WATCH: UFC Fighter: UFC News: In this weekend’s UFC 290 at the T-Mobile Arena, Jalin Turner—ranked 11th in the lightweight division—will face Dan Hooker. However, this week, after a video of him reacting to a social media prankster on the Las Vegas Strip surfaced, he almost started training earlier. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
The video, which was shared online, depicts Turner and his support staff riding down an escalator in Sin City when a man who noisily mimes making a phone call screams, “I’m gonna tell you right now, I’ll smack the f*ck out of him and his f*cking boys.”
UFC Fighter Takes Down Tik Tok Prankster Publicly
Jalin Turner is not a victim of practical jokes very frequently. Attempts by TikToker to trick Turner were captured in a recent viral video. Things became out of control before TikToker could complete his joke.
Turner, who was unimpressed with the conversation, took the prankster by the throat, causing him to say the famous “It’s a prank, bro” line.
Turner described the incident to the media in Las Vegas prior to the bout this weekend, saying: “He shouted something, and I grabbed him. He was fortunate that it was a battle because else, I definitely would have thrown some hands, but it’s all right.
WATCH: UFC Fighter Takes Down Tik Tok Prankster Publicly
At UFC 290 on July 8, the 28-year-old will square off against Dan Hooker. Due to their intense emphasis on winning, the two fighters’ encounter may prove to be an entertaining spectacle. Turner has a thirteen-win, six-loss MMA record while Hooker has a 22-12 record.
The lightweight division will feature a fight between the two. Their match is on the main card, which also features the event’s headliners, Alexander Volkanovski and Yair Rodriguez. The title fight between Brandon Moreno and Alexandre Pantoja will take place once more. Instead of the buildup, a prankster chose to target “The Tarantula.” The TikTok prankster got into serious trouble after toying with Turner with the intention of making the crowd laugh.
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