UFC Fight Night Neil Magny versus Michael Morales odds picks and prediction Michael Morales versus Neil Magny is a welterweight fight featured on this weekend's UFC Fight Night undercard and one of our featured events for UFC betting Morales is taking a step up in class against the fading yet capable Magny and will look to pass the biggest test of his career with flying colors UFC odds have Morales as a minus 800 favorite and Magny has a plus 500 75 Underdog here are my best free UFC Fight Night Morales versus Magny predictions from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas there is a lot of Buzz around Morales and he'll have a chance to validate the hopes of those who believe he's on his way to becoming a major player in the welterweight division when he faces Magny the 26-year-old Tiana native possesses great offensive tools and does a little bit of everything not to mention that he has great movement solid fight I and good conditioning Magny has been the division's truth maker for a long time and while he can still give anyone a bad night he's starting to slow down and take advantage of counterattacks it's becoming more common for Magny to rely on his opponent's mistakes to win fights which is a clear sign of his decline to his credit he still knows when to capitalize on those mistakes and makes the most of those opportunities but Morales is no Seek and Destroy Prospect looking to collect the scalp of old man Magny Morales starts in and out of range moves fluidly and doesn't put himself in a bad position for the sake of offense though the record shows that while Magny is two to three over his last five fights he was dangerously close to being 0 to5 his recent win over Mike Mallet and a previous submission win over Daniel Rodriguez saw Magny getting worked over until they started to fatigue allowing him a chance to get back into the fight and win it his Split Decision over Phil row was also more of rose's fault for not sticking to striking giving Magny a chance to out wrestle him and avoid defeat it's clear that Magny is unable to handle sharp Strikers and he'll struggle with Morales movement and athleticism Morales is still developing and there is a chance that Magny could exploit some gaps in his game particularly because he's the best fighter the Young Lion has faced thus far those would likely come on his takedown defense and ground game which Morales can neutralize with his movement and by throwing punishing leg kicks to drag the slowing Magny down to a crawl I'm going with Morales best best analysis even if Magny does try to make it ugly Morales has successfully defended almost all the takedowns attempted on him and Magny must absorb a fair share of strikes and hopes that he can pin him down to begin with I don't see much of a chance for Magny Morales will be too sharp fast and strong and he doesn't overcommit or make the kind of mistakes that can give Magny hope Morales by decision is the pick