Archive for the 'Houston Alexander' Category
UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander is used to knocking out opponents inside the Octagon. On Wednesday, May 6, “The Assassin” did his part to help knock out child neglect.
According to WOWT.com, Alexander discovered a child left alone and crying inside an unlocked Chevy Lumina in a parking lot near his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, and […]
Houston Alexander latest victim of UFC 98 injury bug, scratched from May 23 event with broken hand
By: Jesse HollandFree-falling light heavyweight Houston Alexander has been scratched from his fight against Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23 because of a broken hand suffered during training.
The UFC confirmed the injury earlier today and is expected to name his replacement shortly.
This is the third […]
UFC Quick Quote: Houston Alexander feels pressure to win for himself, not keep his job, at UFC 98
By: MMAmania“Of course I wasn’t nervous [about losing my job after the loss to Eric Schafer in Sept. 2008]. I wasn’t nervous at all. Number one, I have been in the business for 10 years and second, it’s great to be in the UFC, man, but it’s not going to make or break me. The UFC […]
Free-falling light heavyweight Houston Alexander announced last week on KOZN-AM (1620 the Zone) in Omaha that he will look to snap a three-fight losing streak by taking on UFC sophomore Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23.
Alexander (8-4) was relatively unknown to the masses […]
Props: Fight Magazine
Quoteworthy:
“NO – I have not lost my UFC contract. NO – I have not fired my coaching staff. NO – I am not going to step down and fight for smaller organizations. The loss last month was tough, but life goes on. People need to remember that I have only been fighting professionally […]
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC Fight Night 15: “Diaz vs Neer” from the Nebraska State Athletic Commission for the Spike TV event held on September 17 from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha.
And Nate Diaz was the big winner of the evening, pocketing a $40,000 base salary for his stirring […]
“The crowd was so loud that I couldn’t hear my corner. If I heard them and knew, you know, there are 10 seconds left, five seconds left, whatever, I would have tried to hung in there a little longer and survived. But it was so loud and these people were supporting me so much, I […]
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“There’s no doubt [Houston Alexander needs to turn things around]. He needs a way. He desperately needs a win. Another loss and he’s going to have to go out and start working his way back up to the UFC.”
– UFC President Dana White tells Yahoo!Sports.com that Houston Alexander’s job could be on the line tonight […]

















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