The UFC recently shared a press released detailing the full 14-fight card for UFC 323, which includes an unexpected lightweight matchup between the returning Turner and longtime UFC veteran Edson Barboza. <\/p>\n
A contract winner on the second season of Dana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> in 2018, Turner alternated wins and losses through his first few UFC bouts before he finished the previously-undefeated Josh Culibao in 2020 and kicked off a five-fight streak of stoppage-wins.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Undefeated MMA fighter impresses UFC legend by savagely choking opponent unconscious<\/a><\/p>\n Turner\u2019s 45-second submission of Brad Riddell at UFC 276 capped off his winning run and set him up for a jump up in competition at UFC 285, where he dropped a split decision to Mateusz Gamrot. The 30-year-old also came up short on the scorecards against Dan Hooker at UFC 290 before he closed out the year by stopping King Green in the first round to earn his second \u201cPerformance of the Night\u201d bonus.<\/p>\n Ignacio Bahamondes (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Jalin Turner (red gloves) during UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena. \/ Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cThe Tarantula\u201d was finished by Renato Moicano in his only outing of 2024 at UFC 300, and after being submitted by Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC 313 he announced what has now turned out to be a short-lived retirement from fighting<\/a>. <\/p>\n Turner won\u2019t have an easy welcome back to action at UFC 323, as perennial UFC contender Barboza will enter the night looking to snap a two-fight skid after he returned to the lightweight division in August. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Dustin Poirier says retirement after UFC has been difficult for him<\/a><\/p>\n A staple of UFC highlight packages thanks to his 2012 wheel kick knockout of Terry Etim, Barboza was a member of the promotion\u2019s lightweight Top 15 for years before he decided to drop down to featherweight in 2020.<\/p>\n Edson Barboza (red gloves) fights Drakkar Klose (blue gloves) during UFC 319 at United Center. \/ Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cJunior\u201d went 4-4 as a featherweight and also picked up post-fight bonuses in half of his outings at 145 lbs. After losing a UFC Fight Night main event to Lerone Murphy last summer, the Brazilian returned to lightweight at UFC 319 and came up short on the scorecards against Drakkar Klose.<\/p>\n Turner\u2019s return against Barboza features as part of a stacked UFC 323 event <\/a>that will take place on December 6 at T-Mobile Arena, and you can check out the full 14-fight card below. <\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 \u2013 For the UFC Men\u2019s Bantamweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van \u2013 For the UFC Men\u2019s Flyweight Championship<\/p>\n \u2022\tHenry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott<\/p>\n \u2022\tJan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov<\/p>\n \u2022\tBrandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira<\/p>\n \u2022\tMaycee Barber vs. Karine Silva<\/p>\n \u2022\tMansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli<\/p>\n \u2022\tFares Ziam vs. Nazim Sadykhov<\/p>\n \u2022\tGrant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres<\/p>\n \u2022\tTerrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan<\/p>\n \u2022\tMarvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira<\/p>\n \u2022\tEdson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner<\/p>\n \u2022\tIbo Aslan vs. Iwo Baraniewski<\/p>\n \u2022\tMuhammad Naimov vs. Mairon Santos<\/p>\n \u2022 UFC legend Dustin Poirier teams up with Bruce Buffer for iconic UFC 322 surprise<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Ex-UFC champion faces significant layoff following hand surgery<\/a> <\/p>\n \u2022 Tom Aspinall gets new custom fight kit for UFC 321 title fight with Ciryl Gane<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Brendan Allen joins UFC title conversation with rankings update after UFC Vancouver<\/a> <\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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