Alex Morono is back, and he’ll take on Daniil Donchenko in a welterweight bout.
The fight takes place Feb. 7 at UFC Fight Night 266 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
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Morono (24-12 MMA, 13-9 UFC) aims to snap a three-fight skid. A member of the UFC roster since 2016, Morono has put forth various exciting battles over the span of his 23-fight UFC tenure. Key victories for the Fortis MMA product include Court McGee, Tim Means, Donald Cerrone and Max Griffin.
Ukraine’s Donchenko (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won “The Ultimate Fighter 33” in September when he quickly finished Rodrigo Sezinando with strikes in Round 1. He is the former Naiza FC champion and has 10 finishes in 12 professional appearances.
The updated UFC Fight Night 266 lineup includes:
Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Uran Satybaldiev vs. Julius Walker
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
Daniil Donchenko vs. Alex Morono
Rizvan Kuniev vs. Ryan Spann
Farid Basharat vs. Jean Matsumoto
Eduarda Moura vs. Cong Wang
Daniil Donchenko vs. Alex Morono
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