Talbott's first round victory wasn't enough to warrant staying at the T-Mobile Arena.
Despite an impressive performance at UFC 303, Payton Talbott didn't get the VIP treatment many might have expected him to receive.As Talbott revealed on The MMA Hour on July 1, he was promptly escorted out of the T-Mobile Arena after his fight and denied reentry.
"No they kick you out!" Payton exclaimed. "They're like 'Do you have a ticket?' And I was like, 'I just fought,' and they're like, 'No exceptions, man.'... Yeah, they wouldn't let me back in." In previous years, UFC hosted its fighters in VIP rooms, where they could enjoy food and viewing pleasures. Talbott explained that this wasn't the case anymore and that he didn't get a chance to shower before being escorted outside.
"...They got rid of it with COVID. ... As soon as you're done with your media, you're out. No ... No I didn't even know there were showers there... I went back to the Airbnb, streamed the rest of the fights and then we went and saw Cascade ."Fans might remember a similar incident with light heavyweight fighter Johnny Walker at UFC 279.
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