Omar Morales will be close proximity to UFC gold next month. The rising UFC featherweight has been booked to fight Jonathan Pearce on Sept. 25 at UFC 266 in Las Vegas, a pay-per-view event headlined by Alexander Volkanovski’s second title defense of his UFC 145-pound title against Brian Ortega. It’s no secret Venezuela’s Morales (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) wants to get his hands on the belt in the future and he finds it good to be on the same card on which the belt of his division will be disputed. “Of course I love that because I’m living part of that,” Morales told MMA Junkie in Spanish . “I’m seeing those fighters, seeing where I want to be, seeing the type of fighters I want to fight.
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Title hopeful Omar Morales excited to be on UFC 266 with Volkanovski vs. Ortega – MMA Junkie