Bantamweight prospect Payton
Talbott is taking his first career defeat as a learning
experience.
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The 26-year-old
Dana White’s Contender Series alum entered his UFC 311
matchup as a significant betting favorite against Brazilian veteran
Raoni
Barcelos, but Talbott struggled to remain upright in a
unanimous decision loss this past Saturday at the Intuit Dome in
Los Angeles. When all was said and done, Talbott surrendered eight
takedowns and nearly 10 minutes of control time to his 37-year-old
opponent.
Talbott reacted to the performance in a brief statement via
Instagram on Tuesday.
“The vet gave me my first scar. May the skin heal itself to be
strong and never split again,” Talbott wrote. “Lucky to have such
people in my life. Fortunate to be able to learn valuable lessons.
Still had fun.”
The Reno Academy of Combat product had been victorious in his first
nine professional outings, including finishes of Nick
Aguirre, Cameron
Saaiman and Yanis
Ghemmouri in
UFC competition.