Rising UFC Star Jalin Turner Steps up on Short Notice and Makes Weight

AUSTIN, Texas – MMA Junkie was on the ground, delivering live coverage from Friday’s official UFC on ESPN 52 fighter weigh-ins.

The early weigh-ins took place at the UFC host hotel in Austin, Texas, preceding the ceremonial weigh-ins for the fans, scheduled for 5 p.m. ET at Moody Center. The festivities will continue at the same venue on Saturday, with the main card airing on ESPN after prelims on ESPN+.

Highlights from the weigh-ins included Beneil Dariush (22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) and Arman Tsarukyan (20-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) facing off in the lightweight main event. Bobby Green (31-14-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) is set to fight short-notice replacement Jalin Turner (13-7 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the co-feature for the lightweight division.

In addition, Deiveson Figueiredo (21-3-1 MMA, 10-6 UFC) is making the move to bantamweight to take on Rob Font (20-7 MMA, 10-3-1 UFC), while former women’s bantamweight champ Miesha Tate (20-9 MMA, 6-6 UFC) will take on Julia Avila (9-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC).

Although one preliminary fight was canceled before the session began, the rest of the card was able to weigh in successfully.

The complete UFC on ESPN 52 weigh-in results are as follows:

MAIN CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

• Beneil Dariush (156) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (155.5)

• Bobby Green (155) vs. Jalin Turner (156)

• Deiveson Figueiredo (135) vs. Rob Font (135)

• Sean Brady (170) vs. Kelvin Gastelum (170)

• Clay Guida (154) vs. Joaquim Silva (156)

• Punahele Soriano (185.5) vs. Dustin Stoltzfus (185.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 4 p.m. ET)

• Julia Avila (135.5) vs. Miesha Tate (135.5)

• Cody Brundage (185) vs. Zach Reese (185)

• Drakkar Klose (155.5) vs. Joe Solecki (155)

• Melquizael Costa () vs. Steve Garcia () – fight canceled*

• Rodolfo Bellato (205.5) vs. Ihor Potieria (204)

• Jared Gooden (171) vs. Wellington Turman (171)

• Veronica Hardy (125.5) vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth (125.5)

* Garcia vs. Costa was announced as canceled before the weigh-in session began due to an illness for Garcia.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 52.

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