Deiveson Figueiredo Faces Payton Talbott in UFC 332 Co-Main Event
Former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo meets surging bantamweight contender Payton Talbott in the co-main event of UFC 332 in Salt Lake City.
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The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, played host to a pivotal bantamweight co-main event at UFC 332, pitting former two-time UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo against surging prospect Payton Talbott.
Figueiredo (25-7-1), currently ranked No. 11 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, entered the cage looking to turn his momentum around. The 38-year-old Brazilian veteran won his first three bouts after moving up to the bantamweight division before dropping fights to top contenders Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. Following a decision win, Figueiredo dropped back-to-back fights—a decision defeat to Umar Nurmagomedov in which Figueiredo missed weight, followed by a submission loss to Song Yadong—leaving him with losses in two straight and four of his past five appearances.
Talbott (11-1) came into the matchup having secured victories in five of his first six UFC bouts. After suffering a setback against veteran Raoni Barcelos, the highly regarded contender bounced back with consecutive decision victories over Felipe Lima and former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo.
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