Houston Alexander opens up about his TUF 10 Finale loss to Kimbo Slice in an interview with MMA...

Houston Alexander opens up about his TUF 10 Finale loss to Kimbo Slice in an interview with MMA Weekly:

"MMAWeekly: Dana White said Kimbo was chasing after you and you didn’t want to fight.
Alexander: Awww, Kimbo was chasing after me? Did you see Kimbo chasing after me and did you see him actually try and engage?

MMAWeekly: Honestly, I didn’t see a whole lot of engaging in the first place.
Alexander: He wasn’t engaging. This is part of the fight game. People are just wanting to see two of us go at it, with no game plan, no nothing, and just go in and start wailing on each other. I thought MMA was about something other than that. Apparently, that’s what they wanted. And that’s part of the entertainment, that’s part of being a fighter, but I also thought being a fighter was strategizing and going in there with a game plan.

MMAWeekly: What are you thoughts on what Dana said about your future in the UFC. Are you still with the UFC?
Alexander: First of all, I haven’t gotten any papers from me being declined from the UFC at all. And Monte Cox, he’s my manager, so he hasn’t received any papers saying that I’ve been released. Until that happens, I’m not released. Or if we’ve received word from Joe Silva that I’ve gotten cut. People can say all they want – I haven’t received any papers."

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by Colorado Fan on Dec 17, 2009 7:24 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Seems like an awfully unusual time to defend the use of strategy in an MMA fight, huh?

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by Blackout612 on Dec 17, 2009 7:28 PM EST reply actions

yep..

I think he should be saying that only when he gets his next fight signed. haha :)

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by Anton Tabuena on Dec 17, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions

His strategy didn’t work.

Keep firing Assholes!

Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.

by Ubernoober on Dec 17, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions

if you're "not cut"...

… i’m sure claiming you had an excellent strategy, and that your employers and the general public are blind to your genius, will certainly shore up your job security.

by woooburn on Dec 17, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions

MMAWeekly: What about your cardio? Most of your fights have ended really quickly, and obviously you went the distance and both of you looked exhausted. I think that’s where some fans criticized your performance. Were you prepared for three rounds?

Alexander: It’s funny, because no one’s in there with us doing the actual fighting. You’ve got a lot of people doing this talk about, ‘aw, this guy’s cardio.’ I could have went another round, to be honest. I could have went a couple more rounds. You have to fight through fatigue, and it was more of a mental thing than anything. You’re exhausted because you’re mentally exhausted. I don’t think it was that we were both exhausted; fighters think about the fight constantly, and when it’s finally over, it’s over. My thing was more relief than anything.

This guy is delusional about his camps and his training. No wonder his career is sabotaged.

by The Bronzeville Bully on Dec 17, 2009 8:54 PM EST reply actions

Yeah

I can strafe at a brisk pace in a circle for 40 minutes, too, but I don’t fight for a living.

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by Blackout612 on Dec 17, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions

I thought it was a good interview, except when he tried to compare what he did to Lyoto Machida. I don’t necessarily see what he saw, but I felt he gave a decent valid explanation.

He did win Round 1 . . . ;-)

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by VeeisAnimated on Dec 18, 2009 6:24 AM EST reply actions