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Farah Hannoun

UFC adds Cameron Saaiman vs. Payton Talbott to March 23 lineup

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:

  • Rose Namajunas vs. Amanda Ribas
  • Kurt Holobaugh vs. Trey Ogden
  • Gabriel Miranda vs. Billy Quarantillo
  • Mick Parkin vs. Mohammed Usman
  • Julian Erosa vs. Ricardo Ramos
  • Cody Gibson vs. Davey Grant
  • Jarno Errens vs. Steven Nguyen
  • Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Dusko Todorovic
  • Fernando Padilla vs. Luis Pajuelo
  • Junior Tafa vs. Karl Williams
  • Shauna Bannon vs. Stephanie Luciano
  • Montserrat Rendon vs. Dariya Zheleznyakova
  • 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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