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The UFC goes to Sin City for UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC. Two premiere bantamweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. American Sean O’Malley (18-1-0) defends his UFC Bantamweight Championship belt against Georgian fight Merab Dvalishvili (17-4-0) in a title fight on Saturday (Sept. 14).
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UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili happens at The Sphere in Las Vegas with a start time of 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. In fact, this is the first time that a sporting event will take place at The Sphere since the venue opened in September 2023.
Want to watch UFC 306 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $10.99 per month — for $90.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you nearly 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 306 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Sean O’Malley (champion) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (Bantamweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Alexa Grasso (champion) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (Women’s Flyweight) — Title Fight
Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes (Featherweight)
Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics (Lightweight)
Ronaldo Rodríguez vs. Ode’ Osbourne (Flyweight)
Prelims Card, 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT
Irene Aldana vs. Norma Dumont (Women’s Bantamweight)
Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Manuel Torres (Lightweight)
Yazmin Jauregui vs. Ketlen Souza (Women’s Strawweight)
Édgar Cháirez vs. Joshua Van (Flyweight)
Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Qileng Aori (Bantamweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 306 for free. The prelims card airs on the cable network ESPNEWS, so it’s available to stream on Fubo — which offers a seven-day free trials for new subscribers.
Additionally, Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, comes with ESPNEWS as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.
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UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, Sept. 14, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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J Balvin has been tapped as ESPN’s official music curator for the 2024-25 NFL Season. Balvin will work with ESPN throughout the 2024-25 NFL season to curate music for select ESPN Monday Night Football games. Balvin’s music selections will play in Monday Night Football promo spots, live telecasts and Monday Night Countdown for seven weeks this season, including two NFL Playoff weeks.
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In all, Balvin will provide music for seven games, kicking off his curation stint with his new song “DOBLEXXO” featuring Feid, off his recently released album Rayo. The first game for which Balvin will curate is the New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Sept. 9. However, Balvin’s music selection will begin playing this Friday (Aug. 30), when his track will be used during ESPN’s Week 1 Monday Night topical spot, a fast-moving clip featuring players from the Jets and the 49ers on the field, with Balvin’s music playing as the soundtrack. You can watch it here.
Balvin is the latest superstar to join the Monday Night Football music curation program, joining a list that includes music curators Timbaland and Justin Timberlake (2023), Marshmello (2022), Drake (2021), DJ Khaled (2020) and Diplo (2019).
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“ESPN’s Music curation program with Monday Night Football continues with an artist that will amplify the bold and new music strategy,” said Curtis Friends, ESPN’s vp of sports marketing, in a statement. “J Balvin is a global icon whose influence hits with diverse cultures and genres. His music choices embrace the anticipation and excitement the ESPN football season offers, and we can’t wait for him to come along the season-long ride with us.”
Following the first game on Sept. 9, Balvin will select one song to use for each designated week. Although the tracks to be used have not been announced, they can be his own or someone else’s.
Here is J Balvin’s music curation schedule for the 2024-25 NFL season:• Week 1: New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers• Week 5: New Orleans Saints @ Kansas City Chiefs• Week 6: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets• Week 11: Houston Texans at Dallas Cowboys• Week 18 Doubleheader: TBD• Monday Night Super Wild Card: TBD• Divisional: TBD
Balvin has long been associated with different sports and athletes, and in 2022, he became the first Latin artist to headline an NFL kickoff concert, performing at Long Beach, Calif., ahead of the first regular season game of 2022. Below is the first spot using Balvin’s music.
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This should be a good one in Sin City! Two tough middleweight fighters are set to go at each other in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night. American Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier (17-7-0) faces off against Brazilian fighter Caio “The Natural” Borralho (16-1-0) on Saturday, Aug. 24.
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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a start time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $10.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99, which saves you 15% compared to the month-to-month subscription price.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho fight card below:
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho (Middleweight) — Main Event
Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci (Women’s Strawweight)
Robert Valentin vs. Ryan Loder (Middleweight)
Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos (Featherweight)
Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales (Welterweight)
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall (Lightweight)
Zachary Reese vs. Jose Medina (Middleweight)
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop (Lightweight)
Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes (Women’s Bantamweight)
Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher (Featherweight)
Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo (Women’s Flyweight)
Additionally, the main card broadcasts live on ESPN, so half of the event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, too. In fact, both streaming services also offer free trials for new subscribers.
Both Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV come with ESPN. However, Hulu + Live TV comes a three-day free trial, while Sling doesn’t have a free trial available at all. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Aug. 24, starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card begins around at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and ESPN.
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The UFC goes “Down Under” for UFC 305. Two premiere middleweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0) defends his UFC Middleweight Championship against Nigerian Israel Adesanya (24-3-0) in a title fight on Saturday ( Aug. 17).
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UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya happens at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 305 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $10.99 per month — for $90.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you nearly 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 305 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya (Middleweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg (Flyweight)
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker (Lightweight)
Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Heavyweight)
Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates (Welterweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker (Heavyweight)
Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos (Featherweight)
Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos (Women’s Flyweight)
Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns (Featherweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes (Lightweight)
Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn (Welterweight)
Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar (Flyweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 305 for free. In fact, the prelims card airs on the cable network ESPN, so it’s available to stream on Sling TV, DirecTV Stream and Fubo. The latter two streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.
Additionally, Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, Aug. 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Two powerful heavyweight fighters are set to battle each other in the octagon as the main event re-match during UFC Fight Night. Polish fighter Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (25-8-0) matches up against Moldovan Serghei “The Polar Bear” Spivac (16-4-0) on Saturday, Aug. 10.
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UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with a start time of 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
If you want to watch UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 online, this MMA event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $10.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99 — which saves you 15% compared to the monthly subscription price.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 fight card below:
Main Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac (Heavyweight) — Main Event
Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal (Featherweight)
Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (Welterwight)
Chris Gutierrez vs. Quang Le (Bantamweight)
Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler (Women’s Bantamweight)
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Charalampos Grigoriou (Bantamweight)
Prelims Card, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Karol Rosa vs. Pannie Kianzad (Women’s Bantamweight)
Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams (Heavyweight)
Youssef Zalal vs. Jarno Errens (Featherweight)
Stephanie Luciano vs. Talita Alencar (Women’s Strawweight)
In addition, the prelims and main card broadcast live on ESPN, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, too. In fact, both streaming services offer free trials for new subscribers.
Both Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 is available to stream on ESPN+ and broadcasts live on ESPN on Saturday, Aug. 10 — starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning around at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
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Two bantamweight fighters battle each other in the octagon as the main event during UFC Fight Night. American Cory “Sandman” Sandhagen (17-4-0) faces off against Russian Umar “The Young Eagle” Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a start time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
If you want to watch UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov online, this event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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Not a subscriber? An ESPN+ monthly subscription goes for $10.99 per month, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99. The annual subscription is the best deal because it saves you 15% over the month-to-month subscription.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov fight card below:
Main Card, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (Bantamweight) — Main Event
Shara Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (Middleweight)
Marlon Vera vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight)
Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa (Welterweight)
Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godínez (Women’s Strawweight)
Joel Álvarez vs. Elves Brener (Lightweight)
Prelims Card, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Azamat Murzakanov vs. Alonzo Menifield (Light Heavyweight)
Mohammad Yahya vs. Kauê Fernandes (Lightweight)
Shamil Gaziev vs. Don’Tale Mayes (Heavyweight)
Guram Kutateladze vs. Jordan Vucenic (Lightweight)
Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Sam Hughes (Women’s Strawweight)
Jai Herbert vs. Rolando Bedoya (Lightweight)
Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin (Middleweight)
In addition, the prelims and main card air on ESPN2 and ABC, respectively, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, too. In fact, both streaming services offer free trials for new subscribers.
Meanwhile, both Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ABC and ESPN2. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov is streamable on ESPN+ and broadcasts live on ABC and ESPN2 on Saturday, Aug. 3 — starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, with the main card beginning around at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
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Two ferocious female flyweight fighters battle each other in the octagon as the main event during UFC Fight Night. Rose “Thug” Namajunas (13-6-0) faces off against Tracy Cortez (11-1-0) on Saturday, July 13.
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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez takes place at Ball Arena in Denver with a start time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
If you want to watch UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez online, then this event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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Not a subscriber? An ESPN+ monthly subscription goes for $10.99 per month, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99. The annual subscription is the best deal because it saves you 15% instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez fight card below:
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez (Women’s Flyweight) — Main Event
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight)
Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva (Lightweight)
Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa (Welterweight)
Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez (Featherweight)
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Joshua Van vs. Charles Johnson (Flyweight)
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline (Women’s Flyweight)
Montel Jackson vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (Bantamweight)
Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova (Women’s Flyweight)
Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski (Middleweight)
Evan Elder vs. Darrius Flowers (Welterweight)
In addition, the prelims and main card air on ESPN, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo too. In fact, both streaming services offer free trials — a five-day and a seven-day, respectively — for new subscribers.
Meanwhile, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, also come with ESPN. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez is streamable on ESPN+ and ESPN on Saturday, July 13 — starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Two premiere middleweight fighters duke it out as the main event during UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia. New Zealand-Australian Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker (26-7-0) faces off against Russian fighter Ikram “The Quiet Dagestani” Aliskerov (15-1-0) on Saturday, June 22.
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UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, with a start time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, an ESPN+ monthly subscription goes for $10.99 per month, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99. The annual subscription is the best deal because it saves you 15% overall.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia fight card below:
Main Card, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov (Middleweight) — Main Event
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov (Heavyweight)
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez (Middleweight)
Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli (Middleweight)
Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir (Light Heavyweight)
Prelims Card, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon (Lightweight)
Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima (Featherweight)
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby (Welterweight)
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Muin Gafurov (Bantamweight)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)
Xiao Long vs. Chang Ho Lee (Bantamweight) — Title Fight
Meanwhile, the prelims air on ESPN and the main card broadcasts on ABC, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo too. Both streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.
Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN and ABC as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month.
UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia is available to stream on ESPN+, ESPN and ABC on Saturday, June 22, starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
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For the foreseeable future, Shannon Sharpe will continue to accidentally call Stephen A. Smith his old debate partner, Skip Bayless, on ESPN’s First Take.
Spotted on Deadline, ESPN announced on Tuesday that it had inked a multiyear deal with Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champion Shannon Sharpe.
The new deal comes less than a year after Sharpe left Bayless and FS1 for greener pastures at ESPN.
As part of his new deal with the Disney-owned sports network, Sharpe will expand his role on the popular debate show First Take, keeping him alongside mainstays Stephen A. Smith and moderator Molly Qerim.
Sharpe brought his flair for debate to the program in August 2023, and it has since experienced its most-viewed May ever.
ESPN also notes that Sharpe will now be a part of other programming on the channel.
Per Deadline:
“Shannon Sharpe has been an incredible addition to the First Take team, enhancing the show’s dynamic with his engaging presence and insightful commentary,” said David Roberts, ESPN’s Head of Event & Studio Production, in a statement today about the new deal, the terms of which were not disclosed. “Shannon’s chemistry with Stephen A. Smith has elevated our debates and been another key reason First Take is the premier destination for morning sports discussion.”
Shannon Sharpe’s Stock Continues To Rise
Sharpe’s media stock has risen immensely since leaving Skip Bayless and his failing show, Undisputed.
His podcast Club Shay Shay has had some of the biggest interviews on the net, thanks to guests like Katt Williams, Amanda Seales, and, most recently, Ray J.
Sharpe also has a podcast with fellow retired NFL superstar Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson called Night Cap, where they opine on various topics, including sports, entertainment, and other social commentary.
With his newfound popularity, Sharpe has also been criticized for some of his controversial takes on Club Shay Shay and Night Cap, and his lack of interviewing skills is also the subject of debate on social media.
Uncle Shannon continues to secure the bag, and we will never be mad at a Black man for getting some coins.