Alex Morono, who competes in the UFC's welterweight division, has a promotional record of 11-4-1 and an overall MMA record of 22-7-1. 'The Great White' first started competing in 2010, featuring in organizations like Legacy FC and Fury Fighting before joining the premier MMA organization in 2016.
Morono was the welterweight champion at Legacy FC prior to joining the UFC. He made his UFC debut against Kyle Noke at UFC 195 and won the fight via split decision. Alex Morono's notable wins include over Josh Burkman, Max Griffin, Donald Cerrone and Mickey Gall.
Alex Morono trains at Fortis MMA, under the tutelage of Sayif Saud. He is a black belt in Taekwondo and a second-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Vinícius "Draculino" Magalhães.
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'The Great White' has six wins by knockout, six by submission, and 11 first-round finishes in his career.
According to the official UFC stats, the Texan fighter has a striking accuracy of 43%, landing 997 out of 2,297 significant strikes. He has a significant strike rate of 5.36 strikes landed per minute and an absorption rate of 4.01 strikes absorbed per minute.
Alex Morono is currently on a four-fight win streak, having last fought Matthew Semelsberger at UFC 277. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Alex Morono to fight Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC 282
According to various reports, Alex Morono will step in as a replacement against Santiago Ponzinibbio after Robbie Lawler pulled out of the fight due to injury. The news was first broken by John Morgan of The Underground on Twitter.
According to the tweet, Ponzinibbio will remain on this weekend's pay-per-view card and will face Morono in a 180-pound catchweight bout.
The UFC hasn't officially reordered the card yet, but the fight between Morono and Ponzinibbio will take place on the main card, according to mmafighting.com.
'The Great White' is currently on a four-fight win streak going into the bout with Ponzinibbio. Morono's last four fights include a knockout win over Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN 24.
Santiago Ponzinibbio is looking to bounce back from back-to-back losses to Geoff Neal and Michel Pereira. In his last four outings, Ponzinibbio has one win and three losses, including a knockout defeat to Li Jinliang.
UFC 282 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Las Vegas on December 10. The main card will feature Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev for the vacant light heavyweight title in the main event and Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon in the co-headliner.