Overview
- On Dec. 31, videos showed Michael Morales in widow attire dancing in Ecuador, including atop a truck, as part of Las Viudas.
- The clips spread widely across Instagram and X, extending a pattern of his yearly participation that often goes viral.
- On Jan. 1, Joaquin Buckley publicly teased Morales and urged him to be himself while noting the display is described as an Ecuadorian tradition.
- Las Viudas involves theatrical street performances that mimic grieving widows, playful interactions, and collections for a mock funeral, with Año Viejo effigies burned at midnight.
- The 26-year-old welterweight, fresh off a first-round knockout of Sean Brady at UFC 322, has not drawn any reported disciplinary or professional consequences from the celebration.