Payton Talbott Wants Dominick Cruz, Will Do 'Dirty Work' to Reach Sean O'Malley

Payton Talbott Wants Dominick Cruz, Will Do 'Dirty Work' to Reach Sean O'Malley | UFC on ESPN 53

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UFC on ESPN 53 winner Payton Talbott spoke to MMA Junkie and other media after his second-round TKO of Cameron Saaiman in Las Vegas.
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@SOLE_II_SOUL Ай бұрын

Definitely a future champ with killer instinct. Man just said he was purposely going for Saaiman’s face after rumor of a reconstruction lol.

@KFBALL247 Ай бұрын

Let’s see him beat a grappler or a ranked fighter before talking about future champ. The division is stacked at the top. Awesome performance though

@redbulldrinker1784 Ай бұрын

dude was mean in there, great performance

@user-do3cg8ns4m Ай бұрын

@@KFBALL247buddy, we get it. You’re miserable. Payton effects your comfort bubble. Time to start coping lil bro hes going to MURK your boy

@ZeroRose017 Ай бұрын

@@KFBALL247aguirre was a grappler

@gochillessmith4137 Ай бұрын

He has…

@gabrielplattes6253 Ай бұрын

He was ice-cold, clinical, & naaassssSSTY. ❄

@Fitkid7672 Ай бұрын

Yeah he was.

@peanutbutterpirate314 Ай бұрын

Gayyyyyeeer

@HooniBadger Ай бұрын

Give this guy a ranked guy. He’s going to hurt these unranked guys

@TheSelleycopter Ай бұрын

Facts, Saaiman's one of the elite unranked fighters and Talbott was on an entirely different level. Maybe give Talbott John Castaneda if the UFC want to test his grappling / skill-level and then a ranked opponent sounds good

@Jackrabfanyo Ай бұрын

Saaiman is far from elite...he's medicro at best... he's only fought 2 decent fighters and lost to both so far@@TheSelleycopter

@josephandrewshaw.6237 Ай бұрын

He’s had two fights and 25 8-0 no need to rush stop wanting guys to fight ranked guys who’s been in ufc for less than a year

@bigboss8647 Ай бұрын

Not yet, looking at the top 15 Landscape right now Talbott's still needs to be tested, i say give him someone like Ricky Simon and then Ramon Taveras, if he gets pass them, put him against Jonathan Martinez

@logo3992 Ай бұрын

@@bigboss8647He will be fighting way up after leaving Simon on a stretcher. Simon then Fobby Ront

@ppvplug3940 Ай бұрын

He’s a beast! I like how composed he is, he definitely gonna be a problem soon

@itmghtgtdrk Ай бұрын

He's already a problem!!

@jabed6756 Ай бұрын

He has power and good striking.. but he doesn't really move his head if he faces someone in the top 15 he could be in trouble

@rocotaco5517 Ай бұрын

@@jabed6756 I agree definitely needs to have some head movement cause he getting tagged by some shots as well

@Noone-wp6vj Ай бұрын

@@rocotaco5517yeah his striking is pretty damn good but i was thinking about his head movement to, its not horrible but its not great if he can atleast learn how to put his hands up when his opponent throws then he will be fine and we still have to see his takedown defense but his ceiling is really high

@ashtangaxashtangapranayama8526 Ай бұрын

@@jabed6756 they said the same about O'Malley

@christianschopp212 Ай бұрын

reporters always ask the most generic questions jesus

@intraterrestrial5035 Ай бұрын

How you feeling after your fight

@tannermcguire7713 Ай бұрын

How big is your shaft apposed to your head

@Maynard-il1yj Ай бұрын

Tell me about your Prince Albert

@itsfodas Ай бұрын

“what will a win in this fight do for your career”

@Man_Ray78 Ай бұрын

Asking about his nails, his hair, OMalley and how he feels about others say he's hot fighter.

@MrRobjs83 Ай бұрын

Pedro Munhoz next maybe if he wants to try getting into the top 15

@sosalovesmylfs69 Ай бұрын

you think???

@Nevxh Ай бұрын

Bruh, he kills pedro. Lool at what happened to his last fight

@intraterrestrial5035 Ай бұрын

Pedro needs a W

@Jexxtor Ай бұрын

Talbott is a beast!

@cristianchavez1699 Ай бұрын

bro absolutely tore that man up holy crap that was insane. I was screaming "THIS GUY IS F^&$&** GOOD" over and over lol but yeah homie was on fire, shtt was beautiful fr

@SD-in2mv Ай бұрын

I’d only seen Saiman fight and was surprised at how quickly Talbott destroyed him.

@Six_Four_InA_64 Ай бұрын

This dude is young I wouldn’t mind seeing him fight 2 more unranked guys rather than trying to fast track him to the top. Regardless, keep holding it down for Reno 🙌

@7minuteAbs Ай бұрын

Yeah I tell my drunk uncle who’s shadow boxing in the livingroom that he looks like O’Malley too

@AffectionateFlowers-fp1zk Ай бұрын

He will Forsure be top 10 but I want to see how he goes against Petr, chito or song.

@Unadapted Ай бұрын

"The Bloody Valentine" Payton Talbott

@lccody1537 Ай бұрын

The Bloody Valentine is a dope nickname

@jagzin6147 Ай бұрын

@@lccody1537 maybe if you're 12 years old 😂

@humanbean1424 Ай бұрын

The other kid can take a hit though. Holy crap.

@Jackrabfanyo Ай бұрын

The point of this sport is not to get hit though.

@MatneyResells Ай бұрын

@@Jackrabfanyothat’s not what he said.

@derekhakeem8 Ай бұрын

@@MatneyResellshe’s got a point tho

@NC_MMA Ай бұрын

hes got that composure that very good fighters have. He doesnt panic in bad situations, he doesnt rush for a finish. I think this dude can become a champ if he keeps improving at this rate.

@sainttrunks1982 Ай бұрын

Rembrandt, from The Warriors

@kenfist1307 Ай бұрын

You got the stuff?

@sainttrunks1982 Ай бұрын

@@kenfist1307 🖌🎨

@kodibramble4625 Ай бұрын

To say he didn’t expect it to be that early… Knowing he was landing that amount of shots and wasn’t emptying the tank, wasn’t expecting a ko. Thats a wild prospect for the guys above

@sosalovesmylfs69 Ай бұрын

seriously. the handshake thing at the end too. it didn’t feel like he was being disrespectful rather stoic actually. def excited to see more of him

@KellyvilleSWE Ай бұрын

lazer focus and composed like a veteran.. Didn't give Saaiman a chance to breath or adapt... loved hes performance!

@simpleyboy0831 Ай бұрын

Holy shit he’s so good. C rod took this man to a competitive decision, but talbott smoked Saaiman. He’s giving serious Suga vibes.

@simpleyboy0831 Ай бұрын

@canuckissuperior no? wtf? How did you get that from what I said?

@simpleyboy0831 Ай бұрын

@canuckissuperior oh your one of those guys, you feel the need to have a different opinion because you wanna look “unique”

@asain79able Ай бұрын

@canuckissuperioryea a clown who fucking knocked out the best bantamweight and outclassed a guy who beat him

@bigboss8647 Ай бұрын

@canuckissuperior I personally dislike o'malley because of his personality too, but can't deny that He's one of the best striker in BW right now

@intraterrestrial5035 Ай бұрын

@@bigboss8647pretty sure all of us would be as confident as sean if we had his results across the board... That said, the only thing about Talbott that remains me of Sean is the hair

@-activia- Ай бұрын

Him vs Ramon Tavares. Two strikers coming off wins, it will make for a fun one and showcase both guys striking.

@matteblack5751 Ай бұрын

Oh crap that’s a great fight tbh.

@richardcantu8555 Ай бұрын

Solid fight tbh

@Debo78816 Ай бұрын

Nah him vs Marcus mcgee

@fallasleep9472 Ай бұрын

@@Debo78816 This right here 👍

@faulrevere8938 Ай бұрын

@@Debo78816💯🔥👊🏻

@amadoujallow8913 Ай бұрын

This guy looks huge for 135. He has the potential to be a double champ in the future.

@krnseu5073 Ай бұрын

He’s 5’10 so yeah he’s pretty big for the division

@faulrevere8938 Ай бұрын

He’s very big for a bantamweight.

@intraterrestrial5035 Ай бұрын

I would argue that most don't have the potential to be double champ

@trevormendes5825 Ай бұрын

He's pretty big yeah

@nickcavini Ай бұрын

He def is a huge bantamweight. He could probably jump to 45 with ease.

@Xformat01 Ай бұрын

What a breath of fresh air. He's nothing like McGreggor or Ian Garry. I hope he stays this way.

@drewjenn9819 Ай бұрын

It's weird that you would say that

@clkgtr12 Ай бұрын

@@drewjenn9819yeah like what about those two out of a big roster

@BlueprintGB-gz5qq Ай бұрын

Best new-gen striker in ufc rn?!

@Tristen2269 Ай бұрын

Sean O’Malley exists

@FredrickHoxinville Ай бұрын

No...

@uttamjeetsingh7451 Ай бұрын

@@Tristen2269 O Malley is old.

@VicariouslyConcious Ай бұрын

Jack della takes that title imo

@Lockdown22 Ай бұрын

nah there is also that black kid that looks like lil uzi from france, no idea why he hasnt fought again dude looked fuckin solid

@IsenathiDyantyi Ай бұрын

This Kid is that goood Man He showed Cameron levels! give Him Top 15 next🚬

@drunkenmmamaster419 Ай бұрын

What a performance this kid is really good

@GigaChadDuPlessis Ай бұрын

Got hype about this dude in his last fight. The way he bullied and just out smarted saiiman really reassured me. Also he looks like one of my childhood friends lol.. cant wait for his next fight

@maxvaldivia723 Ай бұрын

Man, Rembrandt is perfect for a nickname ….props to the guy in the comments… good call…character from the classic Warriors film, also an artist in the cage … @ Peyton’s people, get him to watch that movie and see for himself what he thinks

@alexgonzalez8954 Ай бұрын

He’s like a way chiller O’Malley haha. And doesn’t have to move around as much

@lazybread6920 Ай бұрын

Sean is a Way better striker

@VisceralCarbon Ай бұрын

See the thing Payton is naturally chill, Sean has to Fake his personality

@alexgonzalez8954 Ай бұрын

@@lazybread6920 his movement makes him hard to track down. But this guy makes you pay for coming in.

@The_Isaiahnator Ай бұрын

He reminds me of a hybrid of O'Malley and Shane Burgos.

@failnation3472 Ай бұрын

Fr not cringe, no ugly tattoos no cuck no boring personality with 0 charisma god he is so much more likeable

@johnvollstedt6635 Ай бұрын

Right now, this guy would destroy O'Malley. And what a class act. Future of the sport. If anyone should get a jump to a title shot it's this guy.

@linux9211 Ай бұрын

Sean would ko him in under a round, sean is way too fast and technical. Beating an unranked prospect doesn't mean he's even close to having a chance to beat O'malley.

@johnvollstedt6635 Ай бұрын

@@linux9211 y'all need to get off O'Malley's dick. He lacks character and he lost to Yan which is how he attained the belt. It was a gift. And he has never put on a performance like Talbot. Sooner than later he will lose the title he never earned

@Abby1Blu2 Ай бұрын

UFC needs this guy. great character and fighter.

@andrewloya400 Ай бұрын

This kid is a lot of fun to watch fight! Big fan!

@yona1an Ай бұрын

What happened to Saaimans face pre fight?

@alexgonzalez8954 Ай бұрын

Him vs O’Malley would be amazing

@gavinsalinas9409 Ай бұрын

this guys a blast to watch! give him a top 15 next!

@davidverdu5684 Ай бұрын

Where’s that shirt from ?

@vvonpanzerr3092 Ай бұрын

this kid is a stud, awesome fighter

@headkicksareop Ай бұрын

This guy is the real deal HOLY CRAP!

@quasarleon4645 Ай бұрын

Knees were vicious ...

@ed-gn6kl Ай бұрын

This kid is incredible.

@Izzy-zh8ck Ай бұрын

I have no idea why Cruz is still ranked. The dude isn't fighting anyone

@TRANSCEND10 Ай бұрын

Payton hit us with the jackal dance after the win lol😂

@Playboii_brando22 Ай бұрын

I can see him beating chito honestly

@failnation3472 Ай бұрын

Chito is trash and never in a million years would have ever gotten to a title shot if O Malley didnt have the craziest Dana White privilege ever lol every guy in the top 6 beats Chito quote easily lol he would smoke Chito

@leleamor7366 Ай бұрын

Keep going. :)

@sangaywangdi8641 Ай бұрын

Payton vs Said Book It.

@ayvzu Ай бұрын

Now of course we need to see him go against a wrestler to really see what’s up. But promising stuff so far on the feet, especially doing that to saaiman who’s a stud himself.

@lord5will Ай бұрын

Love his fight style been following his early pro career. plus we’re the same age lol

@BallinEarthling Ай бұрын

Oohhhhh you’re the same age are you now? Conceive, believe , achieve . STFU

@tristanlyons2883 Ай бұрын

Talbot a special talent and someone to keep an eye on and I think he is a definite contender after that performance and i think he has the msking of someone who can be a champion .

@jamesj9693 Ай бұрын

Dude looks like the villain from " Cyborg"

@zarekgraham8656 Ай бұрын

This dude is awesome

@alcottdevalte7440 Ай бұрын

Fun fight and should get the performance of the night bonus.

@williejames2911 Ай бұрын

I’m really impressed with his talent someone who really worth watching

@LarioJoubert-mp8bh Ай бұрын

He got lucky! Win or loose saaiman fan for life proudly south african🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

@josiericaro3347 Ай бұрын

He can be a star. They should build him like Omalley

@daniellarson2847 Ай бұрын

Ryan Hammers watch your back this dude is a beast

@TuberRene Ай бұрын

This fighter has some serious potential. Will keep an eye on his career.

@Janintong Ай бұрын

I wanna see Payton vs Rosas Jr, thats a banger brawl in the making

@Thatboywill_yum Ай бұрын

lol payton would hurt rosas very bad rosas does not have the killer instinct rn to keep up

@rolandr4774 Ай бұрын

@@Thatboywill_yumMy thoughts exactly

@faulrevere8938 Ай бұрын

Peyton TKO’s Rosa in the second or third.

@MatneyResells Ай бұрын

Idgaf how soon this is but him vs omalley would be such a fun fight.

@MuTaNT_MaC Ай бұрын

Future of this Division 🏅

@sosalovesmylfs69 Ай бұрын

who is asking these questions 😭 the knee one was funny ig

@MainCardMinute Ай бұрын

All plus money bet breakdowns🔥

@Trapross710 Ай бұрын

This guy will become a ufc champion

@alanraymundo Ай бұрын

"the artist" would be the perfect nickname

@PlaydoughPlato Ай бұрын

He’s that dude

@BusyBeeMovers Ай бұрын

His arm looks like somone else is holding the mic from behind the monster can.

@carl8752 Ай бұрын

LMAO true

@mmapicker Ай бұрын

I've never heard of this guy before this fight. He looked super talented,exciting to watch and I think he will be something special . But I can't root for someone who walks out to Kerosene😅

@yona1an Ай бұрын

Why it's a fire song

@Unadapted Ай бұрын

The Big Black song of the same name would have been better given his demeanor and hometown

@mmapicker Ай бұрын

@@yona1an I used to like the song but the thing is that Tik Tok destroyed the song for me😁

@rowdant Ай бұрын

As a South African, was hard to watch my guy get smacked around like that! But damn this oke looked super good in there! Big future ahead of him. Dig his demeanor too.

@robertjohnston570 Ай бұрын

Awesome job Payton

@TurkJohnson-dc4rb Ай бұрын

Don’t do my boy Dom Cruz like that 😭

@Undefeated0-0 Ай бұрын

I remember ilia topuria caught my eye just pure skill. This guy is a problem!

@beaualoevv Ай бұрын

topuria beat top contenders… comparing him to prelim bums lol . who’s saaiman 😂

@ShakenPig Ай бұрын

The only top contenders Ilia fought before the champ was Emmett

@andrewc6520 Ай бұрын

This guy is next up. He will be champion one day

@slobro7398 Ай бұрын

Ourbar was going crazy when you won bro

@humanbean1424 Ай бұрын

This guy vs Omally in the future would be nuts.

@user-do3cg8ns4m Ай бұрын

O malley is trash.

@alexgonzalez8954 Ай бұрын

God I would love that fight. Gotta see how he does against grapplers . And O’Malley too for that matter

@IdontKnow-gm7eu Ай бұрын

@@alexgonzalez8954 O'Malley has already fought Aljo who is an elite grappler. You idiots need to stop putting this kid in the same sentence with O'Malley. He has a lot to prove.

@gabagoolovahere5869 Ай бұрын

@@IdontKnow-gm7euthat fight didn't go on long enough to see how Omalley does against a grappler. I do remember seeing him struggle against petr yan though.

@lazybread6920 Ай бұрын

@@gabagoolovahere5869did you not see how hard of a time Aljo had even getting close enough to attempt a takedown? That’s apart of takedown defense, managing distance, throwing feints , and using lateral movement is all apart of having good takedown defense

@-Denisa- Ай бұрын

Give him Katona

@omarisawesome1996 Ай бұрын

F. Yes. Lets see him destroy another fighter that i dont like.

@-Denisa- Ай бұрын

@@omarisawesome1996 Lmao 😄

@Abby1Blu2 Ай бұрын

Payton Dawg Talbott....gotta be his nickname!

@Astral_Kay Ай бұрын

Glad Talbott is representing Reno! Love his fights, he’s got some Real talent!! Wish he had a good call out tho! Bring the UFC to Reno and we’ll sell it out!

@KFBALL247 Ай бұрын

“The future of the division” 😂 Let’s pump the brakes lol. Let him get a couple fights in. Need to see him beat a ranked wrestler and then we can start talking about “the future of the division”.

@TheGaridi2 Ай бұрын

I can hear it in dana voice

@dn8632 Ай бұрын

hes only 25 by the time he reaches his prime the whole landscape of BW at the top is gonna be retired or nearing the end same with Cameron

@jacobprudhomme Ай бұрын

For some reason his painted nails are actually cool. When Izzy did it it was cringe. I love Izzy but still

@hirojilly4497 Ай бұрын

This man hands built like a pure wrestler 😮😮😮

@itsthereal47 Ай бұрын

All eyes on Payton now.

@Carloshernandezmma Ай бұрын

real

@wingchunbox Ай бұрын

Can you all just calm down and wait to see if he is what you are all saying he is. The dude has no head movement and just pours on pressure. Wait until he strikes with a dude that has power. Who knows he might be great… be easy on saying he’s one of the best strikers in UFC RN. Newbies!!! Got to love them!

@jabed6756 Ай бұрын

That's what I think to.. he was getting tagged with a lot of shots I can see everyone in the top 15 beating him to be honest..

@patricknight1 Ай бұрын

I think your looking at his hair as he gets hit and assuming they are hitting flush because his hair goes everywhere, he rolls with hits a lot and actually has great head movement, and because he puts everybody on the back foot its extremely hard for them to land flush, also his chin is granite from the times ive seen him be hit flush from his 1st couple of pro fights

@XDanimalzX Ай бұрын

Special fighter

@mmapicker Ай бұрын

I don't remember the last time I've seen someone debut and think to myself " Yeah, this guy is very special"

@jcub1252 Ай бұрын

Well it wasn’t his debut..

@mmapicker Ай бұрын

@@jcub1252 Really? I'm still very impressed tho.

@joiduarte736 Ай бұрын

I had my lil cat eye on Payton since day of the DWCS I jus knew I was watching a killa star in the making lookin forward 2 his rise 2 top would love to c him manhandle O’Malley.. he’s a lil eccentric nuthin wrong wit that all the greats r a lil out there 🤷🏽‍♀️

@iluvatarchem Ай бұрын

Dana was sure this guy will the champ since he saw him at contenders. He was just worried about what fame will do to him. Dana is rarely wrong.

@perfectjays Ай бұрын

From what I saw on the contender series I thought Cameron could win or extremely even fight. On the contender series he said “this isn’t me at my best and I wish I could’ve shown what I can do” and I thought it was the same old shit but dam he was right. Looked way better

@Lbundy Ай бұрын

Damn one of my new favorite fighters ✌🏻

@fightgravityfit Ай бұрын

This dude looked good, clinical

@couldntthinkofanamesoiwrot4711 Ай бұрын

Wtf does he mean “part if his face reconstructed”? What happened to cameron’s face?

@ronmka8931 Ай бұрын

MMA guru is in absolute shambles

@drunkenmmamaster419 Ай бұрын

😂😂

@mixedmartialnutrition1746 Ай бұрын

so what

@beaualoevv Ай бұрын

incel

@Jackrabfanyo Ай бұрын

losers flock around losers...it happens

@walterkaiyuenpang3556 Ай бұрын

Who f'n cares .... 🤦🤦🤦

@AffectionateFlowers-fp1zk Ай бұрын

He was solid

@w1ll.h3lm Ай бұрын

EL Salvador Sánchez de las MMA. YA SOY FAN DE ESTE PIBE

@ryanwinston1233 Ай бұрын

Total killer. Get him on a PPV!

@hinglemccringleberry9494 Ай бұрын

I want to get away, I wanna flyyy away🎶

@nickster3008 Ай бұрын

That’s a bad call out my friend. I like your style of fighting and actually did bet on you last Saturday to win so congratulations. The Dominic Cruz match up is no good.. There’s plenty of new killers to challenge your skills so do that first, get established and then BIG NAMES WILL APPEAR. All the best 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😎

@mjn92 Ай бұрын

This guy has a savage

@Horzydood Ай бұрын

This dude is a monster lol

@Rya_N33 Ай бұрын

Thank god I really don’t like Cameron I was surprised they put these two together they was pretty flawless

@Belowzero6 Ай бұрын

Hes really good even by UFC standards

@mollyhatchet7075 Ай бұрын

If he stays healthy he is the best chance at dethroning any current and becoming the champ ...Just give him Yan and the winner fights for the belt ... I only wish things worked that way ...How about Cody next ? I think this guy is super talented but also very smart which plays into winning at this sport alot more than many realize ... Actually he is unproven against top 10 guys so him and Cody not Dom .