Payton Talbott loses unbeaten record in one sided decision loss to Raoni Barcelos – UFC 311 Highlights
Emerging bantamweight contender, Payton Talbott has seen his unbeaten professional mixed martial arts record conquered tonight by Brazilian veteran, Raoni Barcelos — who showed off his developing grappling chops en route to a unanimous decision shutout win on the preliminary card of UFC 311.
Talbott, who entered tonight’s featured preliminary clash with perennial bantamweight contender, Barcelos boasting an unbeaten 9-0 professional record, dropped his first loss in mixed martial arts tonight in a unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) shutout defeat to Barcelos.
Continually struggling with the grappling and offensive wrestling from Rio de Janeiro native, Barcelos — Talbott who entered tonight’s featured preliminary clash with the 37-year-old as a major betting favorite across the board, only managed to show off his striking ability late in the third round.
And awarded position from the top in full guard after Barcelos grabbed the Octagon fence, Talbott was unable to overcome an early two round deficit on the judge’s scorecards, handing Talbott his first-ever Octagon loss.
