“He Said Stand and Bang Like The…” Fans and Pros Impressed as Alex Morono Submits Tim Means at UFC Charlotte
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Alex Morono submitted Tim Means in their bout at UFC Charlotte. Means and Morono opened the main card for UFC Charlotte with a welterweight slugfest. Two minutes in the second round, Morono locked in a guillotine on Means and forced the tap. The 39-year-old veteran Means was on a two-fight losing skid and sought to prevent a hat-trick of losses. With a 14-11 UFC record, ‘The Dirty Bird’ was 3-2 in his last 5. His losses were against Max Griffin and Kevin Holland.
32-year-old Alex Morono was on a much better run in comparison. ‘The Great White’ had lost his last bout against Santiago Ponzinibbio. However, he was on a 4-fight win streak prior to the loss. Morono came to UFC Charlotte with an 11-5 UFC record.
Fans react to Tim Means vs. Alex Morono at UFC Charlotte
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Means and Morono kicked off the UFC Charlotte main card on a strong foot. The 39-year-old veteran showed no signs of his age as he took the fight to Morono. Nevertheless, Morono found success of his own, landing stiff shots. Means finished the first round strong, teeing off on Morono against the cage.
Things turned around in the second round. Morono took back control on the feet and got back up after being taken down. He caught Means in a guillotine shortly after and forced a tap.
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With the win, Morono is back in the win column. During the post-fight interview, Morono called out Bryan Barberena for his next fight.
Following are some fans’ reactions to the fight.
Alex Morono taps Tim Means at #UFCharlotte! pic.twitter.com/EuwKDsaCZY
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) May 13, 2023
Thank you @alexmoronomma & Tim Means (what’s his @) for that awesome scrap! #UFCCharlotte pic.twitter.com/pPYwN1cRQS
— Dan (@BestFightPicks) May 13, 2023
He said stand and bang like the good Lord intended 😂😂🔥🔥
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 13, 2023
"I like to stand and bang like the good lord intended" 😂😂 #UFCCharlotte
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) May 13, 2023
He choked by chicken?!
Morono 👀#UFCCharlotte— Kevin Holland (@Trailblaze2top) May 13, 2023
Alex Morono with the submission win! 🥋 #UFConABC4
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) May 13, 2023
Shortly after the callout, Barberena took to Twitter to issue a response.
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Great win @alexmoronomma ! Nothing but love brother. You know I’m always down. ✊🏽 enjoy the spoils of victory 🙏🏽 #UFCCharlotte
— BRYAN BARBERENA (@bryan_barberena) May 13, 2023
“Great win @alexmoronomma ! Nothing but love brother. You know I’m always down. ✊🏽 enjoy the spoils of victory 🙏🏽 #UFCCharlotte,” wrote Barberena.
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