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UFC Fight Night results -- Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris: Live updates, fight card, highlights, start time

UFC Fight Night results  Alistair Overeem vs Walt Harris Live updates fight card highlights start time
Overeem ended the dreams of a happy ending for Harris with a second-round stoppage on Saturday

There are few fighters who have had to experience anything approaching the circumstances facing Walt Harris and Alistair Overeem heading into their UFC Fight Night heavyweight main event from Jacksonville. Originally scheduled for November, the bout was pushed back when Harris' stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, was the victim of a kidnapping and murder. Then, their April 11 pairing was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. But when the two men finally stepped into the Octagon on Saturday, they put on a wild brawl for two rounds before Overeem was able to score the TKO victory.

Harris (13-8) looked to be on his way to a stoppage win in Round 1, blitzing Overeem (46-18) and dropping him with a huge flurry followed by heavy ground-and-pound work on the floor. Overeem managed to hang on and worked his way back to standing only to be hurt by the heavy shots of Harris again. As Harris flurried for the finish, he made a mistake that may have ultimately been his undoing, throwing a front kick to the face that left him off balance and allowed Overeem to claim top position on the ground.

Overeem worked from top position and wore Harris down over the final minutes of the opening frame. Harris looked to have run out of gas as he walked back to his corner while Overeem's trainer encouraged him to look to put the fight back on the floor.

Overeem would not need the takedown, however, as he followed up a low kick with a head kick that landed clean and put Harris on the canvas. With Harris covering up and taking punch after punch from the former Strikeforce champion, referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in to end the fight at the 3:00 mark of Round 2.

Following his victory, Overeem -- who turned 40 just 10 minutes after his victory -- stopped short of calling for a title shot, though stated he was hoping for one last shot at the belt in the future.

"Let's look at the rankings and fight again later this year," Overeem said. "We're going to see if there's maybe one more shot at the title."

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CBS Sports was with you all evening bringing you results and analysis from UFC Fight Night in Jacksonville on Saturday. You can see all the highlights and recaps of the nights action below.

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris card, results
  • Alistair Overeem def. Walt Harris via second-round TKO (punches)
  • Claudia Gadelha def. Angela Hill via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Dan Ige def. Edson Barboza via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Krzysztof Jotko def. Eryk Anders (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Song Yadong def. Marlon Vera via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Miguel Baeza def. Matt Brown via second-round knockout (punch)
  • Kevin Holland def. Anthony Hernandez via first-round TKO (knee, punches)
  • Giga Chikadze def. Irwin Rivera via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Nate Landwehr def. Darren Elkins via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Cortney Casey def. Mara Romero Borella via first-round submission (armbar)
  • Rodrigo Nascimento Ferreira def. Don'Tale Mayes via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
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