Morales striking looks ugly but...

[hswrestler]

Sean Brady was schooling Belal on the feet before gassing out, and that was peak Belal. Then Morales flattened Brady on the feet. Morales's striking is ugly but I don't know if Islam would be able to fully take advantage of it. Islam would need to protect his chin first.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Islam got dropped by a Thiago Moises jab. He'll definitely need to protect that chin (and other areas) against Morales

 

[Portland8242]

True but a real sharpshooter like Prates could easily punish him for that.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

The power to end the fight with one punch goes along way in MMA...

 

[TriangleMonkey]

He gets away with a lip slop due to his frame at the weight class


Like above said, Prates could put him away having an immense frame (reach) and expose those moments

He does have that power, so that is always the x-factor

Islam would have a speed advantage and I think he could get in on those legs of Morales. Close that gap hard and fast, then chain the wrestling techniques to floor the giant WW over and over again

 

[BigTruck]

Islam got dropped by a Thiago Moises jab. He'll definitely need to protect that chin (and other areas) against Morales

His butthole?

 

[Zebra Cheeks]

Sean Brady was schooling Belal on the feet before gassing out, and that was peak Belal. Then Morales flattened Brady on the feet. Morales's striking is ugly but I don't know if Islam would be able to fully take advantage of it. Islam would need to protect his chin first.

MMA math does not always compute though.

 

[laleggenda27]

Morales is very sloppy on the feet, which will get exposed once he fights a technical striker (e.g., JDM, Garry, Prates). Up to this point, he's only fought grapplers and journeymen.

 

[Mr. Snrub]

Morales absorbed a lot of punches rushing in against Brady. Looking sloppy but his speed and power was enough to take him out. A more skilled striker would pick Morales apart.

 

[Neck&Neck]

His striking looks like how he dresses

 

[methrogenn]

Islam got dropped by a Thiago Moises jab. He'll definitely need to protect that chin (and other areas) against Morales

Islam got dropped by Davi Ramos not Moises, get your Brazillians right

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Islam got dropped by Davi Ramos not Moises, get your Brazillians right

Same difference

 

[Fahcough]

Morales moves like a less technical Rumble. Wide stance, over hand right with touch of death behind it. Kicks not as sharp. He caught Brady, he didn't look unbeatable doing it.

 

[Killer Kadoogan]

he has ground beef hair

 

[MMACro]

Sean Brady was schooling Belal on the feet before gassing out, and that was peak Belal.

Uhm ok?You say it like Belal is some top tier striker lol

 

[bjjwar]

Ugly is an uderstatement. Someone made a video in slow motion about all the times he left himself fully open vs Brady. Any half decent striker couldve KO'ed him like 77232 times in that fight and it lasted like 2 min lol. He's horrendous...

 

[biscuitsbrah]

Morales moves like a less technical Rumble. Wide stance, over hand right with touch of death behind it. Kicks not as sharp. He caught Brady, he didn't look unbeatable doing it.

Yeah he moves stiff like rumble lol

 

[HuskySamoan]

Sean Brady was schooling Belal on the feet before gassing out, and that was peak Belal. Then Morales flattened Brady on the feet. Morales's striking is ugly but I don't know if Islam would be able to fully take advantage of it. Islam would need to protect his chin first.

Striking is sloppy but hes long, very fast, aggressive, confident and has huge power. It matters a lot. Hes super athletic and big, has a judo/wrestling base. If he had a super-camp for Islam and brought in multiple guys to work with...like Yaroslav Amosov, Samandar Murodov, maybe consulted a coach who has experience studying and preparing for Islam too like Hickman bros. I think itd be really interesting to see what he could do vs Islam. Definitely one Islams toughest challenges not old no-kneesman.

 

[ClinchmasterEdwards93291]

Sean Brady was schooling Belal on the feet before gassing out, and that was peak Belal. Then Morales flattened Brady on the feet. Morales's striking is ugly but I don't know if Islam would be able to fully take advantage of it. Islam would need to protect his chin first.

brady was only 'schooling' belal cause brady has no power and belal was fine just walking through his punches to break him with pressure. brady got flattened by morales because hes like 5'8 and still coming into his own as a striker. that length disadvantage+ lack of meaningful threat meant morales didnt have to respect him. brady is not actually a good striker when hes not facing someone whos ancient or allergic to pressure. islam has a much better resume of names hes beaten on the feet and is one of the best strikers in the division. hes got excellent defense, a good chin, and an extremely well rounded toolkit on the feet with a deep understanding of how to apply it properly.

Obviously any fighter whos that long whos as fearless and powerful as morales presents a very scary threat on the feet but islam has been such a reliable striker i don't know how you couldnt pick him to just handle morales with his striking advantage. i mean seriously name one guy in the division you would pick to reliably outstrike islam?

Islam is gonna eat him up with lowkicks with that wrestling stance he has, counter him whenever he wants and especially with morales already rudimentary striking the takedown threat is really gonna make morales problems on the feet even worse. itll be hard cause morales is scary, huge, and a great athlete but islam wins a clear unanimous decision by outstriking morales.

 

[Human Bass]

Morales know how to throw long straight punches, not refined or super technical, but he actually knows how to use his reach.