Houston Alexander Must Win in Order to Keep his job
Bloody Elbow —
... It's rare for Dana White to come out and make it clear that a fighter will get cut if he loses, but he comes out and says it today to Kevin Iole: ...
Iole: Houston Alexander needs to win or else…
The SAV SCI MMA blog —
... then, he’s had two fights and two quick TKO losses–one to tough Thiago Silva and the other an 8 second debacle to James Irvin. Schaefer is no easy out–obviously a BJJ specialist is a tough matchup for Alexander’s aggressive style. Schaefer is also something of an underrated fighter–his 3 losses have come to a couple of tough guys in Michael Bisping and Stephan Bonnar, along with a lesser known fighter named Dustin Denes who is something of an underrated competitor in his own right. Alexander faces must win @ Yahoo Sports
UFC Quick Quote: Houston Alexander loss to Eric Shafer tonight could be bad
MMA Mania —
“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 when he takes on Eric Schafer in a light heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 15. Talk about compounding the pressure — Alexander is the hometown favorite who will likely receive raucous applause from the Nebraska fans inside the Omaha Civic Auditorium. “The Nebraskan Assassin” is on a two-fight skid ...
Can conehead win for the cornhuskers?
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
Can conehead win for the cornhuskers? September 17, 2008 – 10:12 am by fightlinker [image] The UFC is fun … they’ll sign you up to a new long term contract on one week and then the next say you’re on the verge of getting fired the next. Such is the situation with Houston Alexander, who is either one of the most exciting fighters in the UFC right now or not deserving of a spot in the company, depending on what happens at UFC Fight Night tonight versus Eric Schafer. I’m not gonna hold this against the UFC though … Houston has given us enough entertaining moments to justify a raise, be it only for one fight if he manages to lose against Schafer. Add the fact that Houston’s ...
UFC Quick Notes: Tanner, Alexander, Huerta + More
CagePotato.com —
... — Even though the ink on Houston Alexander’s new five-fight contract extension hasn’t even dried yet, Dana White admits that if the Assassin loses against Eric Schafer tonight, he’ll need to leave the UFC for a while to rack up some wins in other promotions. ...
