Stawell’s Jeremy Joiner suffered the first loss of his mixed martial arts career at the weekend.
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The 29-year-old was defeated by South Australia’s Mike ‘The Turnerator’ Turner in the second round by submission at the Diamondback Fighting Championships at Adelaide Oval.
Joiner was looking to claim his sixth professional victory and add the DFC heavyweight title to go with his XFC championship he won in May.
Joiner said Turner’s method of fighting was different to anything he had faced before.
“Styles make fights and it obviously played a part, but the biggest factor were my mistakes and I paid for them,” he said.
“Obviously the loss was not ideal but I knew this day was inevitable. It’s not the result that disappoints me the most, it was my performance.
“I made a lot of mistakes – things I was ready for and trained for but I didn't react.”
Joiner said he is unsure of what the future holds for him
“I’m not sure what’s next – my manager and coach plan all that out for me,” he said.
“I want to thank everyone for the support. Sorry I couldn't deliver. This is the fight business, these things happen and I will be back.”