Renato Moicano reveals that the UFC did message him about stepping in to fight Justin Gaethje and explains why they opted to go with ‘Ataman’.

Turner returns against rising contender Ignacio Bahamondes (16-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 313 main card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+, ESPN+).

The UFC 313 co-main event is shaping up to be quite the spectacle with Justin Gaethje teasing a return to an even more aggressive fighting style for his rematch with Rafael Fiziev.

UFC 313 will be headlined by Alex Pereira defending his title against Magomed Ankalaev. However, other fighters could be fighting for their spot on the UFC roster.

After a nearly a year layoff, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) No. 13 ranked Jalin Turner returns to action at UFC 313 this weekend (Sat., March 8, 2025) against surging Chilen Ignacio Bahamondes from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,

The likes of Rafael Fiziev, Renato Moicano and Mateusz Gamrot offered to step in and replace Hooker. If it were up to Cormier, he’d like to see Gaethje fight Moicano, who’s coming off a short-notice title loss to Islam Makhachev at UFC 311. Cormier says history proves that Moicano (20-6-1 MMA, 12-6 UFC) is the right man for the job.

Renato Moicano is the latest lightweight to throw his name in the hat for a showdown with Justin Gaethje at UFC 313.

Matt Brown spoke about the possibility of 'El Matador' being the next lightweight title contender. The next opponent for Islam Makhachev (27-1) remains a mystery. The lightweight champion is coming off a first-round submission victory over Renato Moicano at UFC 311,

Turner attempted to score a walk off knockout, but veteran referee Herb Dean refused to step in. The 29-year-old American looked at the official and implored him to stop the fight as Moicano wobbled back to his feet – but ‘Money’ was given the chance to survive the final 16 seconds and make it to round two.