Michael Morales is constructing a championship resume and if issues go nicely on the playing cards, he might earn a title shot sooner somewhat than later.
The undefeated Ecuadorian welterweight informed MMA Junkie that he plans to compete because the official backup for the UFC 330 major occasion between 170-pound champion and No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry on Aug. 15 in Philadelphia. No official announcement has been made relating to Morales’ participation within the occasion, however he stays unregistered after his two wins with Morales. 2025.
Morales (19-0) has received seven fights since becoming a member of the UFC throughout the 2019 low season. Dana White’s Contender Sequence His previous three wins have all come by knockout over extremely ranked opponents, with Sean Brady, Gilbert Burns and Neil Magny all shedding their first-round matches towards the 27-year-old.
Makhachev is used to his opponents switching up. Forward of his fourth and remaining protection as light-weight champion at UFC 311, Makhachev noticed himself changed on the final minute by Renato Moicano when challenger Arman Tsarukyan was pressured to withdraw with a again damage. Makhachev defeated Moicano to vacate the light-weight title and defeated Jacques Della Maddalena at UFC 322 this November to win the welterweight title. He’ll defend his 170-pound title for the primary time towards Gary at UFC 330.
Gary’s UFC file is 10-1, together with his solely loss coming to Shavkat Rakhmonov. He bounced again from that loss with wins over former champion Belal Muhammad and high contender Carlos Prates to e book a matchup with Makhachev.
UFC 330 will happen on August fifteenth on the Xfinity Cellular Enviornment in Philadelphia. Within the co-main occasion, strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern takes on Jillian Robertson.
