Sometimes in fighting, getting smashed opens your eyes to new possibilities. That’s exactly where Sean Brady finds himself right now. The guy’s been grinding at welterweight for years, building a solid reputation as a grappler who could maul just about anyone. He climbed the rankings with that relentless wrestling style. But then UFC 322 happened, and Michael Morales basically made him look like he didn’t belong there.<\/p>
Brady’s not the first fighter to hit this crossroads. The welterweight division has always been weird like that. You have got guys who are naturally big and guys who are just stubborn. Some dudes walk around at 200 pounds between fights and somehow squeeze into 170. Others are more reasonable about it. Brady recently mentioned he’s actually at maximum muscle mass for his frame at 170 pounds, but admits he’s still a smaller welterweight compared to the giants up top. <\/p>
The loss to Morales wasn’t just another defeat on the record. Brady, ranked #7<\/a> at welterweight, got stopped by the surging Morales at Madison Square Garden. This knocked him completely out of title contention. What made it worse was how obvious the size gap looked. By fight night, it seemed like they belonged in different weight classes entirely. Now Brady’s seriously thinking about dropping to lightweight. He’s built like a tank at 170, making people wonder how he would possibly make 155.<\/p> “I might try to go to 155. There’s a lot of good a** matchups at 155. But it also depends on what they want to give me at 170.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>