Jalin Turner seemingly had Renato Moicano dead-to-rights at UFC 300, however then a tactical error price him the win.
Moicano (19-5-1 MMA, 11-5 UFC) is about to face Benoit Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in subsequent Saturday’s UFC Battle Evening 243 most important occasion at Accor Area in Paris (ESPN+) in what would be the first headliner of his promotional tenure. That spot was earned by a gruelling comeback win over Turner on the monumental UFC 300 occasion in April.
Turner got here out of the combat robust, hurting Moicano on the toes and utilizing his putting potential to attain a knockdown. As an alternative of pouncing on his downed opponent, although, Turner tried to get a walk-off spotlight. The combat wasn’t stopped, nevertheless, and Moicano regained his wits and made it to the subsequent spherical, the place he acquired the combat to the mat and completed the job with a ground-and-pound TKO.
The end result put Moicano on a three-fight profitable streak and pushed his document to 6-1 since transferring as much as the light-weight division from featherweight. His reward was a most important occasion in hostile territory, as a result of he’ll subsequent tackle France’s Saint Denis in a combat with large stakes for the winner.
Earlier than UFC Battle Evening 243, nevertheless, the UFC has launched the complete combat video of Moicano vs. Turner, which will be considered above.
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