WALT HARRIS, Career Deep Dive

Send a text#WaltHarris #UFC #UFCHistoryUFC Heavyweight Walt Harris hooked up with Chris Lytle and the #LOP crew on the road for this #DEEPDIVE interview. Harris, an Alabama native, has more than 20 fights that are not on his official record as he made his way up the ranks on the "B" circuit.Still active, we expect Big Ticket back on the #LytesOut Podcast in the future, but we don't interview a lot of active fighters and this was a lot of fun!Recorded in January of 2021 - Thanks to Big Walt. (Sound may buzz, apologies).0:00 Podcast intro0:19 Guest intro, interview start 1:23 Pro basketball aspirations4:34 Boxing gym and amateur fights7:09 Transitioning to MMA9:43 Unsanctioned fights11:43 Dealing with fight anxiety13:20 Walt Harris vs TimBuchanan (amateur fight)14:52 Walt Harris vs LorenzLarkin (amateur fight)18:46 First pro fight: WaltHarris vs Justin Thornton19:22 Meeting Charles "KrazyHorse" Bennett21:56 Walt Harris vs ChrisBarnett at WEF 4623:36 Meeting Din Thomas and intro to ATT26:19 Walt Harris vs Anthony Hamilton in Las Vegas29:44 Cancelled fight againstNick Smiley30:11 Getting a UFC contract31:48 Losses to Jared Rosholt, Nikita Krylov, cut from UFC 34:00 Walt Harris vs DJLinderman at Titan FC38:08 Cancelled fight withDave Herman38:50 Back to UFC: Walt Harrisvs Soa Palelei42:25 Second cancelled fight with Dave Herman43:13 First UFC win againstCody East,partying with Jon Jones46:18 Next 3 UFC fights:Shamil Abdurakhimov, Chase Sherman, Cyril Asker 47:27 Walt Harris vs FabricioWerdum at UFC 21651:50 DQ: Walt Harris vs MarkGodbeer at UFC 21754:44 NC: Walt Harris vsAndrei Arlovski at UFC 2321:00:12 Walt Harris vs SergheiSpivac1:01:25 Walt Harris vs AlexeyOleynik1:04:57 Walt Harris vs AlistairOvereem1:11:47 Thoughts on Jon Dye1:12:28 Eryk Anders1:12:40 Conan Silveira and DinThomas1:14:23 Tyson Fury, DeontayWilder,Mark Breland,Anthony Joshua1:24:55 Thoughts on BareKnuckle Boxing1:26:16 Interview wrap up, plugs, promotions#UFC #UFCHistory #MMAHistory #LOP #LytesOut #DEEPDIVE #OldSchoolMMA #FightTalk #NHB #MMA #bjj #fight #grappling  #mixedmartialarts #Bellator #PRIDE #WaltHarris #BigTicketFollow the #LOP team on Instagram: @lytesoutpodcastYou can help us to grow at the #LytesOut Podcast – the history of MMA and NHB has a home.Donate on ZEILE: [email protected] / ph #: 773-491-5052Donate on Benmo: Mike-Davis-63donate on CashApp: $mikedavis1231Support the show