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 ready to face Benoit Saint Denis (13-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in subsequent Saturday’s UFC Struggle Evening 243 foremost occasion at Accor Enviornment in Paris (ESPN+) in what would be the first headliner of his promotional tenure. That spot was earned by means of a gruelling comeback win over Turner on the monumental UFC 300 occasion in April.
Turner got here out of the struggle sturdy, hurting Moicano on the ft and utilizing his putting capability to attain a knockdown. As a substitute of pouncing on his downed opponent, although, Turner tried to get a walk-off spotlight. The struggle wasn’t stopped, nevertheless, and Moicano regained his wits and made it to the following spherical, the place he bought the struggle to the mat and completed the job with a ground-and-pound TKO.
The outcome put Moicano on a three-fight successful streak and pushed his file to 6-1 since transferring as much as the light-weight division from featherweight. His reward was a foremost occasion in hostile territory, as a result of he’ll subsequent tackle France’s Saint Denis in a struggle with huge stakes for the winner.
Earlier than UFC Struggle Evening 243, nevertheless, the UFC has launched the complete struggle video of Moicano vs. Turner, which might be seen above.
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