Jalin Turner vs Dan Hooker at UFC 290

JALIN TURNER VS DAN HOOKER FACTS

When is UFC 290? Sunday 9 July, 2023 - 01:00 (UK)

Where is UFC 290? T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada (US)

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What channel is UFC 290 on? BT Sport 1

Where can I stream UFC 290? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport website

JALIN TURNER VS DAN HOOKER LOWDOWN

Jalin Turner (13-6) was fighting his way into title contention after compiling a five-fight streak. He was looking better with each fight knocking out Joshua Culibao (2020) submitting Brok Weaver (2020) and Uros Medic (2021), knocking out Jamie Mullarkey and submitting Brad Riddell (2022). However, he then ran into Mateusz Gamrot back in March and just fell on the wrong side of a split decision.

Dan Hooker (22-12) is back and remains at 155 lbs thankfully. He shredded back down to featherweight last year after losing three in four. They were to three of the best in the division – Dustin Poirier (2020), Michael Chandler (2021) and Islam Makhachev (2021), but decided to dip his toe back down at 145 lb only to get knocked out by Arnold Allen. However, he is already back in the win column piercing Claudio Puelles (2022) with a laser body kick.

JALIN TURNER VS DAN HOOKER PREDICTION

Hooker has only lost to the best, but all those wars have caused a lot of damage and the weight cuts have taken their toll. As for Turner, although he is coming off a loss, a split decision to Gamrot is not the worst look.

Turner has an exceptional skill set and still has room improvement. He will also boast a height and reach advantage which Hooker is not used to. This is a very tough fight for Hooker which seems to be the case in all of his pairings.

They are both durable and devastating strikers who carry a knockout threat in all eight-limbs. This could set up a striking spectacle however, based on their most recent fights, we can see Hooker calling upon his grappling.

He did an exceptional job fending off the advances of the jiu-jitsu wizard Puelles and Gamrot was able to nullify Turner against the cage.

Hooker has nowhere near the grappling skills of Gamrot, but he is good enough to take Turner down. We can see him finding success, but we feel Turner has a different gear and has the ability to catch the Kiwi.

Expect a very competitive fight, but Turner only needs one opening to set up a finish and with the miles on Hooker’s clock, we can see a knockout.