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UFC on ESPN 8 results: Alistair Overeem rallies to TKO Walt Harris

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played the unfortunate villain in ’ emotional comeback story Saturday when he emerged victorious in the UFC on ESPN 8 main event.Overeem (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) was compassionate to Harris’ (13-8 MMA, 6-7 UFC) journey back to the cage after the shocking murder of his stepdaughter this past fall, but promised it would be “all business” when fight night arrived. He delivered, scoring a second-round TKO victory in what was Overeem’s 65th professional fight.It was a wild back-and-forth fight, with both men knocking each other down. Overeem did it better, though, and picked up the stoppage win at the 3:00 mark of Round 2.The heavyweight bout was the UFC on ESPN 8&nbsp;main event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. It aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.Harris came out swinging hard hands at Overeem, who looked to use footwork and be evasive. He couldn’t do it for long, though, because Harris connected with an enormous shot that dropped Overeem to the canvas. Harris swarmed, but Overeem somehow survived the initial attack and subsequent finishing attempts. Overeem got back up, and with a huge cut around his right eyebrow, managed to secure a takedown on Harris. Overeem attacked from on top, chipping away at a fatigued Harris with ground-and-pound for the remainder of the round.The action picked up where it left off in the second. The pair came out throwing heavy strikes, and Overeem went over the top of Harris’ guard with a sneaky head kick to score a knockdown. Overeem battered Harris from there. Referee Dan Miragliotta gave Harris ever chance to move position and get himself out of danger, but Overeem trapped him in back mount and pounded away until the fight was waved off.Overeem credited his determination for the win, and with three wins in his past four fights, is looking to make another push to title.“Somehow, I keep finding the focus. I love it,” Overeem said in his post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “Let’s look at the rankings, fight again later this year and maybe see if there’s one more shot at the title.”Harris, for his part, was emotional after the loss. However, he vowed to come back stronger.“I want to say thank you first and foremost to he UFC,” Harris said. “They’ve been amazing through the whole process. My wife and my family is so grateful. We owe you guys everything … I’m so grateful to you guys.”Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 8 results include:Here's a primer for the third fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, which finally goes down Saturday in Las Vegas.Daniel Cormier wonders how Tony Ferguson's career suddenly took a downturn after his UFC 279 loss to Nate Diaz.Aljamain Sterling thinks Khamzat Chimaev is a bad matchup for Colby Covington.Please re-enter your email address.You'll now receive the top MMA Junkie stories each day directly in your inbox.344 sharesPlease enter an email address.Thanks for signing up.Please check your email for a confirmation.Something went wrong.

played the unfortunate villain in ’ emotional comeback story Saturday when he emerged victorious in the UFC on ESPN 8 main event.Overeem (46-18 MMA, 11-7 UFC) was compassionate to Harris’ (13-8 MMA, 6-7 UFC) journey back to the cage after the shocking murder of his stepdaughter this past fall, but promised it would be “all business” when fight night arrived. He delivered, scoring a second-round TKO victory in what was Overeem’s 65th professional fight.It was a wild back-and-forth fight, with both men knocking each other down. Overeem did it better, though, and picked up the stoppage win at...

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