Unbeaten bantamweight contender, Payton Talbott strikes to 9-0 tonight on the preliminary card of UFC 303 — flattening Yanis Ghemmouri inside simply 19-seconds with a hellacious knockout win.
Talbott, who made his third outing below the banner of the Dana White-led promotion tonight, had beforehand laid waste to each Nick Aguirre, and Cameron Saaiman — following a win on the Contender Sequence earlier in his profession.
And with a lot scrutiny surrounding the 25-year-old prospect, Talbott improved to 9-0 tonight towards Frenchman, Ghemmouri — courtesy of a shocking end within the opening spherical.
Strolling the previous down early within the spherical, Talbott would miss with an preliminary flashing jab, earlier than uncorking a large straight proper down the pipe of Ghemmouri, earlier than following up with floor strikes after making an attempt to attain a walk-off end.
Following his victory, Talbott steered a pairing with Adrian Yanez in his fourth look within the promotion, questioning if his standing as a contender was truly granted.