Overview
- Multiple outlets reported the matchup on Oct. 13, with MMA Latinoamérica first, the New York Post and BJPenn.com publishing follow-ups, and journalist Marcel Dorff also confirming the bout.
- The fight is expected to be placed on the Nov. 15 UFC 322 main card at Madison Square Garden in New York.
- Brady holds an 18-1 record and is coming off a March submission of former welterweight champion Leon Edwards, extending his winning streak to three.
- Morales is 18-0 after a first-round TKO of Gilbert Burns in May and has six UFC victories since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series.
- UFC 322 is slated to be headlined by Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena with Valentina Shevchenko vs. Zhang Weili as the co-main event, placing Brady–Morales squarely in the welterweight title picture.