Michael Jonathan Morales Hurtado (born June 24, 1999) is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist.
At the age of 14, his father took him to Víctor Vallejo's academy in Machala, where he began to practice mixed martial arts.
[6] On September 21, 2021, Morales faced Nikolay Veretennikov for a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series: Season 5, Week 4.
[10] However, Brahimaj was forced to withdraw from the event in mid-July due to an undisclosed injury[11] and was replaced by Adam Fugitt.
[13] Morales was scheduled to face Rinat Fakhretdinov on December 17, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs.