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Mickey Gall to Return to Action at UFC on ESPN 31

Published 11/14/2021, 8:37 AM EST

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A welterweight fight between Mickey Gall and Alex Morono has been added to UFC on ESPN 31 event. The card will take place on December 4, 2021.

Gall, who will fight in his second fight of 2021, is currently 7-3 in his career. He is coming off an impressive submission victory in his previous fight. However, his journey in the UFC has been a little jerky. After an impressive 3-0 start in the promotion, he has alternated between wins and losses in his last seven fights. He is 3-3 and his last six-fight and would want to keep his winning momentum going this time.

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Alex Morono, on the other hand, is on a two-fight win streak. He would want to keep his runoff form going and make a push for bigger fights. He has fought some of the biggest names in the sport and beat David Zawada and Donald Cerrone in his last two fights.

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Jose Aldo and Rob Font will headline the December 4 card. The bantamweight clash between the two guys is of importance. Both men are on winning streaks, and a win here will push their chances for a title shot.

Aldo is on a two-fight win streak and faced Pedro Munhoz in his last fight. He easily got past him and won via a unanimous decision. Rob Font is on a four-fight won streak and seems like a real challenger for the title. He is coming off a unanimous decision win over the former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt and would love to keep his momentum going.

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Jose Aldo is going to be the toughest test of Font’s career. Aldo is a former two-time undisputed UFC featherweight champion, and one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. However, Aldo has seen a slum in his career, and font can be a dangerous opponent for him.

With Aldo and Font headlining the card, Gall and Morono, along with others, will have a lot of eyeballs on them. They would look to make the most of the opportunity and impress the UFC higher-ups.

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Arunaditya is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Post Graduate Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from IIJNM, Arunaditya aspires to be an important voice in the world of MMA and interview the likes of Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Amanda Nunes, and other such superstars of the sport. He has followed the sport for over a decade and is an ardent fan of Georges St-Pierre, who he believes is the greatest of all time.
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