Bobby
Green had nothing but praise for short-notice foe Jalin
Turner following their co-main event bout at UFC on
ESPN 52.
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Turner, who was a late replacement for Dan Hooker,
knocked out Green 2:49 into the opening stanza of their lightweight
clash at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on Saturday night. That
snapped a two-bout winning streak for Green, who was coming off
back-to-back finishes of Tony
Ferguson and Grant
Dawson.
Green appeared to absorb some unnecessary punishment before referee
Kerry Hatley stepped in to wave off the bout, but “King” didn’t
mention the stoppage in a post-fight statement on his Instagram
stories.
“What up, guys?” Green said. “You win some, you lose some. I guess
I want to show people that you’ve got to keep it G and you’ve got
to keep it G when you lose.
“Shout out to Jalin, you did your thing, brother. I’m so happy for
you. It means the world that you stepped up on short notice and you
had your success, so shout out to you. To all my people, it’s just
another step in the thing, you know. Another step in the career.
There’s ups, there’s downs, I’m a keep it going. I’m not going
nowhere. Love you, guys.”
Turner halted a two-bout skid with the victory and improved to 7-4
overall during his UFC tenure.