Sean Brady announces UFC 322 return vs. Michael Morales

UFC 322 has received a late, but big addition to its line up.

Sean Brady and Michael Morales, two top welterweight contenders, are to fight on the UFC pay-per-view main card, going down on Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Brady announced the fight himself on "The BradyBagz Show". The matchup was first reported by MMA Latinoamérica.

Brady (18-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is coming off the biggest win of his career, submitting former UFC champion Leon Edwards back in March. The victory over the Englishman caps off a winning streak that also includes wins over Kelvin Gastelum and Gilbert Burns. Brady's lone career loss came against Belal Muhammad back in 2022.

"I took this fight because fighters fight, and there's really no other options," Brady said. "From what the UFC told me, this is it. This is the only guy I could fight, or else I wasn't fighting until next year. I've been trying to fight. No matter what, we're gonna have to fight all these guys regardless. Michael Morales is a great fighter. ... Whether I fight him now, or I fight him later, I'm gonna have to get to him eventually. So, f*ck it, I'll get him out of the way now."

Brady is not the only one coming off a big win. Ecuador's Morales (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) stopped Burns in his last outing, picking up a first-round TKO win. Morales, who's still unbeaten in his MMA career, joined the UFC ranks in 2021 through Dana White's Contender Series, and gradually risen through the ranks.

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 322: Sean Brady announces Michael Morales matchup