{"id":37157,"date":"2026-03-11T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Michael-Morales-hints-that-UFC-welterweight-title-shot-is-next-200419"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:42:11","slug":"michael-morales-hints-that-ufc-welterweight-title-shot-is-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/michael-morales-hints-that-ufc-welterweight-title-shot-is-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Morales hints that UFC welterweight title shot is next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael
\nMorales<\/a> claims to have beaten Ian Garry<\/a> in
\nthe race for the next welterweight title shot. <\/p>\n

Morales recently shared a morphed image of himself signing the
\ncontract opposite welterweight champion Islam
\nMakhachev<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n

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\u201cSorry, Ian… Dana knows who really deserves the shot,\u2019 Morales
\nwrote in the caption.<\/p>\n

A Rising Star<\/h2>\n



\nSean
\nBrady<\/a> at UFC 322<\/a>
\nlast November. Makhachev also dominantly dethroned Jack
\nDella Maddalena<\/a> to win welterweight gold on the same card.
\nMeanwhile, Garry defeated former champ Belal
\nMuhammad<\/a> a week later at
\nUFC Qatar<\/a> to make a claim for the next title shot. <\/p>\n

Garry was originally being considered the frontrunner for the next
\ntitle shot against Makhachev. However, Makhachev\u2019s manager, Ali
\nAbdelaziz, recently claimed that the
\nUFC<\/a> was considering a big matchup without Garry in the mix. The
\nmost anticipated matchup in the UFC is currently Makhachev vs.
\nTopuria. However, the White House card was announced last weekend,
\nwith Topuria scheduled to fight Justin
\nGaethje<\/a> in a lightweight title unifier. Rumors have since
\nsurfaced that Makhachev vs. Topuria was the original plan for the
\nWhite House. While Topuria accuses Makhachev of ducking, UFC boss
\nDana White claims that the welterweight champion is currently
\ninjured. <\/p>\n

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