Michael Morales suspects that his next opponent in the UFC may be Shavkat Rakhmonov | Other Sports | sports

Neither Mounir Lazzez nor Niko Price. At the UFC Vegas 47 event, which will take place this Saturday, February 5, there could be the next contender for Ecuadorian Michael Morales, who two weeks ago knocked out Trevin Giles in the first fight of his contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( CFU).

Morales himself (13-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) ruled out that his second fight in the UFC octagon could be with Lazzez (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) or Price (15-6-0), names that were released by the American media MMA Fighting one day after the victory of the Ecuadorian welterweight at the Honda Center in Anaheim (California).

Morales’ potential rival has a fight scheduled for this Saturday at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. This is the Kazakh Shavkat Rakhmonov, who has a record of 14-0.

Today, the man from Nur-Sultan seeks to keep his undefeated streak alive against Brazilian Carlston Harris (17-4) in a duel in the 170-pound category that is part of the main card of UFC Vegas 47, the antepenultimate of the night.

Michael Morales: Wherever Dana White puts me, I am willing to fight, whoever it is, at any time and wherever he wants

In an interview with EL UNIVERSO, Morales advanced that neither the Tunisian Lazzez nor the American Price appear as probable contenders, due to their professional records in mixed martial arts (MMA), since the tricolor holds a mark superior to the two, similar to that of the Asian, and remains undefeated.

In Morales’ words, Rakhmonov could be his next opponent, provided UFC boss Dana White makes the decision.

Rakhmonov, 26, has his style in combat sambo, and range, cardio and killer instinct are his strengths. His trainer is Baian Zhangalov.

This week Morales told EL UNIVERSO: “I want to fight again soon and resume my training (in Tijuana, Mexico). I’m just waiting for my leg to recover. I have heard rumors that it could be in Mexico (her next presentation of him)”. (D)