Vince Morales Seeks Finish Over Colby Thicknesse at UFC Perth
Vince Morales wants colby thicknesse to meet him in a bloody, fan-friendly fight at UFC Perth, and he says he is aiming for a finish. The bantamweight bout is his first in over a year, a stretch that followed knee surgery and a long wait to get a contract in place.
Morales Wants A Finish
Morales did not hide what he is looking for. “I’m looking for a finish. I’m in there trying to get my money, I’m looking for a fight. I think it will be a war of attrition, and I’m down to get in there and break this dude,” he said. That is the clearest read on how he plans to enter the cage: pressure, contact, and no interest in a slow pace.
He also said he wants more than a narrow win. “I’m itching. I need to get in there, get bloody, and get a real fight,” Morales said, before adding, “I’m craving in there and having a crazy fight, like a brawl to put on a show for the fans.”
Year Off After Knee Surgery
The layoff is part of the backdrop to the Perth booking. Morales said, “I had a knee surgery, it was minimal, it was a meniscus thing, right after the fight last year,” and he described the wait for the next bout as one that took forever to turn into an actual contract. UFC Perth will be his first fight in over a year.
That gap matters because his last outing came against Raul Rosas Jr., who held him down for three rounds. Morales is also carrying a 3-fight losing skid, so this return is not just about getting back to work. He said the assignment is about proving why he belongs in the UFC and getting a new contract.
Australia Card Pressure
The location adds a small personal thread. Morales said his good friend Kody Steele got on the Australia card, and the two jokingly talked about both landing on it. He also said he had not been to Australia before this booking, so the trip gives him a first look at the card and the setting around it.
For Morales, the task is direct: turn the comeback into something useful. “My whole plan is to go out there and show out and prove why I belong in the UFC and get a new contract,” he said, and the outcome against Thicknesse will decide whether the year away ends with momentum or more pressure on a fighter already staring at a 3-fight skid.
