Rising Bantamweight Discusses Debut Win, Uncanny Poise, And More Ahead Of Sophomore Battle With Cameron Saaiman on Saturday
Payton Talbott lost the first round of his UFC career on all three scorecards, and yet at the start of the third round of his debut bout against Nick Aguirre, the Dana White’s Contender Series grad was so comfortably in control of the fight that he motioned to his opponent that he was breaking.
Less than a minute later, Talbott forced Aguirre to tap out, giving him his first victory inside the Octagon.
“I wasn’t super-happy with my performance,” Talbott said on Wednesday afternoon, reflecting on his debut effort just a couple days in advance of his sophomore appearance against Cameron Saaiman on Saturday evening at the UFC APEX.