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With UFC 306, and the main event between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, just hours away, the time for talking is done, and the time for fighting is soon to begin. UFC CEO Dana White promised a memorable event at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and as the intrigue for the spectacle that is Noche UFC continues to mount, so do the questions about the potential fallout between O’Malley and Dvalishvili.

Ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew and Mike Heck preview the card, the O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili headliner, and the longterm stakes for both athletes. Additionally, topics include the co-main event between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko, the anticipated featured bout with Brian Ortega and Diego Lopes, the card quality, predictions, along with answering your questions.

Catch the UFC 306 preview show above. An audio-only version of the show can be found below and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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UFC has The Rock, ONE Championship gets Russell Crowe.

Not long after it was announced that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would be starring as Mark Kerr in The Smashing Machine, Variety reports that Academy Award winner Russell Crowe has signed on for The Beast in Me, alongside Aussie actor Daniel MacPherson.

MacPherson plays a retired cage fighter who makes his ONE Championship return to avenge his brother’s death under the tutelage of veteran trainer Russell Crowe. The plot is so thin you can floss with it, but I suppose these movies are just an excuse to KICK BUTT.

“I am thrilled to be partnering with the star-studded cast and production team behind The Beast In Me,” ONE Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong said in a recent press release. “I am confident ONE is the best platform to help tell their story of grit, perseverance, and determination. We cannot wait to host their entire team in Bangkok at a ONE Friday Fights fight week in January.”

The film will be produced Broken Open Pictures and directed by Tyler Atkins.

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The Canelo vs. Berlanga weigh-in video will feature Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga stepping on the scales Friday evening in Las Vegas.

In the main event, Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga will have to weigh no higher than 168 pounds for their super middleweight title main event Saturday night.

The Canelo vs. Berlanga weigh-in video will begin at 4 p.m. ET.

Check out the Canelo vs. Berlanga weigh-in results below.

Main Card (PPV.com at 8 p.m. ET)

Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga for Alvarez’s WBC, WBA, WBO, Ring Magazine titles

Erislandy Lara vs. Danny Garcia for Lara’s WBA world middleweight title

Caleb Plant vs. Trevor McCumby for WBA interim super middleweight title

Rolando Romero vs. Manuel Jaimes

Prelims (MMA Fighting at 6 p.m. ET)

Stephen Fulton vs. Carlos Castro

Roman Villa vs. Ricardo Salas

Jonathan Lopez vs. Ricky Medina

Lawrence King vs. Vaughn Williams

Yoenli Hernandez vs. Jose Charles

Bek Nurmaganbet vs. Joshua Conley

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At the UFC 306 official weigh-ins, all 20 fighters on Saturday’s fight card step on the scale Friday evening in Las Vegas.

UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili meet in the main event and can weigh no more than 135 pounds, the maximum limit for a bantamweight championship bout.

The UFC 306 official weigh-in video begins at 12 p.m. ET, and the live stream is above.

The UFC 306 ceremonial weigh-in video is set to start at 10 p.m. ET.

Check out UFC 306 weigh-in results below.

Main Card (ESPN+ PPV at 10 p.m. ET)

Sean O’Malley (135) vs. Merab Dvalishvili (134)

Alexa Grasso (124) vs. Valentina Shevchenko (125)

Backup: Manon Fiorot (124.5)

Brian Ortega (146) vs. Diego Lopes (146)

Daniel Zellhuber (155) vs. Esteban Ribovics (155)

Ronaldo Rodriguez (125) vs. Ode Osbourne (125)

Preliminary Card (ESPNews/ESPN+ at 7:30 p.m. ET)

Irene Aldana (136) vs. Norma Dumont (136)

Ignacio Bahamondes (156) vs. Manuel Torres (156)

Yazmin Jauregui (115) vs. Ketlen Souza (115)

Edgar Chairez (125.5) vs. Joshua Van (125.5)

Raul Rosas Jr. (136) vs. Aoriqileng (136)

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Oscar-winner Russell Crowe is crossing over to MMA for a new film that also includes a partnership with ONE Championship.

The film titled The Beast in Me stars Daniel MacPherson (A Wrinkle in Time, Foundation, Infini) as an out-of-work former MMA fighter who suffers a personal tragedy involving his brother. With the help of a veteran trainer played by Crowe, he sets out to avenge his brother by coming out of retirement to compete for ONE.

Variety first reported the news.

The movie, directed by Tyler Atkins, is set to take the production overseas with plans to film at the upcoming ONE Friday Fights card on Jan. 24 from Bangkok, Thailand’s Impact Arena. In addition to the MMA action being filmed during the event, the ONE Championship card also serves as a backdrop for other scenes taking place throughout fight week.

ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong is also expected to appear in the production along with select fighters from the roster.

“I am thrilled to be partnering with the star-studded cast and production team behind The Beast In Me,” Sityodtong said in a statement. “I am confident ONE is the best platform to help tell their story of grit, perseverance, and determination.

“We cannot wait to host their entire team in Bangkok at a ONE Friday Fights fight week in January.”

In addition to starring in the film, Crowe, who took home the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001 for his role in Gladiator, actually co-wrote the script for The Beast in Me alongside David Frigerio after they previously collaborated together on the military action thriller Land of Bad.

Production on the film is expected to start in late 2024 and continue into 2025 with the ONE Championship event from Thailand.

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