August 24, 2024 11:07 pm ET
Michael Morales handed his largest UFC check to this point in below 5 minutes Saturday.
On the UFC on ESPN 62 primary card, Morales (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) completed seasoned veteran Neil Magny (29-12 MMA, 22-11 UFC) with ground-and-pound punches at 4:39 of the primary spherical on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The end got here after Morales outmuscled Magny to the canvas and labored to a dominant place. He postured up and when Magny turned his again, Morales rained down ground-and-pound till referee Dan Miragliotta intervened.
STILL UNDEFEATED 😤
Michael Morales picks up one other Ok.O. in type 👊 #UFCVegas96 pic.twitter.com/tuiPxGtr4S
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 25, 2024 Ecuador’s Morales, 25, stays unbeaten in his profession. Different notable UFC wins previous to Saturday’s contest embody Jake Matthews, Max Griffin, and Trevin Giles.
Magny, 37, continues his streak of alternating wins and losses – a sample that has stretched eight fights, courting again to March 2022.
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