Jalin Turner is officially back.
At UFC 323, Turner (14-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC) will make his return to the cage after un-retiring when he faces Edson Barboza (24-13 MMA, 18-13 UFC) in a three-round lightweight bout. The card takes place Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The promotion announced the bout Wednesday, along with another new addition: Iwo Baraniewski (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Ibo Aslan (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at light heavyweight.
Turner retired following his March loss to Ignacio Bahamondes, but recently indicated his comeback was official after his name reappeared on the UFC’s active roster. Turner, 30, aims to snap a two-fight skid and get back on track, having lost four of his most recent five outings.
Barboza, 39, also aims to snap a two-fight skid, having lost back-to-back fights against Lerone Murphy and Drakkar Klose. Barboza is one of the promotion’s longest-tenured fighters, having been on the roster since 2010.
With the addition, the UFC 323 lineup includes:
- Champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan – for bantamweight title
- Champ Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van – for flyweight title
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
- Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
- Edson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner
- Brunno Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori
- Muhammad Naimov vs. Mairon Santos
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli
- Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam
- Ibo Aslan vs. Iwo Baraniewski
