Overview
- UFC officially announced the welterweight matchup for Nov. 15 at UFC 322 in New York, placing it on the Madison Square Garden pay-per-view card.
- Brady enters ranked No. 2 at 170 pounds with an 18-1 record, while Morales is No. 8 and undefeated at 18-0, according to the UFC’s official rankings.
- The bout is widely framed as a contender fight with clear title implications on a card headlined by Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev, with Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili as co-main.
- Brady publicly explained on his BradyBagz Show that he took the fight after being told there were no other options if he wanted to compete this year.
- Recent results underpin the stakes, with Brady submitting former champion Leon Edwards in March and Morales stopping Gilbert Burns in the first round in May; early reports came from MMA Latinoamérica and were later corroborated by UFC sources.