Jalin Turner remains a work in progress.
The 29-year-old Californian will look to reassert himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight division when he takes on Ignacio Bahamondes in a featured UFC 313 attraction this Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Turner steps back into view having lost three of his past four bouts. He last competed at UFC 300, where Renato “Money” Moicano cast him aside with elbows and punches in the second round of their April 13 pairing.
As Turner approaches his upcoming battle with Bahamondes at 155 pounds, a look at a few of the rivalries that have helped shape his career to this point:
Vicente Luque
The Kill Cliff Fight Club export spoiled Turner’s long-awaited Octagon debut when he stopped “The Tarantula” with first-round punches as part of the UFC 229 undercard on Oct.