Oct. 24, 2020
L TKO
Walt Harris, a UFC heavyweight fighter, has received a lengthy suspension for failing a doping test in July 2023. Walt was disqualified for four years. Thus, the American athlete will be able to return to fights not earlier than July 2027.
Aniah Blanchard, the stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris, was found dead. Today Alabama police confirmed that the remains of the 19-year-old girl were found on November 25.
Alexey Oleynik went to the hospital after a loss to Walt Harris. The journalist Ariel Helwani reported this in his Twitter account. According to Helwani, this information was given by Abraham Kawa the manager of Oleynik. Kawa also said that Alex has torn his cruciate ligaments.
Walt Harris continues to win early. At the tournament of UFC On ESPN, Walt got his 13th victory, which was the 13th by KO. It took Harris only 12 seconds to KO experienced Aleksey Oleynik of Russia. This was the fastest knockout in the UFC heavyweight history. It is worth noting that Oleynik suffered a second defeat in a row. Prior to that, he lost to Alistair Overeem.