Frank Ocean Sparks Dating Rumors with UFC fighter Payton Talbott.

Frank Ocean sparks dating rumors with UFC fighter Payton Talbott.

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We may know why Frank Ocean is nowhere close to making a full return to music. He's too busy supporting his rumored partner, Payton Talbott. The singer and UFC athlete have propelled speculation for about a year or so and the former just did so again. In a screenshot caught by Rap TV, they caught Frank reacting to the bantamweight fighter's victory at card 317.

Payton Talbott and Frank Ocean have been linked to one another since summer 2024 when they were spotted on a lunch date.

We may know why Frank Ocean is nowhere close to making a full return to music. He's too busy supporting his rumored partner, Payton Talbott. The singer and UFC athlete have propelled speculation for about a year or so and the former just did so again. In a screenshot caught by Rap TV, they caught Frank reacting to the bantamweight fighter's victory at card 317.

He posted Talbott imposing his will onto his opponent, Felipe Lima, with a loudly crying face emoji and red heart emoji as the caption. Some were making jokes in the comments section, suggesting that Frank Ocean was making a sexual innuendo given the position that Talbott was in in the photo.

"Bro practiced that move w him [two lougly crying face emojis]" one user writes. "Nahh frank taught him that move," adds another.

Ocean had every right to be happy for his rumored boo though as Talbott is still growing as a fighter. As caught by Sports Illustrated, the exciting prospect was proud of the result and how he felt in the ring. "Big weight lifted off my shoulders. Feels good to know that I can improve during a fight... And just stick to the cause. It felt like I showed up as my best self tonight."

He added, "This is probably the biggest win. It makes me feel the most like a fighter that I've ever felt... I love the push and pull, and peeling people's layers. All of it."

But as for the gossipy angle of this story, Ocean and Talbott were first considered to be thing last summer. They were seen having a meal together and enjoying each other's company.

Then, earlier this year, Frank posted Payton on his Instagram Story for Valentine's Day. At this point, things seem to be real between them, but they have yet to formally make it official.

Elsewhere, though, the elusive artist made headlines in his industry by releasing the long-awaited vinyl for his 2012 record, channel ORANGE. Similar to the pressing Blonde, this was highly anticipated. Frank charged $69 for it and as you could imagine, fans scrambled to purchase it. At the time of writing, it's now sold out.