Houston Alexander Signs UFC Extension
Light heavyweight Houston Alexander has signed a five-fight contract extension with the UFC, according to Dave Meltzer.
Alexander made his UFC debut at UFC 71 in May 2007 with a 48-second knockout of light heavyweight contender Keith Jardine. “The Assassin” followed up the debut victory with a one-minute one-second knockout of Alessio Sakara at UFC 75.
Following the back-to-back wins Alexander was matched up against Thiago Silva at UFC 78 and was defeated via first-round TKO. He was dealt a second-straight loss at UFC Fight Night 13 in April when he was defeated by James Irvin via knockout in just 8-seconds, tying the UFC record for shortest match.
Alexander will look to push his 2-2 UFC record over .500 when he takes on Eric Schafer at UFC Fight Night 15 on September 17th in front of his hometown crowd in Omaha, Nebraska.
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this is guy is crazy…always can expect it to end in the first round by ko either way it goes…
NO JOKE LOL. HE BETTER WIN INFRONT OF HIS HOME TOWN…
IM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CLAY/MAC FIGHT TOO… THIS IS A GOOD FIGHT CARD BETTER THAN ANY OF ELITXCS CARDS
i hope ur only looking 4ward to the clay n mac fight to see mac get his weird ass handed to him on a plate by clay, i cant do wiv danzig i hate the little freak.
good news for alexander im still not sold on him yet with his mma skills but he sure puts on a good show
he needs someone to teach him a ground game and how to properly hold his hands up. he could become a monster
hooray for 8 second KO’s
He don;t stand a chance of ever sniffing the LHW title, he should move up to HW. And i really do hope Clay beats Mac, either way Clay will have fight of the night.
justjoe…don’t you mean he should move down to 185…hes only like 5′11…I hope clay wins also, but mac is gunna put up a good fight…
whats up with all of the mac haters!?!?
dont count him out vs clay…everyone expected him to get pounded by the bigger tommy spear…
but what happened?!?!!?
mac can win this fight…clay gets too crazy…mac will catch him and submit him…
on the other hand..i think if houston moved up to heavyweight that would be interesting….he would be knocking foos out!!! haha
but your ight he has no chance @ the lhw title…but he is a good stepping stone in that division…
Solid fighter…good move…
that’s a pretty big contract extention for a guy that has got his ass whooped twice in a row.
doesn’t matter that hes got his ass wooped the last two times…he pulls in viewers which in turn pulls in money which makes dana a happy man so he makes houston a happy man by giving him a 5 fight contract….its a business people…
I wonder how much he’s gonna get paid for the about 5 minutes of fighting those 5 matches will last.
DUDES! My boss is Houston’s ex wife. She videotaped him signing an autograph pciture for me and my bros. Seriously i’m not lying.
That must be a special situation there… Most exwives I know aren’t to fond of the artist formerly known as their husband…Cool collectible though…
I wish he could get a rematch with Cupcake Irvin. Now he knows all he has to do is duck for the first 8 seconds. If he lands one punch on Irvin’s chin, he’ll curl up in the fetal position and wait for mommy.
houston would destroy irvin if they fought again..
this man has tremendous power…if he had some submission skills…man he would be a force!!!
BUT HE DOESN’T HAVE GROUND GAME AND ALL HE HAS IS STAND UP. WHY WOULD THERE BE A DIFFERENT OUTCOME IF THEY FOUGHT AGAIN. ITS OBVIOUS HE WASN’T READY TO FIGHT THE SAND MAN AND LOST. HE NEEDS TO TAKE SH1T SERIOUS
Does Houston have a glass jaw? Yes. But anyone you put him in the ring with is either gonna get KO’d or KO him. I think he will be used as a stepping stone for up n coming fighter (like he was for Mochida)
AZNSTAR I AGREE…HE WOULD NEVER BE A SERIOUS CONTENDER…BUT HE IS SOMEONE YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE ON YOUR RECORD AS SOMEONE YOU DEFEATED…
man the assassin is awesome in hes first 2 fights!
The guy seems to be a pretty cool guy (taking care of his kids and all) soo for him to get a extention from the UFC is awesome for him, and I enjoy seeing him fight, he does need to work on the ground work (obvious) but the man gets down and brings it always, he is being rewarded for his 5 mins of fights win or lose he comes to fight
Fr 702,
Well written…He brings it and that’s 90% of it.
Cole,
Houston should drop to LW or move to the WEC and be a FW…. At the same time Tyson Griffin should move up to LHW or HW.
In all seriousness I think Houston has a great chance to get back on track. He fights like a demoltion man, warrior maniac killer. Like Cole said above, we(fans) always know someone is getting KO or F-d up in an Alexander fight. That is what fans want. Fighters have ups and downs all the time. I forget which fighter specifically, but he is in the UFC and started his career out with 5-7 straight losses.(wish I remembered who) In any case, I feel Alexander is not far off from being more dangerous than he has been in the past. Should Alexander start utilizing wrestling or develop a little bit of a ground game he is going to become a very dangerous fighter. His striking is great…..he just needs to slow down and not get too excited like he did in his last 8 second match. Houston is a powerhouse….just a matter of how he goes about training and who he trains with now. To me, Houston is underrated and I am not even a fan of his.
Dietrich, thz also I would like to say that it seems that Houston has to get hit before something “clicks” on in his head (Irvin jokes aside) think about when he fought Jardine, he rocked Alexander the got destroyed himself Sakara fight same thing…. If Alexander get hit (and doesn’t get ko’d) he seems to just go nuts and realizes that he has to finish the fight..
*side note*…… I’m in Oklahoma (which ya sucks) and I was kinda pissed that I wasn’t going to be able to find a place to watch the fight tonight (my hotel has HBO and Comedy Centeral, local channels.. Again this place sucks) in trying to find a decent place to eat last night I “stumbled” apawn a little Cafe or whatever and noticed a sign that stated that they were going to show the UFC fight for free no cover no minimum to drink (even tho its 3/2 beer) soo though its a bs little town I get to watch the UFC and not have to check my phone for constant updates
FR,
It’s cool you get to watch it. If I were you, I’d get one of those fancy ripoff phones where you can watch the event on the phone. Sure a 2″x4″ screen is a very funny joke but to me it would be better than missing the event. Be safe.
My phone Is crazy fancy, ha no seriously my brother and I (from Claifornia) in a bar/cafe in Oklahoma ya we don’t stick out at all hahaha I have to be safe thx Kouch fun times ha
FR,
You’re from Fresno right? I have a friend down there who has been training for a little while and hopes to compete soon. If anything comes up or if he is fighting down there I’ll let you know.
Ya I’m from Fresno, is he training @ Pacific? What weight class is he by chance?
He is nothing more than a fight night fighter, no more PPV for you!!!
Fr 702,
Glad you caught a break with the show. Travel can suck when the PPV is on.(It even sucks when the wife is afraid she will miss dancing with the stars and you are nowhere near the hotel with 10 minutes left)…
I would have loved Alexander-Horn at a catchweight on the Fight Night card.
this has absolutely everything to do with Elite XC and Affliction circling like sharks for anybody who ever fought in the UFC to give them credibility and a fan base. Outside of the fact that Houston is a celebrity in Omaha in many many circles being a radio dj and being so involved in the community. Great move for all parties involved, if Elite XC and Affliction can last long enough he will see a couple more checks after that so all you haters and keep doin what you been doin which is nothing in particular while guys like Houston do it big. Hip Hip Hooray HOUSTON