Watch: Fighter delivers KO in under 20 seconds at UFC 303

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Watch: Payton Talbott delivers vicious KO in under 20 seconds at UFC 303

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Renzo Pocholo Salao | Last updated Jun 30, 2024 12:19 AM ET

Bantamweight Payton Talbott on Saturday had one of the quickest knockouts of the year against Yanis Ghemmouri at UFC 303.

Talbott (9-0-0) connected on a face-altering right straight 13 seconds into the fight that immediately sent Ghemmouri (12-3-0) to the canvas at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

The 25-year-old fighter then finished him off with a barrage of punches that forced the referee to call the fight in 19 seconds flat.

PAYTON TALBOTT LIVES UP TO THE HYPE IN 20 SECONDS #UFC303 pic.twitter.com/qikfet5p23

— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 30, 2024

Talbott celebrated in style with his best Simone Biles impression.

10 out of 10 on the celly #UFC303 | @PaytonTalbott pic.twitter.com/0yMvGpCse6

— UFC (@ufc) June 30, 2024

Some MMA fans saw Talbott as one of the young fighters to watch out for on the UFC 303 preliminary card. The rising star was added to the UFC 303 card after having won his first three fights in the UFC octagon.

Talbott had also gained some buzz following a similarly electric knockout against his last opponent Cameron Saaiman. Talbott had at least given Saaiman the decency of going one round before scoring a vicious KO in the first 20 seconds of round two during that one.

Talbott was not ranked among the UFC’s top 15 contenders in the bantamweight division entering Saturday’s fight. That could very well change after his latest knockout victory.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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