Las Vegas lived up to its reputation as the fight capital of the world on Saturday night, playing host to both UFC 306 and the latest title defense from boxing star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Both events delivered — it's just too bad they overlapped.
UFC 306 marked the promotion's debut in the new Las Vegas Sphere and lived up to all the pre-fight hype, taking full advantage of the state-of-the-art arena's many bells and whistles. Also called Noche UFC, it commemorated Mexican Independence Day, and featured many of the promotion's top Mexican fighters — except for the main event, which pitted American champ Sean O'Malley against Georgian challenger Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight title fight.