so houston alexander gets 5 more fights in the ufc |
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tberg420
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Posted by ThaAxeMurderer7
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UFC rewards fighters that bring it. He's highly entertaining. I'm glad we'll get to see more of him.
Exactly. Another example is Chris Lytle.
Lytle's loses inside the Octagon have been against way better opponents. However, I get your point. Having met Alexander at UFC 77, I can honestly say that he's got a fan for life!
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Post #16 9/4/08 8:41:24PM
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tooly236
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He has never been in a boring fight, he will never be a contender, but he is a good 3rd liner.
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Post #17 9/4/08 9:36:47PM
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AnDeRsonDaSiLvA
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The whole reason they are doing this is because if he negotiates for a contract after knocking out shafer , he will have more leverage then his current situation (back to back losses). The UFC has the rights to rip up the contract after one fight anyways.
Last edited 9/4/08 9:43PM by andersondasilva
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Post #18 9/4/08 9:42:29PM
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JackHammerXXX
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Being from Omaha,myself. I have to say that seeing Houston beat the s#%$ out of Jardine was spectacular. I didn't know about him fighting that card, until that night! When he came out with the Nebraska hat.....oh man...
I'm telling you, I thought he got caught(he really did, and still denied months after, to me, in person) and was done, but he got up and gave Keith a right from hell. And so, it was amazing, somewhat flukish, but only cuz Jardine didn't fight him seriously, wisely. Sakara, was and is, a bum, saw that coming. Thiago is a killer, and exposed Houston. Irvin was flukish cuz it was one punch, and it was just one of them things. By the way, Alexander didn't believe that punch either. I don't know if he just doesn't remember getting hit or what....?
I thought, and believed that the fight with Schafer was win or go, well stay home, it's in Omaha. Now, with 5 fights, he's got to have a clause in there saying if he gets knocked out, in the first round, two more times, he's done, or something. Dana loves the dads though, take care of your kids, and be a humble dude, most importantly, put on exciting fights, you'll have a home with the UFC.
I got Alexander, first round KO/TKO. Hopefully something good, send him to 92 against Silva, or Shogun. Hell, imagine Soko/Alexander?!,
Anybody think he should drop to 185? He comes in at 203,204.
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Post #19 9/4/08 9:47:40PM
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He doesn't want to go to 185 but he would be a killer there. Not a threat to Silva but then again, nobody is
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Post #20 9/4/08 10:38:57PM
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bls1919
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makes me shake my head ...like Y the keep guys like that ..that long. Same with Sakara. But wil cut guys like Lutter and Lawler, S Smith,Cro Cop. I just don't get it,.
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Post #21 9/4/08 11:11:09PM
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GrizzlyChadams
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The reason they would keep guys like Alexander and not someone like cropcop is most likely because a) Alexander is probably alot cheaper and b) Alexander is down to fight anytime.
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Post #22 9/4/08 11:52:53PM
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Pskinner_mma314
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Houston IS a beast, so is Thiago. Houstons experience doesn't go that far, so it kinda (emphasis on kinda) gives him an excuse for that loss. as for his fight with Irvin, he just got caught, I don't like either of them, but that fight had gone further w/o that superman punch, u would have seen Houston vs Anderson silva on UFN 14
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Post #23 9/5/08 5:39:43AM
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the_01
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This guy has a fighting style of his own "Hit of be hit." He should find a camp that would teach him some ground moves, and some speech lessons. Otherwise, he is exciting to watch.
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Post #24 9/5/08 7:47:51AM
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