“[Morales] has to fight, bro,” Makhachev told MMA Junkie. “When he fought last time? And he’s waiting for the title fight or what? Too much contenders. I think [Morales] has to fight against (Carlos) Prates or maybe Shavkat (Rakhmonov). I don’t know when (Rakhmonov) comes back. Too much contenders, we have to know who is the No. 1 contender.”
Morales (19-0) has been nothing short of unstoppable throughout his combat sports career and has blown through the welterweight ranks with little-to-no resistance. The 27-year-old Ecuadorian is coming off three straight knockouts, having recently disposed of Sean Brady at UFC 322 last fall in New York.