Joseph Morales is again within the UFC.
The 30-year-old veteran pulled off a serious upset to open the UFC 319 preliminary card, submitting the undefeated Alibi Idiris (10-1) with a beautiful triangle choke within the last of The Final Fighter 33 flyweight event.
Watch Morales’ season-winning submission under.
Morales (13-2) was a 3-to-1 underdog on most betting websites, however he took the combat to the much less skilled Idiris proper off the bat. It was Morales’ grappling that gave him the sting as he out-wrestled Idiris and threatened with submissions earlier than pulling away within the second spherical.
Idiris wilted below Morales’ physique punches after which slipped on a spinning assault, permitting Morales to aggressively take his again. Although he misplaced that place, Morales shortly went to work from backside place, throwing up the triangle choke that ended the combat and made him the latest TUF champion.
This marks Morales’ second probability to show himself within the UFC after competing for the promotion from 2017 to 2018. He went 1-2 in his first run, which included a Efficiency of the Night time-winning submission of Roberto Sanchez and a loss to future champion Deiveson Figueiredo.
Morales’ victory additionally provides coach Chael Sonnen bragging rights as he had Morales on his group throughout the TUF 33 season. Idiris was a member of Workforce Daniel Cormier, who had a cageside seat on the commentary sales space to observe the upset.
