Gerald Harris was born on November 19,1979 and is an American retired mixed martial artist who most recently fought in Bellator.
40 Facts About Gerald Harris
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Gerald Harris was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 and has competed in World Series of Fighting, the UFC, DREAM, the Portland Wolfpack in the IFL, Shark Fights, Tachi Palace Fights, and Legacy Fighting Championship.
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Gerald Harris attended East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, then wrestled in college for Cleveland State University where he owns the all-time record for wins on the wrestling team.
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Also while attending CSU, Harris was a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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Gerald Harris stumbled into mixed martial arts by accident after a friend convinced him to do it for fun and with Gerald Harris needing money, he agreed.
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Gerald Harris won his first five matches before losing a controversial split decision to Fabio Leopoldo in his IFL debut.
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When Gerald Harris fell into financial problems, he was forced to move with his mother to Arizona, resulting in Gerald Harris asking to be cut from his fight team, Team Quest.
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Gerald Harris left the team not long after starting and moved to Denver, Colorado, to train with Trevor Wittman at the Grudge Training Center.
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Gerald Harris was on the Spike TV reality show The Ultimate Fighter as a member of Team Rampage.
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Gerald Harris got on the show by defeating Mike Madallo but lost by knockout in the second round to Amir Sadollah, who was the eventual winner of that season.
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Gerald Harris was signed to the UFC after calling into MMA Junkie Radio with the special guest being President of the UFC, Dana White.
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Gerald Harris called the show, changing his voice, and began praising himself in the third person.
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Finally, Gerald Harris came out and identified himself, then he informed White of his desire to fight for the promotion and told him of his current winning streak.
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White congratulated Gerald Harris and told him to call the office for a talk, the talk entailed getting Gerald Harris signed to a four-fight deal with the UFC.
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Gerald Harris was set to make his debut for the UFC against Mike Massenzio on January 11,2010, at UFC Fight Night 20, replacing an injured Tim Credeur.
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Gerald Harris won the fight by TKO due to punches in the first round.
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Gerald Harris next faced Renzo Gracie BJJ black belt, David Branch, on the under card of UFC 116.
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Gerald Harris won via knockout after a brutal slam at 3:25 of the third round.
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Gerald Harris was expected to face Alessio Sakara on August 28,2010, at UFC 118, replacing an injured Jorge Rivera.
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Gerald Harris was brought in as an alternative for the week of the event, and was given a fight purse for dieting, training and flying out to Boston.
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Once again, Gerald Harris faced a UFC newcomer in Maiquel Falcao on November 20,2010, at UFC 123 Gerald Harris lost the fight via unanimous decision and in a surprising move to many observers, was released by the promotion despite having won all 3 of his fights in it.
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Gerald Harris then fought at Tachi Palace Fights 9 against journeyman Anthony Ruiz.
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Gerald Harris went on to win that fight via unanimous decision, and ended up breaking his hand in the process.
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On July 25,2011, Gerald Harris announced on his personal Twitter that he had signed a multi-fight deal with Japanese promotion, DREAM.
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Gerald Harris fought Eric Davila on Feb 24,2012 in the main event of Legacy Fighting Championship 10.
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Gerald Harris fought Mike Bronzoulis in his welterweight debut on May 11,2012, at Legacy Fighting Championship 11.
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Gerald Harris signed with World Series of Fighting in late 2012 and made his promotional debut at WSOF 1 on November 3,2012, against Josh Burkman.
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The bout had a confusing first round where Gerald Harris slammed Santiago and believed he had tapped.
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Gerald Harris announced his retirement from MMA on April 22,2014.
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Gerald Harris faced Aaron Cobb at Legacy Fighting Championship 63 on December 2,2016.
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Gerald Harris won the fight via knockout due to a slam in the first minute of the first round.
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On October 21,2017, Gerald Harris stepped into the cage against Matt McKeon at Xtreme Fight Night at Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Gerald Harris went into retirement with a win via a violent slam.
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Gerald Harris stepped in as a last-minute replaced for John Salter against Rafael Lovato Jr.
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Gerald Harris lost the bout via submission in the first round.
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Gerald Harris faced Anatoly Tokov at Bellator 218 on March 22,2019.
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Gerald Harris managed to drop Tokov during the fight, but Tokov recovered and eventually submitted Gerald Harris via ten-finger guillotine choke.
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Gerald Harris won the fight via unanimous decision and declared his retirement from the sport.
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Gerald Harris is married to his wife Nicci and they have a blended family of eight children.
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Previously in an interview, Gerald Harris revealed that his biological children were taken away from him the weekend he fought Josh Burkman in 2012 during his divorce which was eventually overturned and he regained custody.