UFC heavyweight Walt Harris returns from a two-year layoff when he steps in to face Josh Parisian on July 15 at UFC on ESPN 48, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and airs on ESPN and streams on ESPN+.

Ahead of that matchup, “The Big Ticket” discusses some much needed to time away to reset both physically and mentally, the benefits of working alongside Jon Jones ahead of his own recent comeback, and what he expects to accomplish in this phase of his career.

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0:00 – Introduction
0:22 – The decision to take two years away from competition
0:58 – Any regrets in fighting through personal tragedy?
1:53 – Remaining focused on MMA during layoff
3:03 – Training camp with Jones
3:46 – Gaining inspiration from working with an MMA GOAT
4:31 – Laying out the return at UFC on ESPN 48
5:33 – The value in added scouting of opponents
6:47 – The legendary pettiness of ‘Bones’
8:23 – An evolving preparation process
9:36 – Laying out expectations for his UFC return
10:41 – Predicting the fight with Josh Parisian