Michael Morales with the flags of Ecuador and Mexico after a victory in the UFC. Photo: Instagram @miichaeufc
The challenges of the Ecuadorian Michael Morales on the UFC are getting more and more difficult. The undefeated Ecuadorian fighter is already focused on his next rival, the Russian Rinat Fakhretdinov. the fight of mixed martial arts will be on USAon December 17, 2022.
Although the confirmation of the fight was known since last week, it was not until October 4, 2022 that the Ourense athlete published it in his networks social. And she did it with a message in which he joins Mexico y Ecuadorsince he has been training in that country since February 2021 when he traveled to try to reach the UFCsomething he achieved in September of that same year.
“Ecuadorians to the cry of war,” Morales wrote on his Instagram account. The phrase is related to mexican anthemwhat does it say: ‘Mexicansto the war cry.
His next opponent, in a fight scheduled in Las Vegas, Nevada, USAit will be russian Rinat Fakhretdinov31, who boasts an impressive record of 19 wins and just one loss.
A career on the rise
Michael Morales Hurtado has already shown the forcefulness of his blows in the octagon of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the famous company of artes martial mixed in which the manabita also competes Marlon ‘Chito’ Vera.
At 22 years old, the athlete has received praise even from the same Dana Whitethe most visible manager of the organization.
On July 30, 2022 it surpassed Adam Fugittwhile on January 22 to Trevin Giles. He defeated both Americans by technical knockout.
Before that, in September 2021, Morales he won his contract at the UFC by winning his fight Dana White’s Contender Series before him kazajo Nikolay Veretennikov.
Morales’ professional record is 14 wins and zero losses.
Michael Morales and his love for Mexico
The Ecuadorian athlete Michael Morales He has been exercising since February 2021 under the tutelage of the coach Raul Arvizu in the entrance Gym of Tijuana, Mexico.
He joined the team over a year ago when he traveled together with Cesar Abad y Aaron canarte. The three tricolors arrived at Mexico for the contacts he made Abad with the coach Arvizu.
From the beginning, the Ecuadorian dazzled with his personality, physique and combat techniques.
Michael Morales He started practicing judo since childhood, with the guidance of his parents who practice this discipline. The his mother, Katty Hurtado Torresis a renowned judoka who works in Gold.
Later he also trained in the Olympic fight and at the age of 15 he already began to perfect himself in the mixed martial artsin Machala.
In August 2017 he made his professional debut and later was champion of the Liga EMMA Ecuadorian. He is a specialist in wrestling, judo, Thai boxing and other combat disciplines.
After his latest triumphs, he has reiterated that he feels like a representative of Ecuador, Mexico and of all Latin America on the UFC.
