LAS VEGAS – Jalin Turner knew he had to go back to the drawing board after losing to Renato Moicano. After dropping Moicano in their UFC 300 lightweight bout last April, Turner walked off thinking he got the job done – only to realize the fight wasn’t over. Not only was Moicano able to recover, but he completely turned the tide by finishing Turner with ground-and-pound TKO in Round 2 . It was a tough pill to swallow for Turner (14-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC), who used this time off to work on his grappling. “Grappling is always something that I need to polish and sharpen up,” Turner told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a news conference Wednesday. “I’m in a division where everybody is an elite grappler that’s been grappling since they were toddlers
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UFC 313: ‘Phoenix’ Jalin Turner sharpened up his grappling in 11-month layoff – MMA Junkie