November 19, 2023 6:00 pm ET
LAS VEGAS – Michael Morales has his sight set on UFC 299.
The UFC welterweight prospect already has a date in thoughts for his return to the octagon following his unanimous resolution win over veteran Jake Matthews within the co-main occasion of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 232.
Morales (16-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) desires to compete at UFC 299 in March as a result of Marlon Vera, a fellow countryman from Ecuador, challenges UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley in the primary occasion of the cardboard.
“I want to get the chance to make my return for ‘Chito’s struggle towards O’Malley,” Morales informed reporters by means of an interpreter on the UFC Combat Night time 232 post-fight press convention. “It’s an amazing occasion, and I’d prefer to share that with him. It might be two Ecuadorians representing Latin America. If the chance does occur, I’ll give it my all in no matter struggle I get. I might be ready.”
Morales didn’t name anybody out in his post-fight interview, however many think about one thing massive is on his manner. He’s at the moment 4-0 within the UFC and has overwhelmed notable names within the course of reminiscent of Matthews (19-7 MMA, 12-7 UFC) and Max Griffin. Morales feels his MMA recreation is coming collectively, and was very proud of the best way he carried out on Saturday.
“I felt relaxed, and I felt good your entire struggle,” Morales mentioned. “We analyzed the struggle very properly. Humorous, every thing my coach informed me, that’s what Jake Matthews did. The hooks, the kicks, every thing. I used to be in a position to cope with it properly. The strikes that he related didn’t do a lot injury. It was a great struggle that I made and a great technique that we had in place.”
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