Payton Talbott stops Deiveson Figueiredo, then tells Sean O'Malley: "You can't run forever"

Talbott finished the former flyweight champion in 2:09 at UFC 332, hours after O'Malley called rumours he had been offered Talbott for the White House card "absolutely bulls**t".

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Sun 4 Oct, 03:13 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Payton Talbott stopped Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332 in Salt Lake City, with referee Jason Herzog waving it off at 2:09 of the first round, and used his octagon interview to call out Sean O'Malley.

"I just mopped the floor with two champions back-to-back, and I want another one," Talbott said. "Andrew Garfield, I mean, Sean O'Malley, you can't run forever. Give the people what they want."

Earlier on Saturday O'Malley had posted a video calling rumours that he was offered Talbott for the White House card "absolutely bulls**t". Talbott had said on his YouTube channel that he "was supposed to fight Sean" at the White House.

The finish followed Talbott's decision win over Henry Cejudo at UFC 323 in December, his previous fight. "I wish it lasted longer. I really wanted to feel that, like, that battle, you know?" he said. "It's been so long, but always fortunate to get out of there with hopefully a bonus and some nice cash."

It was one of 11 knockouts before the main event, a UFC record for a single event.