A typical night for Morono at Fortis includes tough rounds on the mat with UFC veterans Diego Ferreira, Ramiz Brahimaj and top-15 ranked Geoff Neal. They say iron sharpens iron, and in Morono’s case, he has seen significant improvements in his game since joining Fortis.
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Morono enters this weekend’s fight with Matthew Semelsberger on a three-fight winning streak, which includes impressive victories over Donald Cerrone, David Zawada and Mickey Gall. A win over Semelsberger would give Morono his best winning streak since joining the UFC in 2016 and help him continue his climb up the welterweight rankings.
“When Sean [Shelby] said, ‘We’re trying to put you on the Dallas card’, I was like, ‘Cool, I’ll fight anybody’. Then when they gave me [Semelsberger] I was like, ‘You know, I really like this game. It’s a fun fight, it’s a tough fight,” Morono said. “He has four wins and one loss in the UFC, so it’s a valuable win, so I’m looking forward to it.”