UFC ON ESPN 8 WEIGH-IN

Jacksonville, FL (May 15th, 2020)– On Saturday night, UFC Fight Night on ESPN will be headlined by heavyweights, as former Strikeforce heavyweight champion and former UFC heavyweight title challenger Alistair Overeem (45-18-0), currently ranked no. 8 in the division, will face no. 9-ranked Walt Harris (13-7-0) as both men try to climb the ranks in hopes of a future shot at the title. The bout also marks the first return to the Octagon for Harris since losing his stepdaughter, Aniah Blanchard, in November. Harris is unbeaten in his last four fights, and is coming off a 12-second knockout win over Aleksei Oleinik last July. The two fighters were originally due to meet in the main event bout in December. Overeem did end up fighting on that card, falling by knockout to Jairzinho Rozenstruik with just four seconds remaining, but having won two in a row prior. The co-main event features a women’s strawweight showcase, as former Invicta strawweight champion Angela Hill (12-7-0) continues her fight-filled year, facing no.6-ranked Claudia Gadelha (17-4-0). It will be Hill’s third fight of 2020 and seventh in 14 months. A former title challenger, Gadelha enters having won four of her last six fights.




UFC On ESPN 8 Main Card (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Alistair Overeem (253.5) v. Walt Harris (264.5)

Claudia Gadelha (115.5) v. Angela Hill (115)

Edson Barboza (145.5) v. Dan Ige (146)

Eryk Anders (186) v. Krzysztof Jotko (185.5)

Song Yadong (145.5) and Marlon Vera (145.5)

UFC On ESPN 8 Prelims (6 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Matt Brown (171) v. Miguel Baeza (170.5)

Anthony Hernandez (185.5) v. Kevin Holland (182.5)

Darren Elkins (146) v. Nate Landwehr (146)

**Irwin Rivera vs. Giga Chikadze (145.5)

Cortney Casey (126) v. Mara Romero Borella (125.5)

Rodrigo Nascimento (255) v. Don’Tale Mayes (241)

* Marvin Vettori (203.5) is an alternate

** Rivera will be weighing separate from everyone else

*** Urijah Faber (153.5) is an alternate fighter

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