One winner on the current UFC Vegas 111 card thinks he is usually a tough battle for Alexandre Pantoja.
Joseph Morales was in motion within the co-main occasion of UFC Vegas 111 this previous Saturday. He shared the Octagon with Matt Schnell contained in the UFC Apex. Morales secured a first-round submission end through guillotine choke.
Throughout the UFC Vegas 111 post-fight press convention, Morales talked about maximizing his alternative (through MMAJunkie).
“(For UFC) to have the assured to place me in a co-main occasion, and to have a efficiency like that – it’s wonderful,” Morales advised MMA Junkie and different reporters post-fight at UFC Battle Evening 264. “I’m joyful to be right here within the UFC and I’m simply grateful to have the chance, and hopefully these alternatives nonetheless proceed.”
Morales then turned his consideration to the long run. He shared his perception that he would give reigning UFC Flyweight Champion Pantoja a run for his cash.
“I feel Pantoja’s one of many best flyweights of all time,” Morales mentioned. “I actually would love for him to win as a result of I really feel I match up nice with him. I really feel like his placing is de facto good, however I simply have the IQ and his jiu-jitsu is nice, however so is mine. I really feel I’d have the ability to match that.”
Pantoja is scheduled to place his gold at stake throughout the UFC’s year-end pay-per-view occasion. He’ll put his 125-pound gold at stake towards Joshua Van within the co-main occasion of UFC 323 on Dec. 6. The principle occasion of the cardboard shall be a rematch between UFC Bantamweight Champion Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan.
As for Morales, he’ll look to maintain working his approach up for an opportunity to show he’s prepared for the elite crop of flyweight expertise. He’s driving a five-fight profitable streak, which may be prolonged to seven when you rely his two exhibition wins on “The Final Fighter.”
