Donald Cerrone will remain on UFC Vegas 26 after all.
Following a report from C. Contreras Legaspi, MMA Junkie confirmed that Cerrone is set to take on Alex Morono on this Saturday’s show from Las Vegas. Cerrone was initially scheduled to fight Diego Sanchez, but recent incidents concerning Sanchez’s cornerman/trainer Joshua Fabia led to Sanchez’s release from the UFC roster.
Morono (18-7, 1 NC) is looking to get back in the win column after taking a unanimous decision defeat to former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis last December. His overall UFC mark is 7-4 (1 NC), including stoppage wins over Josh Burkman and Zak Ottow, but in 2020 he went 1-2 with the aforementioned Pettis loss, a decision over Rhys McKee, and a quick KO defeat to Khaos Williams.