LAS VEGAS -- Payton Talbott and Henry Cejudo are the real deal. Talbott improved remarkably from his loss to Raoni Barcelos in January, taking down the Olympic gold medal wrestler twice at UFC 323 on Saturday in Las Vegas . Cejudo, outgunned and outsized, never relented in his final MMA fight, but still came up short on the scorecards to the young Talbott.

Saturday's main card fighters delivered a thrilling scrap that won't soon be forgotten. Cejudo, bloodied and battered, fought through a crimson mask, refusing to retire quietly. Round 2 was particularly memorable, with Cejudo surviving an offensive onslaught by throwing back with a pitbull-like viciousness.

The size disparity between Talbott and Cejudo was apparent. Talbott, 11 years his opponent's junior, towered over the former two

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