Overview

• Brady vs. Morales is booked for Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden on the UFC 322 pay-per-view headlined by Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev.
• Brady said on his podcast and to Ariel Helwani that matchmaker Hunter Campbell told him Morales was the only available opponent if he wanted to compete again in 2025.
• The No. 2-ranked welterweight, 18-1 and on a three-fight streak, says beating Morales would make him “undeniable” for a title shot.
• Morales enters at 18-0 with a 6-0 UFC mark and is coming off a first-round knockout of former title challenger Gilbert Burns in May.
• Brady says the UFC is not labeling formal title eliminators, and observers describe this matchup as a high-risk assignment for an established contender.