LAS VEGAS – Walt Harris knows why he fought in the wake of family tragedy, but he also attributes the mental taxation of his loss outside the cage to his defeats inside of it. On Saturday, Harris (13-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC) steps into the cage for the first time in 2021, when he takes on Marcin Tybura (21-6 MMA, 8-5 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 189 . He’s lost back-to-back fights and is eager to prove he’s still one of the best heavyweights in the world. “I want to show people that you can go through the worst thing you ever been through in your life, and you can keep going and going and chasing your dreams,” Harris told MMA Junkie at a pre-fight media day Wednesday. “I feel like that’s my purpose.” In late 2019, Harris’ stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, was kidnapped and murdered in Alabama. Seven months later, Harris stepped into his first UFC main event.
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