Payton Talbott climbed back into the win column with an impressive performance against Felipe Lima to kick off the UFC 317 main card.
The opening round saw Talbott and Lima engage in some entertaining grappling exchanges. Lima managed to score an early takedown, but Talbott did a good job of scrambling his way on top and raining down some solid ground-and-pound strikes.
Before long, Lima regained the dominant position, though he struggled to keep Talbott’s back on the mat.
Talbott really started to flex his newfound ground game in the second, getting on top of Lima no less than three times during the stanza.