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Payton Talbott: Sean O'Malley fight 'no-brainer' if Petr Yan loses UFC belt

Rising bantamweight contender Payton Talbott has expressed interest in a future showdown with former champion Sean O'Malley following a recent victory over Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 332. Talbott believes the pairing makes complete sense if reigning champion Merab Dvalishvili successfully defends his belt against Petr Yan at the upcoming UFC 333 event, given that O'Malley has already dropped two bouts to Dvalishvili but holds a previous win over Yan.

Having secured consecutive wins against former champions like Figueiredo and Henry Cejudo, the twenty-eight-year-old fighter feels his elite status at 135 pounds warrants a major upcoming matchup.

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