He looks Jailhouse.

He will prison rape you.

Impressive, but most running backs and line backers in the NFL bench press that. Benching weight once or twice and working out with 450 is a different thing. I’m not hating on houston but he hasn’t been tested yet, I’ll like to see how he handles being on the ground if anyone can get him there LOL

any fight with him..is a fight..no bouncing around..feeling him out..b4 you step foot in the cage..ask yourself ” am i ready to die today? “..it’s kill or be killed with a type fighter like him..Thiago will have to stay out his thai clinch…his punching range..and scramble to get him on the mat..test his endurance..I would like to see how he holds up at a high paced..pressure cooker of a fight..in the 2nd or 3rd..anybody is beatable on any given night.

Alexander vs Rampage 2008

[quote comment=”202901″]any fight with him..is a fight..no bouncing around..feeling him out..b4 you step foot in the cage..ask yourself ” am i ready to die today? “..it’s kill or be killed with a type fighter like him..Thiago will have to stay out his thai clinch…his punching range..and scramble to get him on the mat..test his endurance..I would like to see how he holds up at a high paced..pressure cooker of a fight..in the 2nd or 3rd..anybody is beatable on any given night.[/quote]

I agree. I want to see how he fights after the first minute. I have a feeling he doesn’t have a well rounded game.

O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted!

Alexander doesn’t have a well rounded game or a gas tank. He might be able to bench lots of weight but in MMA it’s more important to the be able to lift your opponents body weight for 15 minutes than it is to be able to bench 450 one time.

Houston Alexander has fight of the nite written all over it…

Yeah I don’t deny he’s strong. Probably the strongest in the division. But all that muscle requires a lot more oxygen than normal. I question whether he would have the same strength and explosiveness in the 2nd or 3rd round, if he expects to be a champ one day hes gonna have to.

Typically the guys with the larger builds only get the advantage in the early rounds, where as the fighter with the trim but well conditioned build will win out in later rounds as the strong guy looses steam.

There are very few fighters that actually have the ability to develop the extraordinary strength and have the stamina to go with it. In the UFC those people are Sherk, GSP, Hughes, Rampage, and Okami (everyone says hes really strong and Ive never seen him gas either).

Not to take anything away from Alexander, I would not want to be the one who has to wait for him to tire out.

Winner by TKO HHHHHHOOOOUUUUUSSSSSSSTTTTTOOOOONNNNN AAAAAAlLLLEEEXXXXAAANDDDEERR!!

Houston is a great fighter, but I think Keith Jardine exposed a suspect chin! I would like to see him with a banger in latter rounds!

I would love to see him in the second round also. Both of these guys are aggressive strikers so there is now way this will got the second round, but what do I know.

[quote comment=”202911″]Yeah I don’t deny he’s strong. Probably the strongest in the division. But all that muscle requires a lot more oxygen than normal. I question whether he would have the same strength and explosiveness in the 2nd or 3rd round, if he expects to be a champ one day hes gonna have to.

Typically the guys with the larger builds only get the advantage in the early rounds, where as the fighter with the trim but well conditioned build will win out in later rounds as the strong guy looses steam.

There are very few fighters that actually have the ability to develop the extraordinary strength and have the stamina to go with it. In the UFC those people are Sherk, GSP, Hughes, Rampage, and Okami (everyone says hes really strong and Ive never seen him gas either).

Not to take anything away from Alexander, I would not want to be the one who has to wait for him to tire out.[/quote]

True Story

I’ll never forget watching the weigh ins prior to the Alexander/Jardine fight. Like everyone else, I had no idea who he was. The one thing I took away from watching the weigh ins was Houston Alexander is ridiculously RIPPED and he looks like a monster!!! That was what I was telling everyone the night of the PPV. And then it happened.

so what ! Tank could lift big time weights - but he never lifted any belt

[quote comment=”202907″]O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted![/quote]
why do you say that (out of curiousity)?

[quote comment=”202908″]Alexander doesn’t have a well rounded game or a gas tank. He might be able to bench lots of weight but in MMA it’s more important to the be able to lift your opponents body weight for 15 minutes than it is to be able to bench 450 one time.[/quote]
why do you say that ( out of curiousity)?

[quote comment=”202903″]Alexander vs Rampage 2008[/quote]

That would be one hell of a fight.

I’ve never seen so much promise out of a fighter in a long time.

[quote comment=”202903″]Alexander vs Rampage 2008[/quote]
Nice, but no one gonna stop Rampage reat fight though!

*Great

Alexander is stacked. I hope he continues to fight the way he has in his last two fights. If he does, he could become a fan favorite pretty quick. If he wins this fight I would like to see him take on someone in the upper tier of the 205 class. Maybe the loser of the Bisping Evens fight.

Overated????

I dont think so… I would like to see how he fights when he have somebody that can get him to the mat? He is def somebody I will be watchig in the next few months…

[quote comment=”202913″]Houston is a great fighter, but I think Keith Jardine exposed a suspect chin! I would like to see him with a banger in latter rounds![/quote]

And Houston exposed that he can recover. That punch rocked him for what, 1 second?

Houston is my kind of fighter, but I want to see him face a dominate wrestler and see how he does…BJJ guys dont seem as strong taking people down as do expert wrestlers like Randy or Hughes…..just my opinion

Houston Alexander is full of SH*T, no doubt he’s an intense fighter, but he doesn’t bench 450 free-weight pounds. He probably does this on hammer strength or the smith machine. Many powerlifters at that weight train heavy for years and barely bench that RAW(means no bench shirt). I love watching Houston fight, but he would get his ass handed to him in a powerlifting competition!

Couple of things…
1. A lot of posts saying “he has no ground game and he has no ground game”…. Really? How do you know? From all those fights you went too? Or because you havent seen it, so you assume its not there. Supose you are right, good for you… good guess, buts all that is, is a guess.

2. The dude is massive, his legs are huge. It doesn’t suprise me that he benches 450, but this whole “he is too big to have good cardio” shit is annoying. Randy is built like a tank, and guess what… has fucking awesome cardio. Again, people talking out their ass. They dont know, and again if he gasses out… good for you, good guess… again….

3. Got Rocked by Jardin… Didnt Forrest get KTFO by Jardin… Does Forrest have a suspect chin? I dont think so. It showed he can take a shot, get up, and crush you. Thats it, nothing more. Hell, your beloved Fedor got Rocked, got up, and the dude out, but do you say he has a suspect chin OR did you say, “look at fucking Fedor, he is awesome, he can take a fucking shot and still fucking kill you”.

Here is the deal. If you end your post in (My Opinion) that is one thing, but many of you state things as fact. Like you fucking know the dude… I dont, hell I know shit about it, I have seen 7-8 of his local fights here and I cant tell you shit about the dude. Except he knocks people out, but we all know that.

Get some facts, make a post, but dont generalize about something you know nothing about. If its an opinion, say so…

Strong yes, but the flip side of the coin is that muscular guys tend to tire early. Once thing that hasn’t been tested is Alexander’s conditioning, and if Silva can stay out of range long enough to take this fight into the later rounds, we may see Alexander gas out. Big “if”, though…Alexander will be pushing forward, and he’ll eventually land some shots. I hope Silva has good health insurance.

People speculate about Alexander never being tested, never being on the ground, or not having to passed the first couple of minutes of round 1, but what you have to remember is that the was no need to go on the ground, or deeep into the fight since Alexander had turned his opponents brains off due to Alexander’s tremendous power and speed.

Here’s what I’m saying, “A person can specualte about his MMA abilities, talk about his cardio, or talk about Alexander not having to go deep into a fight, but the truth is, HE’S NEVER HAD TO DO IT SINCE HE’S KOed BOTH OF HIS UFC OPPONENTS in devasting fashion within the first couple of minutes of Round 1.”

Is Alexander supposed to get into the octagon and say to himself, “Oh Geez, these people don’t think I very well rounded, so I guess I should try to take this guy down and slap an armbar on his ass.” HELL NO! Alexander simply can go into a fight knowing that all he has to do is connect once and the fight will most likely be over.

His opponents should key on the fact that he hasn’t shown any ground game or any motivation to go to the ground, and ultimately try and take him down.

The really questions lie with the UFC management not getting Alexander into a fight where he is challenged to do something other than concuss his opponent.

TWO QUESTIONS:
1. Why doesn’t Dana White put him in their with Rampage?

2. Why hasn’t anyone pointed out the fact that Chuck Liddel has nothing but stand up game and a good sprawl? Chuck is the UFC fundamentalist’s golden boy. I just don’t get it.

He reminds me of a young mike tyson, i can just see him going through whoeber they put infront of him, i have no doubt in my mind whatsoever that he will be the light heavyweight champ within 6 fights !!!

At the moment, Alexander looks unstoppable… His numbers in the ring were similar to Brandon Vera… Until he ran into a real fight…So hopefully we see a good fight that tests the 450 pound bench animal… Houston Vs Rampage is on the horizon if he keeps up the streak.

I love this guy! He’ll give Rampage a run for his money!

[quote comment=”202929″][quote comment=”202903″]Alexander vs Rampage 2008[/quote]

That would be one hell of a fight.

I’ve never seen so much promise out of a fighter in a long time.[/quote]

I agree with this, but after he fights Thiago, he then needs to win a top 10 in March, a top 5 in July and if he wins and should Rampage still be Champ, Houston Vs Rampage in Nov 08!

[quote comment=”202949″]Houston Alexander is full of SH*T, no doubt he’s an intense fighter, but he doesn’t bench 450 free-weight pounds. He probably does this on hammer strength or the smith machine. Many powerlifters at that weight train heavy for years and barely bench that RAW(means no bench shirt). I love watching Houston fight, but he would get his ass handed to him in a powerlifting competition![/quote]
He might be able to do it, 450 is a lot of weight but I’ve see guys in the gym bench over 400 its not an impossible lift and he sure looks strong enough. The way he handled his last two fights left me with the impression of extreme power, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he could bench 450.

[quote comment=”202906″][quote comment=”202901″]any fight with him..is a fight..no bouncing around..feeling him out..b4 you step foot in the cage..ask yourself ” am i ready to die today? “..it’s kill or be killed with a type fighter like him..Thiago will have to stay out his thai clinch…his punching range..and scramble to get him on the mat..test his endurance..I would like to see how he holds up at a high paced..pressure cooker of a fight..in the 2nd or 3rd..anybody is beatable on any given night.[/quote]

I agree. I want to see how he fights after the first minute. I have a feeling he doesn’t have a well rounded game.[/quote]

I don’t. His ground and pound is better then his stand up! He’s the real deal!

Houston looks mean, strong and violent, thats what sells fights. I would rather see 1 min of hard ass kicking than 15 min dancing and laying around. I like to see him do well and fight Liddell, Silva, and eventually Rampage. Go Houston u mean SOB.

[quote comment=”202936″]Overated????

I dont think so… I would like to see how he fights when he have somebody that can get him to the mat? He is def somebody I will be watchig in the next few months…[/quote]
I think the people who are calling for him to get a title shot in 2008 are overrating him at this point. I could see him getting the Evans/Bisping winner as his next step up if he wins on the 17th. I don’t think Houston could beat Chuck, and Chuck isn’t at the very top of this division.

All that being said, I would watch Houston fight on any card, because he is exciting. He and Bonnar would be fun. It probably wouldn’t go 3 rounds, but there would definitely be some serious exchanges.

[quote post=”3760″]I’ve never seen so much promise out of a fighter in a long time.[/quote]

When I hear the expression, “seen so much promise out of a fighter”, the first factor that comes to my mind is age and experience. Do keep in mind that Houston is 35 years old. Chris Horadeski (spelling) ‘The Polish Hammer’ has the most promise that I’ve seen out of a fighter in a while. The kid was 18 years old KO’ing everyone he fought. Yeah, the IFL sucks and all, but they have better fighters than most of these little organizations we never heard of. Chris will be a SERIOUS force to be reckoned with once he get a little older and rounds out his game. Tyson Griffin, Thiago Tavarez, and Dustin Hazelette are also very promising young fighters. Everyone knows about the first two guys, but not everyone know about Dustin yet. You want to talk about world class BJJ! Plus he is very tall and long for his weight class. Once he adds some standup to his game, watch out!

He’s put on great fights and I can’t wait to see him at 78, his fights are a pleasure to watch.

In regards to 450 lbs on the bench, I can prove that he’s lying. Ask yourself if you’ve ever seen a big guy push weight on the bench with a 2.5 lbs. on each side?? It doesn’t happen.

450 lbs. means 4 plates on each side = 405 lbs. two 10lbs on each side = 445lbs. Either they are rounding that up (still lying) to 450 or they are just plain lying. No big man ever puts a 2.5lbs on each side…2.5lbs. additions on the bench are for dudes like me. In weight training, you round up 5 lbs and you’re still lying! You either do a weight or you don’t, no rounding numbers.

In the end, who cares what he lifts, this is MMA not the Mr. O. Just ask Pete Williams about the time he fought Mark Coleman.

[quote comment=”202911″]Yeah I don’t deny he’s strong. Probably the strongest in the division. But all that muscle requires a lot more oxygen than normal. I question whether he would have the same strength and explosiveness in the 2nd or 3rd round, if he expects to be a champ one day hes gonna have to.

Typically the guys with the larger builds only get the advantage in the early rounds, where as the fighter with the trim but well conditioned build will win out in later rounds as the strong guy looses steam.

There are very few fighters that actually have the ability to develop the extraordinary strength and have the stamina to go with it. In the UFC those people are Sherk, GSP, Hughes, Rampage, and Okami (everyone says hes really strong and Ive never seen him gas either).

Not to take anything away from Alexander, I would not want to be the one who has to wait for him to tire out.[/quote]

Oh and just one more fighter you guys may have heard of…

FEDOR EMELIANENKO. He’s my favorite fighter because he’s got love handles and rocks for hands.

[quote comment=”202949″]Houston Alexander is full of SH*T, no doubt he’s an intense fighter, but he doesn’t bench 450 free-weight pounds. He probably does this on hammer strength or the smith machine. Many powerlifters at that weight train heavy for years and barely bench that RAW(means no bench shirt). I love watching Houston fight, but he would get his ass handed to him in a powerlifting competition![/quote]

Let me guess you know this because your a POWERLIFTERCHAMP.

[quote comment=”202911″]Yeah I don’t deny he’s strong. Probably the strongest in the division. But all that muscle requires a lot more oxygen than normal. I question whether he would have the same strength and explosiveness in the 2nd or 3rd round, if he expects to be a champ one day hes gonna have to.

Typically the guys with the larger builds only get the advantage in the early rounds, where as the fighter with the trim but well conditioned build will win out in later rounds as the strong guy looses steam.

There are very few fighters that actually have the ability to develop the extraordinary strength and have the stamina to go with it. In the UFC those people are Sherk, GSP, Hughes, Rampage, and Okami (everyone says hes really strong and Ive never seen him gas either).

Not to take anything away from Alexander, I would not want to be the one who has to wait for him to tire out.[/quote]
oxygen or ATP?

[quote comment=”202961″]At the moment, Alexander looks unstoppable… His numbers in the ring were similar to Brandon Vera… Until he ran into a real fight…So hopefully we see a good fight that tests the 450 pound bench animal… Houston Vs Rampage is on the horizon if he keeps up the streak.[/quote]
except for the fact that if jardine fought smart alexander would have lost would have lost

[quote comment=”202973″]He’s put on great fights and I can’t wait to see him at 78, his fights are a pleasure to watch.

In regards to 450 lbs on the bench, I can prove that he’s lying. Ask yourself if you’ve ever seen a big guy push weight on the bench with a 2.5 lbs. on each side?? It doesn’t happen.

450 lbs. means 4 plates on each side = 405 lbs.

two 10lbs on each side = 445lbs. Either they are rounding that up (still lying) to 450 or they are just plain lying. No big man ever puts a 2.5lbs on each side…2.5lbs. additions on the bench are for dudes like me. In weight training, you round up 5 lbs and you’re still lying! You either do a weight or you don’t, no rounding numbers.

In the end, who cares what he lifts, this is MMA not the Mr. O.

Just ask Pete Williams about the time he fought Mark Coleman.[/quote]
some olympic bars are 40 lbs and some are 45 lbs, sherlock, and also not everyone use’s olympic weight’s some use unconventional 50 or 100 lbs plates, open up you mind a little .

I kinda hope he gets KOed….

[quote comment=”202928″][quote comment=”202908″]Alexander doesn’t have a well rounded game or a gas tank. He might be able to bench lots of weight but in MMA it’s more important to the be able to lift your opponents body weight for 15 minutes than it is to be able to bench 450 one time.[/quote]
why do you say that ( out of curiousity)?[/quote]

A couple of reasons: His striking looks toughman level. His supporters are the most annoying of TUF noobs that just want to see action. It’s been demonstrated repeatedly that strength and weight-lifting ability are overrated qualities in a fight.

[quote comment=”202966″][quote comment=”202906″][quote comment=”202901″]any fight with him..is a fight..no bouncing around..feeling him out..b4 you step foot in the cage..ask yourself ” am i ready to die today? “..it’s kill or be killed with a type fighter like him..Thiago will have to stay out his thai clinch…his punching range..and scramble to get him on the mat..test his endurance..I would like to see how he holds up at a high paced..pressure cooker of a fight..in the 2nd or 3rd..anybody is beatable on any given night.[/quote]

I agree. I want to see how he fights after the first minute. I have a feeling he doesn’t have a well rounded game.[/quote]

I don’t. His ground and pound is better then his stand up! He’s the real deal![/quote]

My statemant doesn’t say he isn’t the “real deal”..or stand up is better or worse than his GnP..I’m classifing what type of fighter he is..what i believe takes to beat him..and what I would like to see him and his aggresive style of fighting in the later rounds..nobody is unstoppable.

And just how do you know he can’t lift 450?? Were you there when he tried? And I wonder how everyone knows he has a suspect chin. Because he got punched there once, by a Huge shot?? Thats like saying Big Tim has a suspect chin with being knocked down with 1 punch. His Chin is Solid Steel. What about when Chuck put Belfort on his ass with a punch? Does he have a suspect chin as well? He’s one of the very few who went the distance with Chuck. Maybe try saying so and so has a weak chin AFTER they have been KO’d a few times or AFTER this has been seriously exploited, not after one punch (that seemingly did NO damage)! Oh yeah….Big NOG has a “suspect head”, because he was kicked there.LOL

i respect houston, however i really think the band wagon will be destroyed after his fight with silva, silva is a gansta mofo and i think we will see an early submission by silva, watch and see

he’s a serious dude! if he wins this fight against thiago silva then he is for sure a top fighter at 205…i want to see what kind of fighter he is after his opponent survives the early storm…i don’t think silva will be as easy to put down early as his last two fights, i think he just straight up surprised the hell out of jardine and maybe was just a little too much for sakara, but silva will be prepared and he is a top class fighter himself…i’m taking silva in this one either late in the 2nd or early in the 3rd by (t)ko…

Ah men..you better recognize, all it takes is just one punch ‘on the button’ and the fight is over

[quote comment=”202926″][quote comment=”202907″]O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted![/quote]
why do you say that (out of curiousity)?[/quote]

He got rocked by Jardine, who is not a powerful puncher. No one has seen anything else from him except against beating a low level opponent in Sakara. Like Brandon Vera, he doesnt deserve the hype yet.

I dont think that Alexander should fight the loser of Bisping/Evans, he sould fight the winner. And maybe not even that….Maybe Forrest. I like Houston but it will take a Monster to beat him….but yeah I’d love to see his ground game, you never know, maybe That will be his strong point. Time will tell.

[quote post=”3760″]TWO QUESTIONS:
1. Why doesn’t Dana White put him in their with Rampage?
2. Why hasn’t anyone pointed out the fact that Chuck Liddel has nothing but stand up game and a good sprawl? Chuck is the UFC fundamentalist’s golden boy. I just don’t get it. [/quote]
1. He’s only had two UFC fights. He hasn’t earned a title shot at this point. If wins two or three more fights the way he won his first two then absolutely put him in with Rampage or whoever happens to be champion at the time. 2. Many people have pointed this out, particularly after Chuck was exposed when he fought and lost to two guys who are capable of standing and banging with him, unlike Tito, Babalu, etc.

[quote comment=”202925″]so what ! Tank could lift big time weights - but he never lifted any belt[/quote]

No but he lifter Jardine off the ground a few times with a upper cuts.

Wow this is funny watching you fools talking smack about a guy none of you know and most of you honestly seem to fit the build of tuf newbs..no offense but say something other than what you can hear three or four times during a ppv

[quote comment=”202907″]O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted![/quote]
Are you kidding me???? Over rated!!!! He knocked out Jardine like a rag doll. Jardine then goes and beats Chuck. Is Jardine over rated? Please he might lose like everyone, but no one wants to step in the ring with this man!!!

[quote comment=”203024″][quote comment=”202926″][quote comment=”202907″]O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted![/quote]
why do you say that (out of curiousity)?[/quote]

He got rocked by Jardine, who is not a powerful puncher. No one has seen anything else from him except against beating a low level opponent in Sakara. Like Brandon Vera, he doesnt deserve the hype yet.[/quote]

He knocked out Jardine!! Hello. Jardine knocked out Forrest and beat Liddell. What else do you want.

Silva’s best chance at winning is by his Amazing ground game, and being great all-around, not his Gangsta-izm.

alexander’s a bad man he’ll mess you up, yall keep talkin shit about him. yea!

[quote comment=”202965″][quote comment=”202949″]Houston Alexander is full of SH*T, no doubt he’s an intense fighter, but he doesn’t bench 450 free-weight pounds. He probably does this on hammer strength or the smith machine. Many powerlifters at that weight train heavy for years and barely bench that RAW(means no bench shirt). I love watching Houston fight, but he would get his ass handed to him in a powerlifting competition![/quote]
He might be able to do it, 450 is a lot of weight but I’ve see guys in the gym bench over 400 its not an impossible lift and he sure looks strong enough. The way he handled his last two fights left me with the impression of extreme power, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he could bench 450.[/quote]

450 for his size is very good. he’s close to high level power lifting levels. I can bench 2 times my body weight and I was pumped when I accomplished this but was told that I need to bench 2.5 my body weight to just get into power lifting competitions. he has a lot of muscle but he’s not stiff with muscle like I’ve seen many guys who lift what he does. He has functional strength. Scary dude.

[quote comment=”202992″][quote comment=”202973″]He’s put on great fights and I can’t wait to see him at 78, his fights are a pleasure to watch.

In regards to 450 lbs on the bench, I can prove that he’s lying. Ask yourself if you’ve ever seen a big guy push weight on the bench with a 2.5 lbs. on each side?? It doesn’t happen.

450 lbs. means 4 plates on each side = 405 lbs.

two 10lbs on each side = 445lbs. Either they are rounding that up (still lying) to 450 or they are just plain lying. No big man ever puts a 2.5lbs on each side…2.5lbs. additions on the bench are for dudes like me. In weight training, you round up 5 lbs and you’re still lying! You either do a weight or you don’t, no rounding numbers.

In the end, who cares what he lifts, this is MMA not the Mr. O.

Just ask Pete Williams about the time he fought Mark Coleman.[/quote]
some olympic bars are 40 lbs and some are 45 lbs, sherlock, and also not everyone use’s olympic weight’s some use unconventional 50 or 100 lbs plates, open up you mind a little .[/quote]
[quote comment=”203024″][quote comment=”202926″][quote comment=”202907″]O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted![/quote]
why do you say that (out of curiousity)?[/quote]

I COULDN’T AGREE WITH YOU MORE NATHAN. YOU CAN TELL WHO KNOWS WHAT THERE TALKING ABOUT ON HERE AND WHO JUST WANTS TO POST SOMETHING TO BE SEEN

He got rocked by Jardine, who is not a powerful puncher. No one has seen anything else from him except against beating a low level opponent in Sakara. Like Brandon Vera, he doesnt deserve the hype yet.[/quote]

JARDINE IS NOT A POWERFUL PUNCHER? YOU MUST NOT BE TALKING ABOUT KEITH JARDINE.

ENtertaining fighter. He gets in your face and you better not blink. Full throttle striking. Close range ass kicking.
GOTTA LOVE IT !

[quote comment=”202949″]Houston Alexander is full of SH*T, no doubt he’s an intense fighter, but he doesn’t bench 450 free-weight pounds. He probably does this on hammer strength or the smith machine. Many powerlifters at that weight train heavy for years and barely bench that RAW(means no bench shirt). I love watching Houston fight, but he would get his ass handed to him in a powerlifting competition![/quote]
Did you just make your name POWERLIFERCHAMP just to make this post? I believe HA. I’m 6′2″ 220lbs and can bench 305 lbs, and his arms are much bigger than mine. I wouldn’t doubt that he can put up over 400lbs.

[quote comment=”203024″][quote comment=”202926″][quote comment=”202907″]O ver ra ted! O ver ra ted![/quote]
why do you say that (out of curiousity)?[/quote]

He got rocked by Jardine, who is not a powerful puncher. No one has seen anything else from him except against beating a low level opponent in Sakara. Like Brandon Vera, he doesnt deserve the hype yet.[/quote]

I don’t know where you get your info from….and don’t wanna know. We’re talking about Jardine who is a powerful puncher, the one that out-struck Chuck Liddell. You must be thinking of the other Jardine who is a weak puncher. And I don’t know about Sakara being low-level either, give your writing some thought, O ver ra ted my @ss.

[quote comment=”202896″]Impressive, but most running backs and line backers in the NFL bench press that. Benching weight once or twice and working out with 450 is a different thing. I’m not hating on houston but he hasn’t been tested yet, I’ll like to see how he handles being on the ground if anyone can get him there LOL[/quote]
What do you mean he hasn’t been tested… He bitch slapped Jardine around. Jardine is no joke… He just beat liddel and took a thrashing for the win to boot! I think What you mean, is none of his opponents have taken him deep or too the ground.

The thing about Alexander is that he has experience wrestling sharks, as is shown by his disfigured stomach. I didn’t see him actually fighting the sharks, nor has anyone told me, or documented it. I’m just assuming it because it sort of looks like it, and it’s what I want to think…which is apparently standard practice around here.

What floored me is how he just launched Sakara off of him after Sakara took him down. It was like a ragdoll. You just don’t see that kind of rage before. Plus he seems to hit harder the more he gets hit. It really seems like he’s on something.

[quote comment=”202908″]Alexander doesn’t have a well rounded game or a gas tank. He might be able to bench lots of weight but in MMA it’s more important to the be able to lift your opponents body weight for 15 minutes than it is to be able to bench 450 one time.[/quote]

If you can bench 450 lbs, I am sure you can lift a guy thats 185lbs more than a few times. Judging by his physical stature…I am sure to be that big and that cut..he knows a thing or two about conditioning.

450? That’s it? What a wuss…

Ha! Kidding!

[quote comment=”202925″]so what ! Tank could lift big time weights - but he never lifted any belt[/quote]

Tank had no skill and spent most of his time most likely in the strip clubs sucking back brews.

Why is everyone acting like Houston walked around telling everyone he benches 450lbs?

Some guy wrote it in an article because HE (the writer) thought it was interesting. Stop acting like Houston is in his pre-fight interviews saying “Well Thiago Silva is strong but I bench 450 .”

Seriously the hate some of you guys have is ridiculous.

I would like to see Houstan fight Henderson in about another two wins. Houston’s knock out power matched with Hendo’s hard head would be great to see. Again, after a few more wins he could fight with Hendo. I think Houston and Thiago will be a great fight. They can both bang, Thiago is a chute boxe guy so I would think he has a good clinch game. A real exciting, if not over too quickly, fight.

[quote comment=”202959″]People speculate about Alexander never being tested, never being on the ground, or not having to passed the first couple of minutes of round 1, but what you have to remember is that the was no need to go on the ground, or deeep into the fight since Alexander had turned his opponents brains off due to Alexander’s tremendous power and speed.

Here’s what I’m saying, “A person can specualte about his MMA abilities, talk about his cardio, or talk about Alexander not having to go deep into a fight, but the truth is, HE’S NEVER HAD TO DO IT SINCE HE’S KOed BOTH OF HIS UFC OPPONENTS in devasting fashion within the first couple of minutes of Round 1.”

Is Alexander supposed to get into the octagon and say to himself, “Oh Geez, these people don’t think I very well rounded, so I guess I should try to take this guy down and slap an armbar on his ass.” HELL NO! Alexander simply can go into a fight knowing that all he has to do is connect once and the fight will most likely be over.

His opponents should key on the fact that he hasn’t shown any ground game or any motivation to go to the ground, and ultimately try and take him down.

The really questions lie with the UFC management not getting Alexander into a fight where he is challenged to do something other than concuss his opponent.

TWO QUESTIONS:
1. Why doesn’t Dana White put him in their with Rampage?

2. Why hasn’t anyone pointed out the fact that Chuck Liddel has nothing but stand up game and a good sprawl? Chuck is the UFC fundamentalist’s golden boy. I just don’t get it.[/quote]

Dana ..is smart.. Let me wreck a few more dudes, build his profile. The more people get excited about this guy, the bigger the pay per buys. Why would Dana or any smart person do that??? Make absolutely no sence. Build him and cash in. People want excitment and most of all KO’s … Houston does both better than anyone else has lately. When People make silly conspiracy theories like this…It makes me sick. Take a business or economic course before you start making silly comments like this….Dana and his partners are not idiots.

I agree houston vs rampage would be a sick match up but it seems to me like you just dont get it, because you simply lack any understanding of business decisions and good marketing. Why make a buck when you can make 10 or more. Let the guy keep eating people until the fans beg for it. Sell at the top of the market.

Ohh I am on a rampage…excuse the grammar errors I am doing this during work hours…so i need to be quick!

How can you all say Jardine don’t have power? So how did he ko Forrest or how did he stun Chuck? What do you mean if Jardine would have fought a smart fight? Jardine got murdered. If they were to fight again the same thing would happen again. Jardine have yet to ask for a rematch. There is NO excuse, Houston is better than Jardine, yet so many “experts” tend to forgive or look over Jardine’s execution as if it did’nt happen. That fight will forever be known as one of the worse ass whippin EVER. Houston will become a household name in ‘08.

Houston is by far one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. A technical ground game is nice to have but its not absolutely necessary.

[quote comment=”202973″]He’s put on great fights and I can’t wait to see him at 78, his fights are a pleasure to watch.

In regards to 450 lbs on the bench, I can prove that he’s lying. Ask yourself if you’ve ever seen a big guy push weight on the bench with a 2.5 lbs. on each side?? It doesn’t happen.

450 lbs. means 4 plates on each side = 405 lbs.

two 10lbs on each side = 445lbs. Either they are rounding that up (still lying)