stopped Edson Barboza in the first round<\/a> of their lightweight bout this past Saturday at UFC 323. The win snapped Turner’s two-fight losing skid.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old was brought in by Ian Machado Garry for his training camp against Carlos Prates, which he credits for helping to re-ignite his love for MMA.<\/p>\n
“When I went to go help Ian Garry, it was so good,” Turner told MMA Junkie and other reporters during the UFC 323 post-fight news conference. “Being around his family, being around his team, feeling the love that was radiating from everybody. He was driving, doing all this stuff, having a blast, his son is awesome. It just showed me a light. They really told me I should just put away all the distractions because I’m too talented and too good to hang it up now.”<\/p>\n
Turner leaned on his faith to help guide him back to the octagon, and now he hopes this new path can continue yielding results.<\/p>\n
“I’m enjoying every fight, every moment,” Turner said. “One fight at a time, one moment at a time. I am excited to see how much further I can get into this career, in this division with the relationship with God now.”<\/p>\n
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