UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem defeated Walt Harris in the main event and UFC strawweight Claudia Gadelha took home a victory over Angela Hill in the co-main of UFC Florida. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris will collide with Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC Fight Night 172 in Jacksonville, Fla., on May 16. It’ll be the first time Harris competes since his 19-year-old stepdaughter, Aniah, was kipnapped and killed in Fall 2019. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Nevada Athletic Commission voted to suspend all combat sports licenses through March 25 in order to protect the health and safety of those working and competing in the events from coronavirus. Adam Hill and Heidi Fang discuss what this means for future events the UFC have on their schedule and more. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Review-Journal reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang welcome special guest Johnny Nunez for their weekly Facebook Live on the Covering the Cage Facebook page. They talk about Nunez’s charity boxing event where all of the proceeds go to victims of the Las Vegas shooting and recap the main card fights from UFC 216. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UFC heavyweight Fabricio Werdum lost his original opponent, Derrick Lewis, hours before UFC 216 was excepted to start. He details the process he went through to get Walt Harris as an opponent.
UFC heavyweight Walt Harris broke his hand en route to victory over “Lookin’ for a Fight” talent, Cody East.