Hoping to return to winning-ways in his return to the UFC, bantamweight prospect, Payton Talbott continues to hyperlink up with a few of the largest names in leisure throughout his time away from the Octagon — with R&B star, Frank Ocean posting footage of them sharing Valentine’s Day collectively in a single day.
Talbott, an alum of Dana White’s Contender Sequence, most lately suffered his first skilled blended martial arts defeat at UFC 311 final month, seeing his good run of 9 consecutive victories halted by Brazilian veteran, Raoni Barcelos.
Payton Talbott shares Valentine’s Day with R&B star, Frank Ocean
And coming unstuck in opposition to the sizeable underdog, Barcelos, Talbott was handed his first promotional defeat, following a string of prior notable victories over the likes of Yanis Ghemmouri, and Cameron Saaiman to call just a few.
And on social media this afternoon, eagle-eyed followers observed a weird pairing of Talbott and the above-mentioned musician, Ocean — sharing their respective Valentine’s Day collectively in posts on the latter’s official Instagram Tales.
Reacting to his choice loss to veteran perennial contender, Barcelos at UFC 311 originally of the 12 months, Talbott credited the Brazilian star for handing him his first “scar”.
“The vet gave me my first scar,” Payton Talbott wrote on Instagram. “May the skin heal itself to be strong and never split again. Lucky to have such people in my life. Fortunate to be able to learn valuable lessons. Still had fun.”
And forward of his return at UFC 311, Talbott boldly claimed he want to tackle former kickboxer and controversial social media influencer, Andrew Tate — questioning his stance on girls.
“Man, he’s (Andrew Tate) just like the antithesis of me,” Payton Talbott advised Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “Yeah, he is. It’s like what I said in that video. It just seems like somebody cheated on him when he was younger, and now he has this vendetta against women.”
“I feel like he takes himself super seriously, and it’s just like he’s kind of a poison for masculine culture,” Payton Talbott continued.
