LAS VEGAS – Cameron Saaiman enters UFC on ESPN 53 on the heels of his first professional defeat.
Saaiman (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) looks to bounce back Saturday from a decision loss to Christian Rodriguez back in October by defeating fellow prospect Payton Talbott (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) on the main card of UFC on ESPN 53.
“It was a tough pill to swallow,” Saaiman said at Wednesday’s media day. “Obviously, after that fight, I really thought I did enough to walk away with the win. Obviously, the judges didn’t think that. It was also quite heartbreaking. After the fight, I went to both my coaches and asked, ‘Do we have Round 1 and 3?’ and they were like, ‘Yeah, I think we do.’ I actually went to (Michael) Bisping at the time and asked, ‘Sir, we have Rounds 1 and 3, right?’ and he said, ‘Yeah, yeah. I think so.’ Yet the decision didn’t go my way.
