America has a growing force in the UFC as Jalin Turner scores brilliant 45-second submission win at UFC 276
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- Jalin Turner … remember the name.
- The American fighter continues on his trajectory in the UFC as he scored a brilliant win Saturday.
- You can watch his quickfire victory over Brad Riddell right here.
LAS VEGAS — Jalin Turner scored a brilliant, 45-second submission win Saturday at UFC 276, and continues to show that he may well be America's next combat sports superstar.
It didn't take long for Turner, who has proven dynamite in his fists, to start landing shots so thudding it stunned his opponent Brad Riddell.
New Zealand fighter Riddell fired off a low kick as the first strike of the bout but Turner responded in kind before landing an explosive right.
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To avoid further striking confrontation, Riddell attempted a takedown but Turner reversed the move and capitalized on the moment by locking in a guillotine.
Riddell soon tapped to cap an incredible performance and win from one of MMA's rising stars.
Watch the finish right here:
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Turner, 27, is an impressive athlete — particularly one who competes at 155-pounds as he's extraordinarily big for the weight at 6-foot-3.
That he defeated Riddell, an opponent ranked No.14 in the division, should send a message to other competitors in and around the rankings.
That message is that Turner is not here to mess around.
He's here to get the job done and, on Saturday at the T-Mobila Arena in Las Vegas, he got the job done in style to advance his pro MMA record to 14 wins (nine wins and five submissions) against five losses.
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Earlier in the show, Julija Stoliarenko appeared to snap Jessica-Rose Clark's arm with a violent, 42-second submission win in their women's bantamweight bout.
Then, UFC's violent striker Dricus du Plessis left his opponent's face looking a bloody mess, and the beating even appeared to change the color of Brad Tavares' hair during a wild International Fight Week brawl.
The UFC 276 event was topped by a middleweight championship bout between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier.
Alexander Volkanovski and Max Holloway fought an iconic trilogy bout for the Australian's featherweight UFC title.