Overview

• Morales entered the TUF 33 final as a 3-to-1 underdog after a 1-2 UFC stint in 2017–18 and a rebuild on the regional circuit
• He secured the finish with a textbook triangle choke at 3:04 of Round 2, capitalizing on takedowns and a scramble to force Idiris’s tap
• The upset opening bout at UFC 319 snapped Alibi Idiris’s unbeaten 10-0 professional run and crowned Morales the flyweight champion
• By winning The Ultimate Fighter, Morales earned a UFC contract that revives his UFC career and reshapes upcoming matchups in the flyweight division
• Coach Daniel Cormier left the commentary desk to console Idiris while Chael Sonnen celebrated Morales’s victory on social media