There's a lot of competition in the welterweight division suddenly, but Carlos Prates thinks he should be first up for new champ Islam Makhachev.

NEW YORK -- Ethyn Ewing needed only two days' notice — and short rest — to win his first fight for UFC. Ewing won his UFC debut — just eight days after his last professional fight — via unanimous decision over Malcolm Wellmaker on an undercard bout Saturday night at UFC 322.

In the main event, former lightweight champion Islam Makhachev made light work of Jack Della Maddalena to claim his welterweight title. Earlier on the fight card, a pair of 170-pound contenders, Michael Morales and Carlos Prates, pulled off impressive KO wins to throw their names into the mix of potential challengers for Makhachev's new belt.

Daniel Cormier thinks it's wide open as to who would get the first shot at Islam Makhachev's UFC welterweight title.

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Sean Brady is fine. The No. 2-ranked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight contender suffered a rough first-round knockout loss to rising phenom Michael Morales in the “Featured bout” of UFC 322 last night (Sat.