Fighting out of Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States, Payton Talbott, 25, is still an undefeated professional mixed martial artist. He is 5’11” and he competes in the bantamweight division.
Talbott is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. He made his promotional debut at “UFC Fight Night 232“, which is also known as “UFC on ESPN+90” and “UFC Vegas 82”.
Featuring 14 MMA matches, “UFC Vegas 82” was held at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Las Vegas Valley, Clark County on November 18, 2023. In the 11th bout of the evening, Talbott fought “Slick” Nick Aguirre, 27, of Oswego, Illinois, USA in the bantamweight division.
Mark Smith served as the referee. He stopped the bantamweight contest after 58 seconds in the third round when Talbott submitted Aguirre via rear-naked choke.
This is Aguirre’s second UFC fight and second loss in the promotion. The loss downgraded his professional MMA record to 7 wins and 2 losses.
On the other hand, Talbott now has 7 wins and 0 loss. “UFC Vegas 82” marked his first professional MMA win via submission.
As an amateur MMA fighter, Talbott defeated Ernesto Villegas on March 16, 2018, Joseph Lee on August 25, 2018, Taylor Cuisnot on July 13, 2019, Cameron Sandoval on November 16, 2019 and Alex Gamez on August 21, 2021. On November 27, 2021, Talbott made his professional MMA debut.
On August 8, 2023, Talbott earned his sixth professional MMA win at “Dana White’s Contender Series 2023” Week 1 at the UFC Apex in Enterprise. He defeated Reyes Cortez Jr. via unanimous decision.
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