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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormer UFC Double Champion Demands Sean O\u2019Malley Fight Payton Talbott Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n A former UFC double champion wants to see a battle between two of the best strikers in the bantamweight division. This past weekend at UFC 332, when Payton Talbott knocked out Deiveson Figueiredo in Round 1, \u201cTriple C\u201d was super impressed.<\/p>\n After Talbott\u2019s latest win, the latter immediately called out former champion Sean O\u2019Malley. He quipped:<\/p>\n \u201cI just mopped the floor with two champions back-to-back, and now I want another one. Andrew Garfield, I mean, Sean O\u2019Malley, you can\u2019t run forever. Give the people what they want.\u201d<\/p>\n Check out Payton Talbott\u2019s comments below:<\/em><\/p>\n Even Cejudo, who supports Talbott\u2019s idea, took to X to back it. He wrote:<\/p>\n \u201cNobody wants to fight Payton Talbott. He\u2019s been ignored for a year. You have to give him the best competition and they need to stop protecting Sean O\u2019Methly. Talbott vs O\u2019Methly next sign the contract!!\u201d<\/p>\n Check out Henry Cejudo\u2019s comments below:<\/em><\/p>\n Nobody wants to fight Payton Talbott. He\u2019s been ignored for a year. You have to give him the best competition and they need to stop protecting Sean O\u2019Methly. Talbott vs O\u2019Methly next sign the contract!!<\/p>\n \u2014 Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) October 4, 2026<\/p>\n Talbott has now secured back-to-back wins over two former UFC champions. He also revealed that the UFC wanted him to lock horns with Sean O\u2019Malley at UFC Freedom 250, but the bout ultimately did not come to fruition.<\/p>\n Talbott believes the UFC is protecting \u201cSuga\u201d and that O\u2019Malley is avoiding him. O\u2019Malley, however, has denied Talbott\u2019s claim that the two were supposed to fight on June 14.<\/p>\n SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH \u2013 OCTOBER 03: Payton Talbott punches Deiveson Figueiredo of Brazil in a bantamweight fight during the UFC 332 event at Delta Center on October 03, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLC)<\/p>\n Sean O\u2019Malley has responded to Payton Talbott\u2019s callout. This past weekend, after Talbott accused the former champ of ducking him, O\u2019Malley responded by posting a screenshot of his fight record featuring several big names and wrote:<\/p>\n \u201c4 out of last 7 fights have been against 3 of the greatest bantamweights of all time. Ain\u2019t duckin no one.\u201d<\/p>\nSean O\u2019Malley makes it clear why he is \u201cducking no one\u201d <\/h2>\n