Raoni barcelos won Payton Talbott No. UFC 311. Photo: Twitter / UFC News
after being dominated by Raoni Barcelos in the last fight of the preliminary card of the UFC 311 and be defeated for the first time in his professional career, Payton Talbott spoke out for the first time. Through social media, the American spoke briefly about what happened and promised to recover from the setback and return to the winning column soon.
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“The veteran gave me my first scar. May the skin heal to become strong and never crack again. Lucky to have people like this in my life. Lucky to be able to learn valuable lessons. I still had fun,” said the fighter in a post on Instagram.
Who would you like to see Payton Talbott face after UFC 311? pic.twitter.com/k46YLGrzQN
— MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) January 22, 2025
This was the athlete's tenth professional fight, having earned his spot in the UFC through the Dana White Contender Series. In the Ultimate, he has three wins and one loss. In total, only two of his fights went to the judges' decision.
Payton Talbott wasn't the only one
Merab Dvalishvili derrotou Umar Nurmagomedov No. UFC 311 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
O UFC 311 brought about a curious event, to say the least. All four undefeated athletes who performed at the event ended the night with a loss on their record. Even in this context, Talbott's defeat was surprising. Raoni barcelos was the biggest zebra of all pay per view and one of the greatest in the history of Ultimate, so the dominant performance came as a shock to many, who saw the American as one of the sport's top prospects.
Besides Payton Talbott, Umar Nurmagomedov, Clayton Carpenter e Rinya Nakamura were defeated for the first time.
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