Hyped prospect Payton Talbott added to UFC 317, against a very, very good fighter

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hyped prospect Payton Talbott returns to action against Felipe Lima in two weeks (Sat., June 28, 2025) at UFC 317, which goes down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

FrontkickOnline first reported the news.

Talbott (9-1) is coming off the first loss of his professional career, where he dropped a unanimous decision to Raoni Barcelos at UFC 311.

Before his loss, the 26-year-old scored stoppage wins in his first UFC fights, including a 19-second knockout of Yanis Ghemmouri (watch highlights) and a second-round knockout of Cameron Saaiman (watch highlights).

If UFC is looking to get Talbott back on track after his massive upset loss, they are doing him no favors, as his opponent is extremely good.

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Lima (14-1) has been perfect thus far in his UFC career, winning his first two fights in style.

In his UFC debut, Lima submitted Muhammad Naimov on short notice (watch highlights) and then, six months later, also on short notice, defeated Miles Johns at UFC Tampa.

“Jungleboy” is riding a 14-fight winning streak and is a former Oktagon champion.

With knockout power, crisp striking, and very good grappling, Lima is extremely well-rounded.

Here is what UFC 317 looks like now:

Ilia Topuria vs. Charles Oliveira
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Kara-France
Paulo Costa vs. Roman Kopylov
Beneil Dariush vs. Renato Moicano
Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van
Jack Hermansson vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez
Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van (not Manel Kape)
Jhonata Diniz vs. Alvin Hines
Terrance McKinney vs. Viacheslav Borshchev
Viviane Araujo vs. Tracy Cortez
Payton Talbott vs. Felipe Lima
Hyder Amil vs. Jose Delgado
Niko Price vs. Jacobe Smith

For much more on the upcoming UFC 317 fight card click here.