Vince Morales: ‘I Wanted to Put the Division on Notice’

UFC bantamweight Vince Morales is coming off a quick stoppage at the expense of Louis Smolka at UFC on ESPN 31. Morales had been looking to score a finish inside the Octagon for a while, and finally delivered one. While talking with Sherdog, "Vandetta" stated that his recent victory put the rest of the 135-pound division on notice that he is not an opponent to be underestimated.

(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Picking Raulian Paiva over Sean O’Malley at UFC 269
(03:55) His thoughts on Dominick Cruz’s performance
(04:40) Stopping Louis Smolka with punches at UFC on ESPN 31
(07:14) Scoring the much-coveted finish inside the UFC
(08:14) Celebrating his victory
(09:16) Promising to do a shoey on his next interview with Sherdog
(09:40) If Nathaniel Wood answered the call-out
(10:48) His favorite Christmas movie and resolutions for 2022
(11:53) Outro

Tudor Leonte started writing about mixed martial arts in 2013 for Italian media outlets. His journey with Sherdog began in 2018 and he now covers One Championship and countless European shows. You can follow him on Twitter @MrTudorLeonte.