Payton Talbott’ striking proved too much for Deiveson Figueiredo to handle tonight at UFC 332, leading to a 1st round TKO finish.

Round One

Oblique kick for Talbott and a solid low kick in response from Figueiredo.

Low kick for Talbott. Now a body kick for him. Straight right from Talbott drops Figueiredo!

Figueiredo able to get back up. Body kick for Talbott. Hard body punch from Figueiredo. Talbott goes for a knee and Figueiredo eats it as he was swooping in for a takedown attempt.

Talbott back to striking. He lands an elbow and a body kick, leaving Figueiredo looking dazed against the cage.

Talbott continues to pile on the pressure, coming close with a spinning back kick attempt. Figueiredo is just in survival mode at this stage, and when Talbott blasts him with a big right hand he slumps to the canvas. Talbott lands a few follow-up strikes, but it’s clear his opponent has had enough and the TKO finish is called at 2:09mins of the first round.