Walt Harris to headline UFC Portland vs. Alistair Overeem in 1st fight since stepdaughter’s death

Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris has been rescheduled for the UFC on ESPN+ 30 main event in Portland.

A heavyweight matchup between [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] and [autotag]Walt Harris[/autotag] has been rescheduled.

Overeem (45-17 MMA, 10-6 UFC) will take on Harris (13-7 MMA, 6-6 UFC) in the UFC on ESPN+ 30 main event April 11 at Moda Center in Portland, Ore., the promotion announced Saturday.

The card will stream on ESPN+.

The pair initially was scheduled to headline UFC on ESPN 7 last December in Washington D.C., but Harris withdrew from the fight after the disappearance of his stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, who was later found murdered after a one-month search.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik stepped in to replace Harris and scored a comeback knockout victory over Overeem with just four seconds remaining in the fight. Prior to that, Overeem had notched back-to-back finishes over Sergey Pavlovich and Aleksei Oleinik.

Harris’ last win also came over Oleinik, when he stopped the Russian in just 12 seconds at UFC on ESPN 4 last July. It was his third win in a row.

The current UFC on ESPN+ 30 lineup includes:

  • Walt Harris vs. Alistair Overeem
  • Randy Brown vs. Vicente Luque
  • Carla Esparza vs. Michelle Waterson
  • Tristan Connelly vs. Alex Silva
  • Don’Tale Mayes vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
  • Alessio Di Chiricio vs. Markus Perez
  • Julia Avila vs. Karol Rosa

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