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Alex Morono: ‘I can thank Fabia’s weirdness for getting me this opportunity’ vs. Donald Cerrone

One of the reasons UFC welterweight Alex Morono signaled his willingness to fight Diego Sanchez next was his legendary status. But there was also another reason he sought the matchup before he was tapped to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC Vegas 26.

“He would just run to the middle of the octagon and would start throwing down, and I always wanted to fight him for that,” Morono said of Sanchez on What the Heck. “But when he got this coach, I kind of wanted to fight him to let his coach know that he’s just wrong what they’re doing.