UFC 332 takeaways as 11 knockouts and a new champion steal show
UFC 332 featured 11 knockouts, including a notable first-round finish by rising bantamweight Payton Talbott over Deiveson Figueiredo. The event also saw a new women's bantamweight champion crowned following Shevchenko's injury-related title vacancy.
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Hear this story Knockouts were the big winners at UFC . In all, there were 11, including nine first-round KOs.
The big loser might have been humility, at last, after Payton Talbott, the rising bantamweight, won his fight.
On Saturday, he stopped former two-time flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo with a first-round knockout. In his previous fight, Talbott mauled UFC legend Henry Cejudo in a unanimous decision.
“I just hopped the floor with two champions, back to back,’’ Talbott told Joe Rogan during his post-fight interview on the Paramount+ livestream.
After saying he mopped the floor with two champions, the 28-year-old Talbott said, “And I want another one.’’
Who does Talbott want? Sean O’Malley, the former bantamweight champion and owner of the colorful hair.
O’Malley is the third-ranked contender in the bantamweight division, and Talbott rocketed up from his spot at No. 12 after the convincing victory at UFC 332.
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