UFC 323 goes down on December 6th in Las Vegas and today, the promotion officially announced the card and all the matchups currently booked. Included in today’s announcement was a really fun lightweight matchup between Edson Barboza (24-13) and Jalin Turner (14-9).

This matchup stands out because earlier this year, Turner announced that he was retiring from the sport after a rough 1-4 stretch. Back in 2022, Turner submitted Brad Riddell in the first round to win his fifth fight in a row. He looked like someone who could contend for a UFC world title.

However, he then suffered back-to-back split decision losses against Mateusz Gamrot and Dan Hooker. After a bounce back knockout against King Green, he faced Renato Moicano. In that fight, he had Moicano essentially out in the first round, b

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