Huge prospect fight reportedly added to UFC 317

UFC report: Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima booked for UFC 317

As per Frontkick Online and Marcel Dorff on X, Payton Talbott returns to fight Felipe Lima at UFC 317.

Talbott was one of the most hyped prospects of 2024. He had his undefeated record torn away by veteran Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311 in January, and gets no easy fights on his return.

Former OKTAGON MMA champion Lima is undefeated in the UFC Octagon, and maintains a 14-1 professional record after losing his debut in 2015.

With this report, UFC 317 is up to 12 fights (subject to change):

• Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira; vacant light title
• Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France; fly title
• Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov; middle
• Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines; reported heavy
• Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano; light
• Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez; fly
• Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues; middle
• Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borschchev
• Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado; feather
• Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van; fly
• Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith; welter
• Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima; reported bantam