UFC 306 pre-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili could set numerous records with title win vs. Sean O'Malley

The UFC will make history on Saturday when it puts on the long-awaited, highly-anticipated UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC card at Sphere in Las Vegas.

An event set to pay homage to Mexican Independence Day will featured a pair of championship bouts at the top of the card. Sean O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) puts his bantamweight title on the line against Merab Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC), while women’s flyweight champion Alexa Grasso (16-3-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) will take on Valentina Shevchenko (23-4-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) in the first women’s trilogy bout in company history.

For more on the numbers behind both title contests, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 306.

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Sean O’Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili