Top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Bantamweight prospect Payton Talbott is being targeted for another former champion.
Talbott is reportedly in the works to face former Flyweight kingpin Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332, which goes down Sat., Oct. 3, 2026, inside Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Brazilian reporter Leo Guimaraes revealed that the two fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup, but contracts have not yet been signed.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 05: Payton Talbott poses on the scale during the UFC 323 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on December 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Talbott (11-1) has been out of action since defeating former two-division champion Henry Cejudo via unanimous decision at UFC 323.
Now, he gets another former champion.
The 27-year-old prospect started his UFC career by finishing his first three opponents, earning “Performance of the Night” bonuses for both of his knockouts — one of them coming in just 19 seconds (watch highlights).
Talbott then suffered his first professional loss against veteran Raoni Barcelos, which turned into the biggest betting upsets of the year.
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Since then, he has bounced back in style with wins over Felipe Lima and Cejudo, putting himself right back into the Bantamweight contender conversation.
MACAU, CHINA – MAY 29: Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night official weigh-ins at Galaxy International Convention Center on May 29, 2026 in Macau, China. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
As for Figueiredo, the former Flyweight champion moved up to Bantamweight after a legendary run at 125 pounds, where he won the title twice and became one of the most violent little dudes in UFC history.
At first, it looked like “God of War” might be on his way to a title shot in a second division.
Figueiredo (25-7-1) started his Bantamweight run by taking out Rob Font, Cody Garbrandt (watch highlights) and Marlon Vera, immediately establishing himself as a threat at 135 pounds.
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However, things have gone sideways since then.
Figueiredo has lost four of his last five fights and is currently riding a two-fight losing streak. In his most recent outing, he was submitted by Song Yadong in the main event of UFC Macau.
No main event has been announced for UFC 332, but three other fights have been reported for the Salt Lake City card: Johnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin, Roman Kopylov vs. Ateba Gautier and Imanol Rodríguez vs. Alden Coria.
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