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‘Did What Garry Couldn’t’ – Fans React As Michael Morales Drops Neil Magny With Spinning Elbow, Stays Undefeated With Relentless Ground & Pound

Michael Morales continues to be on the rise in the UFC’s welterweight division. And with a finish of Neil Magny now on his record, it will be interesting to see if this nabs the Ecuadorian a spot in the rankings at 170 pounds. The still-unbeaten Morales put on a brutal and dominant performance with his […]

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Michael Morales continues to be on the rise in the UFC’s welterweight division. And with a finish of Neil Magny now on his record, it will be interesting to see if this nabs the Ecuadorian a spot in the rankings at 170 pounds.

The still-unbeaten Morales put on a brutal and dominant performance with his striking at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night, particularly with a spinning elbow that landed and knocked Magny down with about 100 seconds left in the first round.

Morales subsequently made his way on top of Magny, landing strong ground-and-pound until the referee stepped in for the first-round TKO.

Michael Morales Puts Beating On Neil Magny To Remain Undefeated At UFC Fight Night

After a win over Nikolay Veretennikov on Dana White’s Contender Series, Morales is now 5-0 in the Octagon, scoring finishes of Trevin Giles and Adam Fugitt in addition to decisions over Max Griffin and Jake Matthews.

Magny, meanwhile, has now lost three of his last five fights. This is “The Haitian Sensation’s” first time being knocked out since a loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio in November 2018.

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UFC Fight Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho Weigh-In Live Stream & Results

UFC Fight Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results! After staging its latest pay-per-view Down Under at the RAC Arena in Perth this past weekend, mixed martial arts’ leading promotion is back on home soil to put on another card […]

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UFC Fight Night: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho takes place on Saturday, and MMA News is here to bring you the official weigh-in results!

After staging its latest pay-per-view Down Under at the RAC Arena in Perth this past weekend, mixed martial arts’ leading promotion is back on home soil to put on another card at the Apex facility in Las Vegas.

Topping the lineup will be a crucial clash of top contenders in the middleweight division, with former title challenger Jared Cannonier and the fast-rising Caio Borralho both looking to put themselves in a strong position within the title picture.

Elsewhere, the likes of Angela Hill, Neil Magny, and Edmen Shahbazyan will all have their next assignments inside the Octagon, while this year’s TUF finales also go down inside the Apex.

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho Weigh-In Results

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho takes place on Saturday, August 24, at the Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, with the preliminary card starting at 7 p.m. ET/4p.m. PT.

See above for a live stream of the weigh-ins via MMA Junkie, and check out the full results below!

Main Card:

  • Middleweight Main Event: Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho
  • Women’s Strawweight Co-Main Event: Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci
  • Middleweight (TUF 32 Finale): Robert Valentin vs. Ryan Loder
  • Featherweight (TUF 32 Finale): Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos
  • Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales
  • Middleweight: Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert

Preliminary Card:

  • Lightweight: Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall
  • Middleweight: Zachary Reese vs. Jose Medina
  • Lightweight: Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop
  • Women’s Bantamweight: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes
  • Featherweight: Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher
  • Women’s Flyweight: Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo

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Fighters React To 23-Year-Old Prospect Morales’ UFC 277 TKO

23-year-old UFC welterweight Michael Morales was challenged by Adam Fugitt at UFC 277 but secured an impressive third-round TKO finish. Morales and Fugitt went toe-to-toe to wrap up the early preliminary portion of UFC 277. Morales was looking to stay …

23-year-old UFC welterweight Michael Morales was challenged by Adam Fugitt at UFC 277 but secured an impressive third-round TKO finish. Morales and Fugitt went toe-to-toe to wrap up the early preliminary portion of UFC 277. Morales was looking to stay undefeated while Fugitt was filling in on short notice for Ramiz Brahimaj. The action started…

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Michael Morales TKOs Trevin Giles – UFC 270 Highlights

Michael MoralesMichael Morales scored a first-round TKO win over Trevin Giles at UFC 270. The 22-year-old got off to a slow start in his UFC debut before he managed to drop Giles. Morales followed up with ground and pound to close the show and improve his record to 13-0. Check out the highlights.

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Michael Morales scored a first-round TKO win over Trevin Giles at UFC 270.

The 22-year-old got off to a slow start in his UFC debut before he managed to drop Giles.

Morales followed up with ground and pound to close the show and improve his record to 13-0.

Check out the highlights.

Trevin Giles Drops To Welterweight Will Welcome Michael Morales To The UFC On January 22

After seven fights at middleweight Trevin Giles will be dropping to welterweight in his next fight. Juan Francisco Rueda of Última Hora Ecuador was first to report that Giles (14-3) will be welcoming Michael Morales to the UFC on January 22 at UFC 270. “The Problem” would confirm the booking on his Instagram, as well […]

After seven fights at middleweight Trevin Giles will be dropping to welterweight in his next fight.

Juan Francisco Rueda of Última Hora Ecuador was first to report that Giles (14-3) will be welcoming Michael Morales to the UFC on January 22 at UFC 270.

“The Problem” would confirm the booking on his Instagram, as well as breaking some news that he will be dropping to welterweight.

“Cat’s out the bag. I’m coming to 170. Be back late January,” wrote Giles.

The Texas native debuted in the UFC in 2017 at light heavyweight and would knock out James Bochnovic. He would return five months later down a division at middleweight, where he would stay for the next six fights.

Giles has wins over Antônio Braga Neto, James Krause, Roman Dolidze, and Bevon Lewis at middleweight. However, in his last outing in July at UFC 264, he was knocked out by Dricus du Plessis, most likely prompting a change of weight classes.

Morales (12-0) was in action last month on week four of Dana White’s Contender Series. He defeated Nikolay Veretennikov via unanimous decision and was rewarded a UFC contract.

UFC president Dana White was very high on Morales and praised him during his contract announcement.

“Michael Morales is 12-0 but is 22-years old. I see signs of possible greatness in this kid. He is 22; what the hell is this kid going to look like at 27? And especially if he can survive her. You know where I’m going with this. This kid is special,” White said.

Morales has ten finishes in his 12 wins, including six first-round finishes. He is also one of the few Ecuadorian fighters in the UFC.

No location, venue, or broadcast plan has been announced for UFC 270, although there are rumors that the UFC is looking to return to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The unification heavyweight title fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane is expected to headline and the trilogy bout between Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo.

The first Ultimate Fighting Championship PPV card of 2022 looks like this so far:

Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane – for the UFC heavyweight title

Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo – for the UFC flyweight title

Jarred Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson

Greg Hardy vs. Aleksei Oleinik

Rodolfo Vieira vs. Wellington Turman

Ji Yeon Kim vs. Poliana Botelho

Said Nurmagomedov vs. Cody Stamann

Michael Morales vs. Trevin Giles