Alexander Quincy Morono was born on August 16,1990 and is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently fights as a welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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25 Facts About Alex Morono
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Alex Morono's parents bought him a membership to LA Boxing gym where he began training in 2007, eventually noticing a jiu-jitsu class in the premises.
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Alex Morono went on to join the class and was instantly hooked to the discipline.
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Alex Morono earlier had the nickname of 'Baby Fedor' before he got 'The Great White' nickname after a sparring session.
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Later that same year, Alex Morono made his professional MMA debut, winning 21 seconds into the first round by armbar.
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On December 4,2015, Alex Morono won the Legacy Fighting Championship Welterweight Championship with a first-round guillotine choke over Derrick Krantz.
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Alex Morono stepped in on just over a week's notice to face Kyle Noke replacing an injured Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 195.
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Alex Morono was expected to face James Moontasri on October 15,2016 at UFC Fight Night 97.
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Alex Morono was expected to face Sheldon Westcott on February 4,2017 at UFC Fight Night 104.
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Alex Morono lost the fight via knockout at the end of the second round; however this was later overturned to a no contest after Price tested positive for marijuana.
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Alex Morono faced Keita Nakamura on September 23,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs Okami.
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Alex Morono won the fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round.
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Alex Morono faced Song Kenan on November 24,2018 at UFC Fight Night 141.
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Alex Morono won the fight via verbal submission due to elbow strikes in the first round.
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Alex Morono faced Rhys McKee on November 14,2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs dos Anjos.
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Alex Morono faced Donald Cerrone, replacing Diego Sanchez on May 8,2021 at UFC on ESPN 24.
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Alex Morono won the fight via technical knockout late in the first round.
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