Peyton Talbot claims that skateboarding is more physically demanding than martial arts.
There seems to be some connection between mixed martial arts and skateboarding, with fighters like Luke Rockhold, Kron Gracie and Andre Fili all having dabbled in skateboarding, which is another talent Talbot has.
UFC lightweight Jarin Turner, a skateboarding enthusiast, has previously said that skateboarding is a more physically demanding sport than combat sports. Talbot agreed, explaining that a fall on concrete hurts more than any blow from combat sports. Talbot also claimed to know of several cases where skateboarding has jeopardized the careers of MMA fighters.
“skateboard [hurts the body more]”Absolutely,” Talbot said during the post-fight media scrum at UFC 303. “Nobody hits harder than concrete. Skateboarding has derailed a lot of fighters’ careers.”
Talbot knocked out his opponent, Giannis Gemli, in 19 seconds on Saturday at UFC 303, marking the finish of his third consecutive promotional bout. The bantamweight prospect was extremely confident going into the bout and even had a strategy in place to beat his opponent. However, Talbot admitted he was a little disappointed with the bout’s short duration because he wanted to make more of an impact.
“Yeah, just a little bit. I just gave him a little bit of time to get up. Obviously I didn’t want to end it so quickly,” Talbot said. “But then I saw his head jerk off and I was like, OK, I’ve got to get the job done at that point.”
Talbot called out Adrian Yanez following his win at UFC 303. Detailing the call, Talbot said he expects the matchup to be “fireworks.”
“I think it’s a tough fight,” he said. “It’s a tough fight and I think he’s going to put on a really good show and there’s going to be some fireworks. So I’m all for it. I respect him.”
