Michael
Morales doesn’t like anything about fellow welterweight
contender Ian
Garry.
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Morales previously called out Garry after his unanimous decision
win over Max Griffin
at UFC on ESPN 48 in July. Reiterating his callout in a recent
interview, Morales shared that he wants to fight Garry due of his
dislike for the Irishman.
“Ian Garry, Ian Garry. If I get the opportunity to fight him, I’ll
welcome that,” Morales told MMAjunkie.com.
“He’s someone I want to fight. If I get the opportunity to fight
him, that would be great. I really dislike that guy. There’s
nothing I like about him, but it’s not whatever I like or dislike,
it’s whatever the UFC wants for me next. So if I get the chance to
fight him, then thank you very much, but if it’s not him, I also
welcome it. Whoever is next can get it.”
In addition to his personal dislike for Garry, Morales also
remembers “The Future” mentioning him as a potential opponent in
the past.
“He said something like, I’m coming up the rankings, but I’m coming
up too fast and the fight against Max Griffin shouldn’t have
happened or something like that. I forget what site was the
interview from, but [he] said something along those lines. He’s
saying I should be fighting more experienced fighters, but he’s
been almost knocked out in every single one of his fights, so I
don’t think he can give his opinion on that.”
Morales is currently undefeated in four UFC outings and fresh off a
unanimous decision win over veteran Jake
Matthews earlier this month. The Ecuadorian plans to return to
the Octagon at UFC 299 in March, where his fellow countryman
Marlon
Vera challenges Sean O’Malley for the bantamweight title in the
headliner.
Meanwhile, Garry is 6-0 inside the Octagon and is coming off a
unanimous decision win over Neil Magny at
UFC 292 on Aug. 19. “The Future” is next slated to take on veteran
— and Kill Cliff FC teammate — Vicente
Luque at a UFC 296 on Dec. 16.