Jalin Turner started off life in a tough neighborhood in San Bernardino, California where he faced bullying and adversity growing up. While he was very much into sports, he suffered a series of injuries as a teen. This would throw cold water on his desire to play traditional sports, such as football and basketball.

However, despite this setback, his life changed when he discovered wrestling during high school and took a strong liking to the sport. Pretty soon, he started watching MMA and fell in love with it. His martial arts journey has landed him among the lightweight elites of the UFC. Meanwhile, outside the cage, he is now a proud father with a loving fiancee and kids who are his biggest supporters. Ahead of his UFC 300 clash against Renato Moicano, let us take a look at his journey and personal life.

Everything we know about Jalin Turner’s wife/girlfriend

Very little is known about Jalin Turner’s personal life, as he seemingly wants to keep it private and has almost never talked about his family publicly. He does have a fiancee as he confirmed in an interview once.

However, he did not disclose her name, or any other details about her, and only mentioned her in passing. It is unclear if he has married her since then, and his social media doesn’t provide any additional information either.

While not much is known about his fiancee, Turner is the youngest of three children and was raised by his mother, Deidra, and elder sister, Lakisha Shaw. His mother was initially hesitant about Jalin’s fighting career, but she came around eventually.

Turner, who grew up in poverty, started training MMA as a teen, using his couch as a punching bag. This was because he couldn’t afford any of the equipment required to train, and made do with the limited resources he had.

Fast forward almost a decade and a half, and ‘Tarantula’ is scheduled to face up-and-coming lightweight prospect Renato ‘Money’ Moicano on the historic UFC 300 anniversary mega-card and has made it so that he can take good care of his family, including his wife Mary Turner and two kids.

Does Jalin Turner have kids?

Judging by his Instagram posts, Jalin Turner has two children. While he has never really spoken about them in public and very little information is available about them, there are a few posts on his Instagram account which feature his son and daughter.

Their names and any other details are all currently unknown. While the California native does not like to talk about his family, it is clear from his social media posts that the love and support of his family must be an important part of his making it big.

The #10 ranked lightweight has the opportunity to potentially get to the next level and build generational wealth for his family if he can get through Moicano and make a case for challenging the top contenders in the division. Will UFC 300 be the moment he does it?

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