News Jalin Turner Retires After Loss @ UFC 313

[Mask Of Winters]

Retiring in shame really needs to make a comeback, in all aspects of life.

And if Turner does come back, I will be rooting for him to get KTFOd in every fight until he's gone for real. Bad things happen to people who personally betray me.

 

[HHJ]

He'll be back.

 

[AndrewGolota48]

He's got the physical gifts, but you can tell that the weight class is just killing him.

You can't be THAT tall and fight at LW unless you're like 19. Whatever advantages he's gaining in reach, he's losing in durability and cardio. He fights like a man who just rolled out of bed

He needs a year to bulk up to 170, then give it one last shot. He's only 29.

 

[Ivancho]

At 29? Anyone can start a career at 29.

yes, absolutely

 

[RockyLockridge]

I don't usually approve of these kinds of retirements but I endorse this retirement. This guy is going no where, and he's taken tons of damage and has gotten finished alot.

 

[Goat Poster]

This retirement was overshadowed by a retirement of a taller, lanky black guy.

Poor Jailin didn't know Jones was gonna retire the same night.

 

[Rektkid]

Doesn't have the heart for it. Quits at the slightest sign of adversity but then he will probably be back soon enough.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

has there ever been a taller LW?

 

[mkess101]

Yep. Dude is massive, no clue how he made 155. I'm a pretty good sized guy (older now, but my 2 fights were at LHW forever ago) and I talked to Turner a bit the morning after UFC 300 when he was waiting for his Uber at NYNY. I was like "how the hell do you make 155?" He told me that was probably the last time he'd do it. Then...he comes back at 155.

I wish they'd require these guys that cut a ton of weight to talk to guys like Chiesa or Oliveira to see that they're actually doing their careers a huge injustice. The edge you might have in being bigger is more than canceled out by the strain you're putting on your body.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

he had the tools to be a top 10 LW... just lacked the fight IQ IMO

 

[SalvadorAllende]

has there ever been a taller LW?

Bahamondes was close to him and isn't Joel Alvarez also 6ft3?
James Vick was pretty tall too

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Bahamondes was close to him and isn't Joel Alvarez also 6ft3?
James Vick was pretty tall too

Yea Turner is listed as 6’3. You could be right.

 

[cmw43]

don't think he's done permanently, what would you even do at a young age other than continue fighting? Most fighters don't have a 2nd option

Get a job or become a coach.

 

[J'Ghasta]

Maybe he should try not cutting 100lbs to fight at LW

 

[Leonard Haid]

Had him as one of the most hyped up LW prospects few years ago..
Thoughts?

If I had a dollar for every UFC athlete who retired then un-retired, I'd still be poor. But there've been a lot of them.

"I'm retiring tonight, Joe!" says Henry Cejudo after the Dominick Cruz fight.

 

[BangBang]

That Dan Hooker fight was sick. Thank you Jaylin Turner.

I enjoyed watching him fight. Shame

 

[SamuraiBro]

Guarantee we see him back and up at welterweight next year fighting someone like Dalby.

 

[Laheys'Liquorland]

Reminds me of Michael Johnson...Physically gifted fighter with the ability to beat many great fighters but just never put it all together to become a solid fighter.

 

[Paynebringer]

Reminds me of Michael Johnson...Physically gifted fighter with the ability to beat many great fighters but just never put it all together to become a solid fighter.

He needs a gym and a coach to teach him to utilize all his tools.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Guy seems to have made $119,000 at UFC 300 and I found some source saying he made $150,000 for 313 (no idea how accurate)

He's not retiring.

Well I guess if he knew 100% certain he would get cut that kind of changes it but you'd guess whatever bag he could get for a night of fighting in another promotion is going to top coaching or some shit..

That's not that much money, and he's going to be making less unless he wins.

He's probably making like 120k a year after expenses and taxes. Good money by desk job standards, but not so good that it'd be ridiculous to leave. Could get a bozo job in Silicon Valley and make that by his second or third year.