Jalin Turner is not getting paid by the hour because he needed just 39 seconds to lay waste to Kaue Fernandes at UFC 330 on Saturday.
After a brief retirement, Turner has returned to action with a renewed purpose and he showed that he’s still one of the top lightweights in the world with his latest performance.
The fight ended after Fernandes threw an ill-advised spinning back fist and Turner quickly countered with a punch of his own followed by an uppercut that blasted the Brazilian and sent him down
to the canvas. Turner continued unloading shots until referee Jason Herzog saw enough as Fernandes fell unconscious with the fight being stopped at 39 seconds into the opening round.
Turner has now won two fights in a row — both by knockout — and he’s looking to get back into the lightweight top 15 now that he’s sticking around.
“I would like to see a number next to my name again,” Turner said after his win. “I’d like to see it again.”
Turner has always been a tough out for anybody in the lightweight division but in the past his grappling has fallen short in some of his bigger matchups. But on the feet, Turner is just as lethal as anybody at 155 pounds and he’s continued to show that since returning from retirement.
