Henry Cejudo has excessive reward for undefeated UFC bantamweight Payton Talbott.
Talbott (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meets Yanis Ghemmouri (12-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 303 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) prelims at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas. When highlighting the UFC 303 prelims, former twin champion Cejudo mentioned he’s wanting ahead to watching Talbott, a Dana White’s Contender Collection alum, probably the most.
“I’m gonna need to go together with Payton Talbott, man,” Cejudo mentioned on his “Pound 4 Pound” podcast with Kamaru Usman. “He’s 5-foot-10, he’s undefeated, he’s a wreck, man. He’s mentally a powerful child, he’s been ending individuals within the UFC. He’s come out to (Arizona), labored with me for a couple of days. The dude’s bought loopy expertise. He’s a prospect.
“He’s undoubtedly like a high-profile prospect that’s form of going below the radar, man. Actually good hanging, has takedowns, has submissions. We’re speaking a couple of man who’s nicely rounded, but he’s nonetheless rising, and I believe there’s a motive why the UFC is placing him on this card.”
Talbott placed on a clinic when he was matched up in opposition to fellow unbeaten prospect Cameron Saaiman at UFC on ESPN 53 in March, ending him by Spherical 2 TKO. His dominant efficiency led oddsmakers to peg him as a whopping -1600 favourite over Ghemmouri.
Cejudo thinks the hype is warranted.
“That being mentioned, this man is a risk for any of us within the high 10,” Cejudo mentioned. “I imply, that dude going to come back up, and the dude’s going to make a press release.”
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