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.