Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-11-18, mma bout not so exciting: Michael Morales vs Jake Matthews gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2023).
Matthews vs Morales is scheduled to take place Saturday, November 18th, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 3-round welterweight (170 lbs, 77 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Brendan Allen vs Paul Craig – UFC Vegas 82 (also known as UFC Fight Night 232 or UFC on ESPN+ 90). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Michael Morales record
The undefeated Michael Morales entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.31 welterweight in the world.
In his last three bouts he has beat Trevin Giles, Adam Fugitt and Max Griffin (Max Griffin vs Michael Morales).
Jake Matthews record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj Jake Matthews, has a record of 19-6-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.52 in the welterweight division.
He was defeated by Matthew Semelsberger in 2022 but he came back to win with Darrius Flowers in July 2023.
Fight card
Here is the UFC Vegas 82 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN+)
Brendan Allen vs Paul Craig
Michael Morales vs Jake Matthews
Jordan Leavitt vs Chase Hooper
Payton Talbott vs Nick Aguirre
Amanda Ribas vs Luana Pinheiro
Myktybek Orolbai vs Uros Medic
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Jonathan Pearce vs Joanderson Brito
Chad Anheliger vs Jose Johnson
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Cesar Almeida
Caio Machado vs Michael Parkin
Lucas Alexander vs Jeka Asparido Saragih
Lucie Pudilova vs Ailin Perez
Trey Ogden vs Nikolas Motta
Rafael Ramos Estevam vs Charles Johnson
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Michael Morales vs Jake Matthews as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Morales vs Matthews fight?
Michael Morales defeated Jake Matthews via unanimous decision. Scores were 30–27, 29–28, 29–28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC Vegas 82 post-fight octagon interview of Michael Morales and Jake Matthews.
