PAYTON TALBOTT

A native of the United States, Payton Talbott represents the Reno Academy of Combat within the bantamweight weight class. He built his foundation in wrestling before transitioning into professional mixed martial arts. Before joining the global promotion in 2023 following a successful performance on Dana White's Contender Series, he secured the A1 Combat Bantamweight Championship. His resume features significant victories over competitors such as Cameron Saaiman, Felipe Lima, and Henry Cejudo.

Talbott enters this contest carrying an overall professional record of eleven wins and one defeat. His recent trajectory includes consecutive unanimous decision victories against Felipe Lima and Henry Cejudo. This current winning streak follows a unanimous decision loss to Raoni Barcelos in early 2025. Before that setback, he achieved back-to-back stoppage triumphs by defeating Yanis Ghemmouri via knockout and Cameron Saaiman by technical knockout.