Walt Harris had sentiment on his side in his first headlining assignment with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but the guile, experience and competitive spirit of an all-time great proved to be too steep a mountain for him to scale.
Former Dream, Strikeforce and K-1 World Grand Prix champion Alistair Overeem on Saturday put away Harris with sustained ground-and-pound in the second round of their UFC on ESPN 8 main event at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Referee Dan Miragliotta gave “The Big Ticket” every opportunity to recover before calling for the stoppage 3:00 into Round 2.