Walt Harris (fighter)
Walter Jermaine Harris is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2011, Harris has also formerly competed for Titan FC. As of October 26, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.
About Walt Harris (fighter) in brief
Walter Jermaine Harris is an American mixed martial artist. He is currently competing in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2011, Harris has also formerly competed for Titan FC. As of October 26, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC heavyweight rankings. Before entering mixed martial arts in 2010, Harris was a basketball player at Jacksonville State University. He has a record of 6–1, with wins over Tony Melton and UFC veteran Anthony Hamilton, before signing with UFC in the fall of 2013. In his second fight with the promotion, Harris faced Nikita Krylov at UFC on Fox 10 on January 25, 2014. He lost the bout via TKO, just 25 seconds into the first round. Harris was subsequently released from the UFC, and he signed with Titan FC in May 2014.
In January 2019, it was reported that Harris tested positive for LGD4033, and selective androgen receptor modulators like ostarine and he was temporarily suspended by California State Athletic Commission. The suspension was overturned to a no contest and Harris was able to prove the positive test resulted from a tainted supplement and that he was an intentional doper. He was expected to face Oleinik Overeem on May 4, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 151, but he was replaced by Sergey Spivak. On April 3, 2019,. it was announced that Oleksei Overein would face Alistair Overeen at UFC 151. This fight was pulled from the event after Alexander Volemkov pulled out of the event following a fight-day injury. Harris won the fight via first-round TKO.
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