Walt Harris (fighter) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Walter "The Big Ticket" Harris (born June 10, 1983) is an American

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Mixed martial arts

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(MMA) fighter and former college basketball

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player for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team. He is ranked as the 11th best Heavyweight prospect by UltMMA.com.

College Basketball Career

Harris was recruited by Louisiana-Monroe, but ultimately chose to commit to Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in four academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees, in addition to continuing and...

on July 8, 2003. Harris played 23 of Jacksonville State's 28 games and started once. He ended the season with 54 points, 35 rebounds, and 10 steals. The team ended the season going 14-14 and came in 6th in the Ohio Valley Conference

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MMA career

Harris turned his attention to combat sports after his string of NBA tryouts didn't allow him to become a professional basketball player. He held an amateur boxing and MMA record of 23 wins and 1 loss. His lone loss came against Strikeforce

Strikeforce

Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...

veteran Lorenz Larkin

Lorenz Larkin

Lorenz Larkin is an American mixed martial artist, who competes in the light heavyweight division for the Strikeforce promotion.-Early life:...

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Harris made his professional MMA debut in March 2011. He fought Justin Thornton at Hess Extreme Fighting and won by knockout in just 16 seconds.

World Extreme Fighting

Harris was supposed to face fast rising slugger Chris Barnett

Chris Barnett

Chris Barnett is a Spanish American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for Xtreme Fighting Championships.-Personal life:...

at WEF 45 on January 22, 2011 until Barnett had to pull out of the fight at the last minute due to a treadmill accident the day before the fight. The fight was then rescheduled for WEF 46 on April 22, 2011. Barnett came into the fight 29 lbs overweight but Harris agreed to keep the fight on. Harris lost the fight in a close unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

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