Overview
- The unbeaten Michael Morales (18-0, 6-0 UFC) faces No. 2-ranked Sean Brady (18-1) on Saturday’s main card at Madison Square Garden.
- The bout is framed as a classic striker-versus-grappler matchup, with Brady expecting to wrestle and Morales aiming to keep the fight standing.
- Morales downplays Brady’s jiu-jitsu and cites cross-training at Atos and regular work at Entram as reasons he feels ready for the grappling exchanges.
- Brady leans on his Philadelphia preparation, including sparring with Joe Pyfer, and says a win could earn him a title shot even as he questions whether it will be granted.
- Several previews pick Brady by decision, while Kamaru Usman notes both men still need to answer questions as the welterweight title picture also hinges on Jack Della Maddalena vs. Islam Makhachev tonight and Belal Muhammad vs. Ian Garry next week.