Inside Sphere: Will sports leagues try to replicate $20 million UFC 306?

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LAS VEGAS -- EAGLES CIRCLED THE Octagon, from nearly 400 feet above. One fight occurred under the backdrop of an ancient temple, another in a colorful Mexican plaza. When Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili walked out for the main event, they did so under a Mexican city skyline set in the future.

Each "world" represented one of six chapters in a "love letter to Mexico," inside Sphere's 160,000-square-foot interior at UFC 306.

Dubbed Noche UFC, Saturday night was meant to be one of the most unique and ambitious sporting events ever produced. For many of the 16,024 in attendance, it was. Actor Brandon Sklenar, an avid fight fan who has attended…