Payton Talbott

Talbott put Figueiredo on the canvas with a right hand early in the round. An elbow along the fence then started his push for the finish, and Figueiredo was unable to recover once it landed. Talbott stayed on him with hard shots until Figueiredo covered up and referee Jason Herzog stepped in.

Key moments

• A right hand dropped Figueiredo early and set the tone for the co-main event.
• An elbow along the cage started the sequence that ended the fight.
• Talbott's follow-up strikes forced Figueiredo to cover up and the referee waved it off at 2:09.

Talbott beat Cejudo by unanimous decision, landing power shots and body work across three rounds. He landed a right hand early that showed real one-punch power, and in Round 2 his uppercut and knee put Cejudo on the ropes. Cejudo pushed for takedowns in Round 3, but all three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Talbott.

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Key moments

• Talbott landed a right hand early in Round 1 that showed real one-punch power.
• Talbott took Cejudo down mid-round in Round 1, and Cejudo scrambled back up.
• In Round 2 Talbott worked the body and landed an uppercut and a knee that put Cejudo on the ropes.
• Cejudo took Talbott down in Round 3, but Talbott kept landing to the body and closed with a right hand and a knee.
• All three judges scored the fight 30-27 for Talbott.

Talbott answered Lima's pressure with counter wrestling, reversals, and sustained work on the feet. Lima had moments with combinations and takedown attempts, but Talbott's ground-and-pound and cleaner pressure carried him to a unanimous decision.

Key moments

• Lima landed early and grabbed a leg, but Talbott rolled through the takedown attempt and reversed on the canvas.
• Talbott worked from top position with elbows before Lima scrambled back to his feet.
• A straight punch snapped Lima's head back, and another takedown reversal kept Talbott in control of the exchanges.
• Talbott finished the third round with more ground-and-pound and won by unanimous decision, 29-28 on every judge's card.

Barcelos beat Talbott by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) by taking him down repeatedly and controlling the fight on the mat. He scored his first takedown in the opening seconds, moved through dominant positions including full mount, and finished the fight on top with punches in the closing moments of Round 3.

Key moments

• Barcelos took Talbott down repeatedly, starting in the opening seconds of Round 1.
• Barcelos moved through dominant positions, including full mount, and kept Talbott's striking neutralized.
• Barcelos closed Round 3 on top, landing punches as the fight ended.
• All three judges scored the fight for Barcelos: 30-27, 30-27 and 30-26.

Talbott knocked out Ghemmouri in the first round. He dropped Ghemmouri with punches in the opening seconds and the referee stepped in to stop the fight at 0:19.

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Key moments

• Talbott landed punches early in the first round.
• A punch dropped Ghemmouri to the canvas.
• The referee stopped the fight at 0:19 of Round 1.

Talbott stopped Saaiman in the second round. He pressed forward with knees, body shots and an elbow in Round 1 while Saaiman stayed on his feet and landed a back kick. Early in Round 2 Talbott sat Saaiman down and hammered away with punches until the referee stopped the fight at 0:21.

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Key moments

• Talbott landed a knee and body shots in Round 1 and kept walking Saaiman down.
• Talbott landed another knee and an elbow over the top, while Saaiman answered with a back kick.
• Early in Round 2 Talbott sat Saaiman down and hammered away.
• The referee stopped the fight at 0:21 of Round 2.

Talbott submitted Aguirre in the third round of his UFC debut. Aguirre scored an early takedown and controlled much of Round 1, setting a body triangle and attacking a choke. Talbott took over with pressure in Round 2 while Aguirre pulled guard, then locked in a rear-naked choke early in Round 3 for the tap at 0:58.

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Key moments

• Aguirre scored a takedown in the first 30 seconds of Round 1.
• Aguirre set a body triangle and attacked the choke late in Round 1.
• Talbott pressed forward in Round 2 and landed hammer fists and elbows while Aguirre held on to a single.
• Aguirre tapped to the rear-naked choke at 0:58 of Round 3.