Henry Cejudo made Payton Talbott fight back tears when he paid immediate tribute to the youngster following their Saturday fight.
The 27-year-old dominated Cejudo over three rounds at UFC 323, winning a unanimous decision in what ended up being the former two-weight world champion’s final fight. But bloodied and beaten, the retiring Olympic medalist made his way over to Dana White and pleaded with him to ‘take care’ of his opponent.
Talbott has become one of UFC 311’s hottest prospects at bantamweight. He overcame his first loss in January against Raoni barcelos. After a loss to Felipe Lima, he won his next fight against Cejudo.
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Payton Talbott was almost in tears after Henry Cejudo’s gesture to Dana White
Despite the fact that he won every round with ease, Payton Talbott was happy to ‘cede almost the entire post-fight to Henry Cejudo’s retirement announcement. Dana White even gave him an unofficial $50,000 bonus. He was given a beautiful tribute film and a video.
Now, getting the chance to share the stage on his own on Ariel Helwani’s show on Uncrowned, Talbott noted just how special Cejudo’s gesture was to him. “I saw that on social media after the fight,”Talbott stated.
Henry Cejudo’s career highlights
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Olympic Gold Medalist
Former UFC flyweight champ
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion
One of four fighters who holds two belts at the same time
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2025-12-09 00:00:00
