Amazed with the growth of Michael Morales and his improvement in boxing and technical details in jiu-jitsu | Other Sports | sports

Anaheim (California), UNITED STATES

Michael Morales had a round trip to Tijuana. In less than a year in Mexico he has won two fights and got the contract to be part of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) squad. The Ecuadorian fighter has liked the Entram Gym and the workout crew of Brandon Moreno, monarch of the UFC flyweight division. It could be said that Morales has been fortunate to train and share camp with a champion. His Mexican teammates describe the tricolor welterweight as an “animal” for his destructive power inside the cage.

“It formed a crew very solid, we are all loyal, we all seek the same dream, so we are pulling in the same direction. Brandon Moreno is a tremendous guide,” Argentine Marcelo told EL UNIVERSO. Pitbull red in the lobby of the Hilton Anaheim, where the athletes who are part of the UFC 270 card stay.

Rojo is one of the 14 members of the Entram Gym troop who are based at the hotel and who traveled to keep the group strong and united. They all traveled by car to Anaheim; one group did it from Las Vegas and another from Tijuana. At the head is the mixed martial arts (MMA) coach Raúl Arvizu, who will be Morales’ corner on Saturday.

“We finished our camp in Tijuana and we already went to Las Vegas to finish the last part that was more about recovery and focus on making weight. We are all the team together in Anaheim. There is a super good vibe, a lot of energy, focused on doing our job. Genaro (Valdez), Michael and Silvana (Gomez) are doing very well, and Brandon is in excellent shape. Very rarely does it happen that four Latin Americans from the same team fight in a card (of the UFC) in Anaheim, California. That is precisely one of the goals of the team, to have more Latino representatives in the UFC and we are achieving it”, commented the Red Pitbull, also a UFC fighter.

Initially, Morales’ fight was part of the first preliminaries stage along with those of Genaro Valdez and Silvana Gómez, but the duel from Ourense was moved to preliminaries according to the update of the program that was released on Wednesday by the organization of the event.

Mexico’s Valdez will meet Matt Frevola at lightweight, Argentina’s Gomez faces Vanessa Demopoulos at flyweight and Morales meets Trevin Giles at welterweight.

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Improvement in boxing and jiu-jitsu

One of those who facilitated this rapid adaptation of Michael Morales is Martín González. The Mexican BJJ is the first who can account for the state of mind of the athlete from Ourense because both traveled together to Las Vegas for the Contender Series and they also did it for the expedition in Anaheim for UFC 270.

“With the last fight we were able to realize the mistakes that Michael had and also what he is strong at, so the whole team worked on him to continue improving and exploring the areas in which he is better, because we saw that he could improve a little. plus his boxing and he had technical details in jiu jitsu that he needed to work on, “González tells EL UNIVERSO.

“In itself it was that (Michael’s errors detected), not stop working all camp. Personally, I think he improved a lot in all areas, so I think this fight will look even better than his last fight (in the Contender Series against Kazakh Nikolay Veretennikov), “he said.

Morales is also seen as a rival to fear for his performance in physical conditioning sessions.

“The truth is that he shakes the ground, but the whole team shakes the ground because we train with the same intensity. Yes, he has a unique talent, and he needs to work on it; He is still young and there is a long way to go. But yes, it is an animal”, confessed Marcelo Pitbull Red.

Regarding the preparation of the Ecuadorian in Brandon Moreno’s camp, Rojo pointed out: “I think he is very well physically and he is very well in the head. That puts him in an important place and he is surrounded by a strong team. Although the statistics may be in our favor, it is still a fight and you have to be vigilant and careful at any time. I believe that the four representatives of Entram are going to win”.

On Wednesday during the press conferences scheduled for the UFC 270 Media Day, Moreno praised the legion of Ecuadorians who train in Tijuana and valued the short-term evolution of his partner Morales.

“He is a very athletic person, he is a born athlete, and I think he has the right mindset as well. That will help him a lot this Saturday”, said the UFC flyweight champion, who will star in the co-main event this Saturday defending his title against the Brazilian Deiveson Figueiredo. (D)