Alistair Overeem rallies to stop Walt Harris in UFC main event

ByMARC RAIMONDI
May 17, 2020, 12:39 AM

Walt Harris dropped Alistair Overeem with a big combination in the first round of the UFC Fight Night main event. He pounded Overeem with punches on the ground. Overeem was a bloody mess, with cuts on his lip and near his left eye. Harris was one or two more big shots away from getting a TKO victory -- the biggest and most emotional win of his career.

It didn't come.

Instead, Overeem landed a big head kick and finished Harris on the ground with punches at three minutes of the second round Saturday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. No fans were in attendance due to the  coronavirus pandemic. It was UFC's third card in eight days in the city.

After referee Dan Miragliotta stepped in to stop the fight, Overeem kneeled down and consoled Harris. He told his fellow heavyweight, "Let's train together."