Renato Moicano e jalin turner faced each other in UFC 300. Photo: Reproduction/X
Protagonist of an unusual moment in UFC 300, jalin turner paid dearly for trusting in the referee's eventual interruption after punching and knocking him down Renato Moicano on the ground. Unable to stop the fight after giving up on hitting his rival, the American ended up being knocked out in the next round and became the target of much criticism due to the decision.
During an interview with Ariel Helwani, the fighter explained that the reason he did not continue to punch Moicano until the referee stopped him was due to the flood of criticism he received for having violently knocked him out. Bobby Green in the previous fight. The episode was marked by the authorities' delay in separating the fighters, when 'King' was no longer defending himself from the attacks.
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“I have had many conflicts since the knockout over (Bobby Green). The community was asking why I didn't stop (hitting) I'm a nice guy, so it wasn't my intention to keep hurting the guy, but that's what you have to do in the sport. So, as it happened in UFC 300, I had a little moment of clarity where I didn't want to keep hurting (Renato Moicano). I didn't want to keep hitting him,” Turner explained.
R. Moicano after knockout of J. Turner. Photo: Reproduction/UFC
Finally, the fighter highlighted his plan to redeem himself with the fans in the midst of one of the biggest events ever offered by the UFC.
“A lot of people said I shouldn’t have done this and that, walking away after knocking him down. UFC 300 It was a big show, just like Conor (McGregor) vs Khabib (Nurmagomedov) so I wanted a moment of redemption,” he concluded.
At 29 years old, Turner retired from MMA after his last defeat in UFC 313, when finished by Ignatius Bahamondes. The decision generated many questions in the MMA community, but the athlete confirmed that he will hang up his gloves for good.
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