After the death of his stepdaughter, Walt Harris returns to the octagon against Overeem, in April

W. Harris in victory at UFC San Antonio. Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

After the family drama experienced by Walt Harris, the fighter has a date to return to the Octagon. The North American is scheduled to face alistair overeem in the main fight of UFC Portland, which takes place on April 11, in the United States. This will be the athlete's first performance after the death of his stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard. The information was released by the organization itself.

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Harris returns to Ultimate to hold a confrontation that should have initially taken place on December 7th, at UFC Washington. However, the search for Aniah, who was then missing, forced the heavyweight to withdraw from the card until the case was solved.

Walt returns to perform in order to continue a good phase in his career. Currently in 9th position in the category's official ranking, the fighter has two consecutive victories. The American has not been defeated since November 2017, when he had a setback after an illegal hit on Mark Godbeer.

Overeem, in turn, needs to recover from the hard setback he suffered to Jairzinho Rozenstruik, who replaced Harris himself in the UFC Washington. At the time, the Dutchman dominated his rival for practically every round, but was surprised by a brutal knockout with just a few seconds left in the match.

At 36 years old, today, Walt has 21 fights, with 13 wins, seven defeats and one fight without result. Alistair, 39, has 64 professional appearances in MMA. The Dutchman has 45 triumphs, 18 setbacks and one fight without result.