Payton Talbott suffered an enormous upset loss earlier tonight (Sat., Jan. 18, 2025) at UFC 311 reside on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) from inside Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif., dropping a lopsided choice to bantamweight veteran Raoni Barcelos.
This was presupposed to be a showcase for the beforehand undefeated Talbott because the rising teen got here in as a ridiculous -1200 betting favourite. The oddsmakers confirmed full disrespect for Barcelos, who has shared the Octagon with the likes of Umar Nurmagomedov, Kyler Phillips, and Chris Gutierrez. He’s as seasoned as they arrive at 135 kilos and a a lot more durable out than given credit score for.
Sadly for Talbott, he needed to study the exhausting approach that momentum might be taken away as rapidly as it’s given. The 26-year-old prospect was taken down a number of instances over the course of three rounds and infrequently had time to get his placing off. Barcelos was throughout Talbott and one step forward all the time. He did greater than sufficient to stroll away with the unanimous choice and an enormous upset.
Given Talbott’s hype and insane odds to win Saturday evening at UFC 311, the MMA group rapidly took to social media to let the younger bantamweight have it. Try a few of the response to Talbott’s loss beneath:
All that grappling with Frank Ocean didn’t repay for Payton Talbott.
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) January 19, 2025
Numerous parlays melting proper now
— Oscar Willis (@oscarswillis) January 19, 2025
Did Talbots even follow any TD protection??
— Funky (@Benaskren) January 19, 2025
First time watching Talbott and gotta say I don’t perceive what the hype’s about!
— Funky (@Benaskren) January 19, 2025
Is that this what the youngsters name “fraud checked”?
— MartialMind (@MartialMind1) January 19, 2025
Rattling Peyton’s gonna hear about from all of the parlay losers… really feel for him however he will probably be again imo nonetheless younger and gifted #ufc311
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) January 19, 2025
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