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James Irvin tests positive for epitrenbolone metabolite of trenbolone, an anabolic steroid. Shark Fights cancels James Irvin vs. Houston Alexander according to MMA Weekly: Shark Fights has canceled an upcoming fight between James Irvin and Houston Alexander due to an alleged positive drug test for Irvin following his last fight in California. The promotion made the announcement on Wednesday after a Sherdog.com report stated Irvin had tested positive for steroids following a fight against Jorge Oliveira at Tachi Palace Fights last December. Shark Fights 14 coverage

Seth Petruzelli venting frustration over signs that the Moosin event in Boston featuring Tim Sylvia vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski and himself vs. Houston Alexander is falling apart: "now i just got the contract to fight houston alexander and they just called my manager this morning to push it back till who knows when!!!! i am so sick of this sh*t, i am sorry to rant but i just need to get it out off my chest. i know i can compete with top level guys, and i deserve to be in the big shows. i am sick of the inconsistency of smaller shows and them always getting pushed or canceled. i want to fight every 3 months or so but this makes it impossible!!! i dont know what else to do at this point...." HT: The UG

Seth Petruzelli vs. Houston Alexander expected for Moosin’s Boston event: "A source told the Herald, that a matchup between Houston Alexander and Seth Petruzelli is in the works for Moosin’s April 23 show at the DCU Center in Worcester." "The card is expected to be headlined by former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia vs. strongman competitor Mariusz Pudzianowski. The card will be the first major MMA show in Massachusetts and is expected to air live on pay-per-view." HT: bostonherald.com Moosin in Worcester coverage

Joey Beltran def. Houston Alexander by TKO in Oklahoma: "They stood for a bit in the first and both landed some good punches (nobody rocked) Joey pressed him up against the cage for a while and got the takedown with a body lock I believe. He GNP'd Houston pretty good, but couldn't finish. 2nd rd, they exchange a little and Joey gets him back down to the mat, where he lands some good elbows and ends up finishing with strikes when Houston gave up his back." Other results: Tim Boetsch def. Rudy Lindsey Submission (Guillotine Choke) 2 1:55 Rich Clementi def. Mike Budnik Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 5 2:10 Jeremy Horn def. Victor Moreno Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 Jeff Monson def. John Brown Decision (Split) 3 5:00 HT: RichDalton and THE CACTUS KID on the UG

Main card results for 5150 Combat League/XFL: "New Year's Revolution" Jeff Monson def. John Brown via split decision Joey Beltran def. Houston Alexander via TKO (g'n'p) Rich Clementi def. Mike Budnik via sub (RNC) Jeremy Horn def. Victor Moreno via sub (guillotne) Amber Powell def. Tammy Schneider via sub (armbar) Tim Boetsch def. Rudy Lindsey via sub (guillotine) HT: The UG, Anton Tabuena

Houston Alexander TKO'ed on 5150/XFL "New Year's Revolution": "Houston Alexander just loss to Joey Beltran in the 2nd round via brutal ground and pound. Bummer for Houston... He lost the killer instinct... He lost the explosiveness he had. Bummer." "Jeff Monson managed to 'pull out' the victory of John 'Doo Doo' Brown. Doo Doo 'stuck' to Monson the entire fight. Doo Doo looked 'solid'." "Horn won via arm in gully I think, and Boetsch won" HT: Middle Easy

Kimbo Slice sells: Factoring in replays and DVR views, His fight against Houston Alexander reached an average of 6 million viewers. That is up from the 5.2 million viewers that was initially reported. Kimbo's two fights from TUF 10 are now part of the top 10 most watched fights in MMA history. He currently holds four of the top 10 with his two EliteXC bouts. When will Kimbo fight next? MMA Junkie says he could be fighting on the March 21 card on Versus, which will be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Brandon Vera. UFC Fight Night 21: Jones vs. Vera coverage

El Guapo shares his thoughts on Fedor vs. Rogers, Kimbo vs. Houston, and MMA's next generation: On Fedor's performance vs. Brett Rogers- "I thought he looked really sloppy though on the ground in his fight against Rogers and there were a couple of times where I thought he was going to go for submission and there was a perfect opportunity for him to get a toehold. Even though he looked sloppy it was almost like he was doing it on purpose to get his opponent comfortable and then boom there it is. You never know what is going on in the mind of this guy, he is a freak and when I say freak I mean it in a good way." On Kimbo vs. Houston - "It was insane and the referee should have gone in there and pushed the action. That is what I liked about Japan in that if you weren't fighting then boom you got a yellow card and bada bing you just lost 10% of your fight purse and that will most likely keep you more aggressive. That was the same game plan that he was supposed to use against Seth Petruzelli. The first rule being that you do not rush in there, let your opponent throw some kicks and punches and find out what his plans are for the fight and I think that is what he did against Alexander." On 2010's breakout star - "I have to go with Jon Jones because this guy is going to be very good. Even his loss by disqualification to Matt Hamill isn't going to matter in the long term of his career because he is going to be great. His striking is already good even though he is a wrestler and with all that crazy stuff that he throws out there he only has room to grow as an exciting fighter. He has unbelievable reach and he looks like the President." HT: Punch Drunk Gamer

Shane Nelson, Kevin Burns, and Edgar Garcia Get Cut After Their UFC 107 Losses Also released after the TUF 10 Finale, Darill Schoonover, Justin Wren, Marcus Jones, and Houston Alexander HT: the UG This FanShot was promoted to the front page by Scott Haber.