-renowned celebrity chef was thrilled - and maybe even inspired - with the experience as he expressed an interest in potentially hosting a food competition at the venue.
The television personality took to Instagram on Sunday to share footage of his night, captioning the post:
"Last night at @ufc was unreal. Congrats to @danawhite and the entire UFC team on such an epic presentation 👏🏻 👏🏻 Do we need a food competition next at @spherevegas ?"
Check out Gordon Ramsay's Instagram post recapping Noche UFC below:
UFC 306 was largely a success as UFC CEO Dana White revealed that it was the highest-grossing UFC event, highest grossing event at the Las Vegas Sphere, and broke the all-time company record for merchandise sales. While there were just two finishes, the card had plenty of action.
Additionally, two new champions were crowned following dominant performances. Valentina Shevchenko recaptured the women's flyweight title, defeating Alexa Grasso via unanimous decision. In the main event, Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O'Malley to claim the bantamweight title.
Meanwhile, Esteban Ribovics and Daniel Zellhuber took home $50,000 Fight of the Night bonuses. Ignacio Bahamondes and Ketlen Souza were awarded Performance of the Night as they were responsible for the only two finishes on the card.
Chael Sonnen rejects Sean O'Malley's apology following lackluster Noche UFC performance
Sean O'Malley was dominated by Merab Dvalishvili for the better part of 25 minutes as he lost the bantamweight title via unanimous decision at Noche UFC. Following the bout, 'Sugar' took to X to apologize to fans for his lackluster performance, posting:
"Over promised under delivered. Sorry. Love you guys."
Former three-time title challenger and current mixed martial arts analyst Chael Sonnen rejected the apology:
"You took a division that once didn’t exsist and at another time was going to be dropped into the most watched division in the sport. You broke ALL TIME gate record and tried to win until the bitter end. Apology REJECTED. Wasn’t needed."
Check out the tweet from Sean O'Malley and the response from Chael Sonnen below:
It is unclear what is next for O'Malley as he will have to go back to the drawing board and work his way back into the title picture. He has already received callouts from Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, and Marlon 'Chito' Vera.