Walt Harris in for injured Omielanczuk against Soa Palelei at UFN 55

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: imhungry4444
Date: October 19, 2014 at 07:39 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

Neil Rooke said:
Walt Harris Replaces Daniel Omielanczuk, Faces Soa Palelei at UFC Fight Night 55 in Sydney
Walt Harris is getting another shot in the UFC.
With Daniel Omielanczuk forced out of UFC Fight Night 55 due to a broken thumb, Combat Press has confirmed with sources close to the situation that Harris will step in against Soa Palelei on Nov 8. in Sydney, Australia.
Harris was cut by the UFC earlier in 2014 following back-to-back losses at the hands of Jared Rosholt and Nikita Krylov. Prior to his first UFC stint, Harris had been riding a five-fight winning-streak. Harris got back in the win column in May, scoring a first-round knockout of D.J. Linderman at Titan Fighting Championships 28. The 31-year-old Harris was expected to face fellow UFC veteran Dave Herman at Titan FC 32 in November, but will now return to the Octagon.
Palelei, meanwhile, is coming off his first loss since 2010. The decision loss to the aforementioned Rosholt derailed an 11-fight winning-streak that included 11 stoppages. The 36-year-0ld Australian has stopped 17 of his 21 career wins via strikes.
UFC Fight Night 55 takes place from the Allphones Arena in Sydney. The night’s main event features a middleweight clash between former Strikeforce title holder Luke Rockhold and Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Bisping. In the co-main event, another TUF winner, Ross Pearson, will square off with Al Iaquinta in a lightweight affair. The entire card is set to air via the UFC’s digital service, UFC Fight Pass.
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: KZUFCchamp2013
Date: October 19, 2014 at 07:42 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

Didn't expect Harris to be back without getting a win. Wonder if they cut him again if he loses

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BRF
Date: October 19, 2014 at 07:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

KZUFCchamp2013 said:
Didn't expect Harris to be back without getting a win. Wonder if they cut him again if he loses
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heavyweights are hard to come by, and all of his wins are by KO. Also, he was training for a fight that would've been on Nov 20th, so he was in training camp. good replacement imo.
if he puts up a decent fight and loses i think he'll get another fight but if he gets KO'd in the first without mounting any offense at all then i think he'll get cut.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Bob002
Date: October 19, 2014 at 08:34 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

KZUFCchamp2013 said:
Didn't expect Harris to be back without getting a win. Wonder if they cut him again if he loses
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Reading his hard. He beat DJ Linderman.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: thedoop
Date: October 19, 2014 at 09:00 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

Soa bout to sit on this man and rain hell down
cya later Harris...again

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BRF
Date: October 19, 2014 at 09:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

Bob002 said:
Reading his hard. He beat DJ Linderman.
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he was talking about harris's 0-2 stint in the UFC

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: BigSexyVreeland
Date: October 19, 2014 at 09:17 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

Eh, I was actually more intrigued by his Titan FC match up with Dave Herman. This has Palelei via TD all over it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Bob002
Date: October 19, 2014 at 09:22 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

BRF said:
he was talking about harris's 0-2 stint in the UFC
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Fair enough. I've seen them do it a number of times before, however.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: TheVileOne
Date: October 19, 2014 at 11:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

Winnable fight for Soa the Hulk

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MMAFTM13
Date: October 20, 2014 at 02:51 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

With a full training camp it's a winnable fight for Walt. Walt showed decent tdd early on versus a good wrestler in Rosholt and he's a boxer. Soas standup ain't really all that with most of his KOs being from GnP, but the short notice and Soa should get him down eventually and rain down strikes.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mmablaster
Date: October 20, 2014 at 01:16 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/walt-harris-in-for-injured-omielanczuk-against-soa-palelei-at-ufn-55.64328/

MMAFTM13 said:
With a full training camp it's a winnable fight for Walt. Walt showed decent tdd early on versus a good wrestler in Rosholt and he's a boxer. Soas standup ain't really all that with most of his KOs being from GnP, but the short notice and Soa should get him down eventually and rain down strikes.
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Yeah, I thought Soa had a little more in the stand-up department. If Soa does get the takedown, he does have pretty strong GNP. Harris can win the fight if he can keep it standing.