UFC 313 is turning into quite the striker’s delight
showcase.
Per a Friday report from ESPN
Deportes, Jalin
Turner (14-8) will take on Ignacio
Bahamondes (16-5) on March 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las
Vegas. The 155-pound pairing on UFC 313 was confirmed shortly after
its posting by Bahamondes on Instagram.
Currently ranked in the top 15 on
Sherdog’s Official Rankings at 155 pounds, Turner has dropped
three of his last four within the past two years. After consecutive
split decision losses against Mateusz
Gamrot and Dan Hooker,
“The Tarantula” bounced back by blasting Bobby Green
at the end of 2023. His lone 2024 outing did not go his way, as
Renato
“Money” Moicano put the screws to him and handed Turner his
first stoppage loss since 2018.
Meanwhile, Bahamondes is coming off back-to-back first round
knockouts over Christos
Giagos and Manuel
Torres, both taking place in 2024 and the latter at UFC 306,
also known as Noche UFC. Since debuting in the league in 2021, “La
Jaula” has amassed a record of five wins opposite two defeats, with
four finishes that earned him three post-fight bonus checks.
Combined, Turner and Bahamondes celebrate 26 of their 30 pro wins
inside the distance.