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Walt Harris has spoken out on his loss to Alistair Overeem. Last night (May 16), Harris shared the Octagon with Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN 8. This was Harris’ first bout since the tragic death of his stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard. &…
Walt Harris has spoken out on his loss to Alistair Overeem. Last night (May 16), Harris shared the Octagon with Overeem in the main event of UFC on ESPN 8. This was Harris’ first bout since the tragic death of his stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard. “The Big Ticket” had gone 3-0, 1 NC in his last […]
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Heavyweight contender Walt Harris has spoken out on social media for the first time since suffering a second round TKO loss against Alistair Overeem at UFC on ESPN 8. ‘The Big Ticket’ fought in the main event last night in Jacksonville, Florida. It was his first fight back since the tragic passing of his stepdaughter […]
Heavyweight contender Walt Harris has spoken out on social media for the first time since suffering a second round TKO loss against Alistair Overeem at UFC on ESPN 8.
‘The Big Ticket’ fought in the main event last night in Jacksonville, Florida. It was his first fight back since the tragic passing of his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard late last year. In the build-up, Harris was very vocal about fighting for his daughter and he was determined to make her proud.
In the fight, he definitely did that by starting fast against the former UFC title challenger. Harris caught Overeem early with a beautiful combination that dropped him. The 36-year-old swarmed for the finish and was unleashing hellacious blows on his Dutch opponent but the referee refused to step in.
Things went south in round two after Overeem landed a head kick that dropped Harris who surrendered his back. The 40-year-old then spent the rest the round dishing out nasty ground and pound, forcing Dan Miragliotta to wave off the fight.
In his post-fight interview a clearly emotional Harris thanked the UFC for helping him through his darkest days and apologized to his fans for not getting the win, he said.
“First, I just want to say thank you to the UFC … they’ve been amazing through this whole process. My wife and I have been so grateful, we owe you guys everything,”
“I’m sorry I didn’t get the W [win] for you tonight. You’ve been there for my family and I through everything.”
“To the fans, I know y’all couldn’t be in here but you’re at home, watching, I’m sorry,” Harris said. “I’ll be back better, I promise you. You ain’t seen the last of [me]. I’m going to go home, recover, and heal emotionally and physically.”
Respect and love to @TheBigTicket205
#UFCFL pic.twitter.com/F2wYjjJsg9
— UFC (@ufc) May 17, 2020
After the fight Harris took to social media to react to his loss, thanks Overeem for a good fight and make a promise to his late daughter, he said.
“First let me thank @alistairovereem for sharing the octagon we me tonight… You’re a class act brother and a legend! Tonight wasn’t my night, but you best believe I will be back better! Thank to everyone for all your love and support can’t say it enough! We learn and grow! Baby girl… daddy loves you and I promise I will keep pushing! #ForeverAniah”
Who do you think Walt Harris should fight next?
Heavyweight contender Walt Harris has spoken out on social media for the first time since suffering a second round TKO loss against Alistair Overeem at UFC on ESPN 8. ‘The Big Ticket’ fought in the main event last night in Jacksonville, Florida. It was his first fight back since the tragic passing of his stepdaughter […]
Heavyweight contender Walt Harris has spoken out on social media for the first time since suffering a second round TKO loss against Alistair Overeem at UFC on ESPN 8.
‘The Big Ticket’ fought in the main event last night in Jacksonville, Florida. It was his first fight back since the tragic passing of his stepdaughter Aniah Blanchard late last year. In the build-up, Harris was very vocal about fighting for his daughter and he was determined to make her proud.
In the fight, he definitely did that by starting fast against the former UFC title challenger. Harris caught Overeem early with a beautiful combination that dropped him. The 36-year-old swarmed for the finish and was unleashing hellacious blows on his Dutch opponent but the referee refused to step in.
Things went south in round two after Overeem landed a head kick that dropped Harris who surrendered his back. The 40-year-old then spent the rest the round dishing out nasty ground and pound, forcing Dan Miragliotta to wave off the fight.
In his post-fight interview a clearly emotional Harris thanked the UFC for helping him through his darkest days and apologized to his fans for not getting the win, he said.
“First, I just want to say thank you to the UFC … they’ve been amazing through this whole process. My wife and I have been so grateful, we owe you guys everything,”
“I’m sorry I didn’t get the W [win] for you tonight. You’ve been there for my family and I through everything.”
“To the fans, I know y’all couldn’t be in here but you’re at home, watching, I’m sorry,” Harris said. “I’ll be back better, I promise you. You ain’t seen the last of [me]. I’m going to go home, recover, and heal emotionally and physically.”
Respect and love to @TheBigTicket205
— UFC (@ufc) May 17, 2020
After the fight Harris took to social media to react to his loss, thanks Overeem for a good fight and make a promise to his late daughter, he said.
“First let me thank @alistairovereem for sharing the octagon we me tonight… You’re a class act brother and a legend! Tonight wasn’t my night, but you best believe I will be back better! Thank to everyone for all your love and support can’t say it enough! We learn and grow! Baby girl… daddy loves you and I promise I will keep pushing! #ForeverAniah”
Who do you think Walt Harris should fight next?
Alistair Overeem scored a second-round TKO victory over Walt Harris to bring an end to the third fight card in eight days from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday…
Alistair Overeem scored a second-round TKO victory over Walt Harris to bring an end to the third fight card in eight days from VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday…
Earlier tonight (Sat. May 16th, 2020) UFC Florida took place from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The empty arena hosted a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris ending in Harris being finished by TKO in the second round. While a strong start by Harris knocking Overeem down and almost closing […]
Earlier tonight (Sat. May 16th, 2020) UFC Florida took place from the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
The empty arena hosted a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris ending in Harris being finished by TKO in the second round. While a strong start by Harris knocking Overeem down and almost closing the show Overeem survived the barrage finishing the first round on top. The second round saw Overeem catch Harris with a head kick before securing back mount and closing the show. In the Co-Main Event, we witnessed a three-round war between Claudia Gadelha and Angela Hill resulting in Gadelha getting the split decision victory. Outside of these fights, the card delivered plenty of excellent performances worthy of bonuses.
The first Performance of the Night bonus went to Cortney Casey for her victory over Mara Romero Borella. The second fight on the preliminary card saw Cortney Casey debut in a new weight class moving up to Flyweight from Strawweight. The move-in weight seemed to be effective for Casey who found her first finish since 2016 by way of armbar in the first round.
The second Performance of the Night bonus came on the final bout on the preliminary card between Miguel Baeza and Matt Brown. What began as a fairly even striking match saw a quick turn in the second round as Baeza found the finish via way of left hook 18 seconds into the round securing himself his $50,000 bonus.
Fight of the Night came in the first bout on the main card between Song Yadong and Marlon Vera. The fight saw a three-round war between the two headed to the judge’s scorecard. What was a war was decided by unanimous victory giving Song the win. The verdict was not only protested by Vera but also by many others online following the verdict. None the less, both fighters will take home their $50,000 bonuses.
Alistair Overeem celebrated his 40th birthday in style with a come-from-behind victory over Walt Harris in the UFC Florida headliner. Overeem was dropped early on by Harris who unleashed an onslaught on the former title challenger. However, the crafty veteran survived and was able to capitalize on a slip by Harris who was dominated on […]
Alistair Overeem celebrated his 40th birthday in style with a come-from-behind victory over Walt Harris in the UFC Florida headliner.
Overeem was dropped early on by Harris who unleashed an onslaught on the former title challenger. However, the crafty veteran survived and was able to capitalize on a slip by Harris who was dominated on the ground for the rest of the first round.
Overeem then caught Harris with a head kick followed by punches that dropped him en route to a second-round TKO victory.
You can watch the highlights below:
WOAH!
— UFC (@ufc) May 17, 2020
Despite heavy punches from Harris in round 1, Overeem comes back with a vicious kick and TKO in round 2 #UFC
— Sideline Sports (@sportsideline) May 17, 2020
Tremendous display of respect from @Alistairovereem, embracing @thebigticket205 after the #UFCFL main event
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 17, 2020
What did you make of Overeem’s victory over Harris?
