Rising bantamweight prospects will square off in March.
Cameron Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) takes on Payton Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event March 23 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Both fighters confirmed the news on social media after an initial report by MMA Fighting.
Saaiman, a training partner of UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis, suffered his first-career setback this past October to Christian Rodriguez. Prior to that, the 23-year-old Dana White’s Contender Series graduate won his first three UFC fights, two by finish.
Talbott, also a DWCS graduate, impressed in his octagon debut when he notched his first-career submission of Nick Aguirre at UFC Fight Night 232. The undefeated 25-year-old has finished all but one of his professional wins
With the addition, the UFC’s March 23 lineup now includes:
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Rose Namajunas vs. Amanda Ribas
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Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden
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Gabriel Miranda vs. Billy Quarantillo
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Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman
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Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos
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Cody Gibson vs. Davey Grant
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Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
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Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dusko Todorovic
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Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
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Junior Tafa vs. Karl Williams
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Shauna Bannon vs. Stephanie Luciano
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Montserrat Rendon vs. Dariya Zheleznyakova
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Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for the UFC Fight Night event on March 23
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