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 the case of Morono, he’s seen significant improvements in his game since joining Fortis.
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Morono enters this weekend’s bout with Matthew Semelsberger on a three-fight win streak, which includes impressive wins over Donald Cerrone, David Zawada, and Mickey Gall. A win over Semelsberger would give Morono his best winning streak since joining the UFC back in 2016, and help him continue his climb toward the welterweight rankings.
“When Sean [Shelby] said, ‘We’re trying to put you on the Dallas card,’ I was like, ‘Cool, I will fight anybody.’ Then when they gave me [Semelsberger] I was like, ‘You know, I really like this matchup. It’s a fun fight, it’s a challenging fight,’” Morono said. “He’s got four wins and one loss in the UFC, so it’s a valuable victory, so I’m looking forward to it.”
