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It didn't take long for James Irvin to take out Houston Alexander at UFC® Fight Night. Irvin went for the hardest punch in his arsenal and dropped ... video.aol.com

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 NC A list off the top of my head is below: Anthony Johnson, Alistair Overeem, James Irvin, Houston Alexander, Rousimar Palhares, Yushin Okami, and Thiago Tavares. Being an athlete myself, I understand that injuries are apart of the job. ...

Alexander (8-4-1) joins James Irvin (torn meniscus) and Yushin Okami (medial collateral ligament) on the sidelines. Alexander had been looking forward to snapping a three-fight losing streak (Thiago Silva, Irvin and Eric Schafer). ...

 OH The four-time IFL veteran had been undefeated before making his UFC debut. Alexander was the latest victim of the injury bug that has plagued UFC 98. Frank Mir, Josh Koscheck, Yushin Okami and James Irvin had all previously withdrawn from the card for ...

 FL “También se anuncia para el evento UFC 98 son los siguientes combates: Yushin Okami vs. Dan Miller, Sean Sherk vs. Frankie Edgardo, James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries, Houston Alexander vs. Andre Gusmao, Patrick Barry vs. Tim La Haya, Phillipe Nover vs. ...

 UK Light Heavyweights: Chuck Liddell, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Tito Ortiz, Keith Jardine, Wanderlei Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Stephan Bonnar, James Irvin, Wilson Gouveia (MW), Houston Alexander, ...

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 MN The only issue here is that UFC 98 would then need another good fight for it's main card. James Irvin/Drew McFedries and Andre Gusmao/Houston Alexander currently sit on the undercard of UFC 98, and while both should be exciting fights, ...

 CA James Irvin vs. Drew McFedries—The return of the Sandman. After being destroyed by Anderson Silva, the very popular Irvin will provide some fireworks in this bout. Also on the card: Crowd favorite Houston Alexander, TUF 8 runner-up Phillipe Nover, ...

A light heavyweight encounter between Houston Alexander and Andre Gusmao is in the process of being finalized for UFC 98 on May 23 at the MGM Grand Garden. ... After beginning his UFC career with first round TKO victories over Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, Alexander has suffered first rou...

By Casey Trowbridge Start Time: 10:00 PM ET UFC Heavyweight Championship: Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank MirWelterweights: Matt Hughes Vs. Matt SerraLightweights: Sean Sherk Vs. Frankie EdgarLight Heavyweights: Houston Alexander Vs. Andre GusmaoMiddleweights: James Irvin Vs. Drew McFedriesLightweights: Geo...

By Casey Trowbridge In a bout that both fighters need to win, popular Light Heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will return to action on May 23 against a veteran of the IFL in Andre Gusmao (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC). Las Vegas will play host to UFC 98 on May 23. A featured bout will pit Matt Serra against Matt Hug...

By MADMAN After breaking into the UFC by posting very quick knockouts over both Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, the man who put Nebraska on the MMA map has dropped three straight to Thiago Silva, James Irvin, and Eric Schafer. ... Matt Hughes 43-7- 0 vs. Matt Serra 16-5-0. Frank Edgar 9-1-0 vs. Sean Sherk 3...

TKO victories over James Irvin, Tomasz Drwal and Houston Alexander, and a submission victory over Antonio Mendes have Silva on the cusp of greatness. ... Performify's Picks for "UFC 94: St. Pierre vs. Penn II" MMAjunkie.com UFC 94: Machida vs. Silva - An undefeated streak comes to an end ifight36...

By Nick Thomas Frank Edgar 9-1-0 vs. Sean Sherk 37-3-1. James Irvin 14-5-1 vs. Drew McFedries 7-6-0. Phillipe Nover 6-1-1 vs. TBD Houston Alexander 8-4-1 vs. Andre Gusmao 5-1-0. David Kaplan 3-2-0 vs. George Roop 8-5-0. 0 recs | Comment 26 comments | Add comment | Digg! ... Irvin vs McFredries – Irvin KO 1 or McFredrie...

MMAjunkie.com  tn - Jan 28, 2009 But tough losses to Thiago Silva, James Irvin, and Eric Shafer almost ruined his chances in the UFC. In his last fight he was featured against Shafer in his ... against Andre Gusmao MMAjunkie.com

By Kris Karkoski (admin) Houston Alexander Houston Alexander vs. Andre Gusmao, Matt Wiman vs. Sam Stout, and Derek Downey vs. Nick Catone have been revealed for upcoming UFC cards over the last 24 hours: Light heavyweights Houston Alexander and Andre Gusmao will clash at UFC 98 on May 23rd in Las Vegas. After back-to...

By Jesse Holland Free-falling light heavyweight Houston Alexander will look to snap a three-fight losing streak when he takes on UFC sophomore Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 23. “The Nebraskan Assassin,” however, quickly returned to Earth — practicall...

By KingLev UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will look to end a three-fight losing streak when he meets Andre Gusmao (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 98. After bursting on the UFC scene with swift and brutal knockouts of Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, Alexander has since suffered...

By Discman2 According to MMA Junkie sources close to Houston Alexander can confirm that Alexander has agreed to fight Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 on May 23rd. The event is being held in Las Vegas Nevada and is headlined by the Heavyweight Championship unification rematch between Brock Lesnar and Interim C...

By MMAjunkie.com Staff [mmajunkie-staff] UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) will look to end a three-fight losing streak when he meets Andre Gusmao (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 98. A source close to Alexander told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that both fighters have ... After bursting on the UFC scene with swi...

By Fighters Only Mag (John) Houston Alexander is rumoured to be signed up for a fight with Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Andre Gusmao at UFC 98 in May. A source close to the fighter says the bout has been verbally agreed to by both men, although papers are yet to be ... He followed that with a 1:01stoppage of Alessio Sakara at...

James Irvin was last seen seeing stars after being knocked out by Anderson Silva early in the first round back in July. Before that fight Irvin was 3-1 in the UFC and looked very impressive when he knocked out Houston Alexander in 8 seconds . Irvin is coming back from a ... AroundTheOctagon.com is n...

By PMorales Keith Jardine is 2-2 in his last four fights with split decision victories over Chuck Liddell and Brandon Vera and first round KO losses to Wanderlei Silva and Houston Alexander. The TUF alum had been rumored to make his return at UFC 96 in a possible rematch against Chuck Liddell.

By someonespecial4 Others Considered: Anthony Johnson’s KO of Tommy Speer, James Irvin’s KO of Houston Alexander, Alessio Sakara’s KO of  Joey Vedepo, Steve Cantwell’s KO of Brian Stann, Gegard Mousasi’s KO of Jacare, Brett Rogers’ KO of Jon Murphy, Matt Wiman’s KO of Thiago Tavares, Nate Marquardt’’s K...

By Andrew Alton With the popularity of the Ultimate Fighting Championship booming, nearly every MMA fighter in the world is looking to join the promotion.  Unfortunately, there isn't room for all of them. Middleweight Light Heavyweight Fist Gatekeepers:  Houston Alexander, James Irvin, Eric Schafe...

By Chart Topper BOSTON — Kenny Florian 6:00 PM 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02119 MIAMI — Thiago Alves 7:00 PM 12405 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33186 OMAHA — Houston Alexander 7:00 PM 3333 Oakview Dr, Omaha, NE 68144 PORTLAND — Nate Quarry 6:30 PM 12000 SE 82nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97266 SACRAMENTO — James Irvin 7:00 PM 1725 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95815 SAN LUIS OBISPO — Chuck Liddell 7:00 PM 894 Marsh Street, Bldg. G, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Perhaps the economy prompted the UFC to create a lower cost version of its “Octagon” book which originally cost as much as $7,500 but whatever the reason it’s all good for MMA fans. The commercial edition(it’s smaller but still has all the amazing pics) will cost $40 and the UFC will be releasing the [...]   [read the full post]

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By Mike Fagan Liddell > W Silva > Jardine > Liddell Ortiz > Griffin > Jackson > Liddell > Ortiz Griffin > Bonnar > Irvin > Alexander > Jardine > Griffin So, you didn't know that James Irvin is the number 7 fighter at 205, did you?

By Brian Oswald The farthest Chuck could drop, in terms of competition, would be James Irvin or Houston Alexander. Both men are tailor made for a Liddell knockout. The only problem is that they also have the ability to knock out Chuck just as bad or worse then Rashad did.

By Flyin' Hawaiian This is Junior Dos Santos' first fight with the UFC, and it seems to me that he was handpicked as an easy win for Werdum until the Mir/Nogueira/Lesnar/Couture tournament is settled.  Unless Santos debuts a la Houston Alexander, I don't see him beating a fighter the caliber of Werdum. 

By Casey Trowbridge Fought This Month: Rashad Evans (#1) Def. Chuck Liddell (#7) – UFC 88Rich Franklin (#9) Def. Matt Hamill (NR) – UFC 88Tim Boetsch (NR) Def. Michael Patt (NR) – UFC 88Jason Brilz (NR) Def. Brad Morris (NR) – Fight Night 15Eric Schafer (NR) Def. Houston Alexander (NR) – Fight Night 15

By Steve Cofield Omaha-resident Houston Alexander may have been an MMA superstar in the old days of UFC but his game is just simplistic to cut it in 2008. The stand-up specialist got schooled again when a fight went to the ground and lost badly to Eric Schafer.

By Ash Anderson While Alexander was the favorite for the bout, facing Schafer in front of his home crowd, it just wasn’t enough. Let's look on the bright side, though. He didn’t get knocked out in eight seconds like he did in his fight at Fight Night 13 in which he was taken down with a superman punch by James Irv...

By Steve Cofield HOUSTON ALEXANDER (-240) v. ERIC SCHAFER - Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.) ALAN BELCHER (-145) v. ED HERMAN - Middleweight (185 lbs.)  JOE LAUZON (-450) v. KYLE BRADLEY - Lightweight WILSON GOUVEIA (-360) v. RYAN JENSEN - Middleweight DREW MCFEDRIES (-360) v. MIKE MASSENZIO - Middleweight 

By Bkilla All of Alexander's momentum now came to a standstill with two first round ko victories followed by two first round ko losses. James Irvin delivered one hell of a superman punch, and exposed the fact that Houston Alexander, along with a poor ground game, may not have the greatest chin in the...

By someonespecial4 Best Knockout 2. James Irvin KO Houston Alexander 1. Wanderlei Silva KO Keith Jardine Best Submission 4. Frank Mir Submits Brock Lesnar by Kneebar 4. UFC 80: Rapid Fire 1. UFC 84: Ill Will Fighter Of The Year: 3. Thiago Alves Best UFC Newcomer: Honorable Mention: Shane Carwin, Brock Lesnar

By Kris The UFC has also announced that James Irvin, fresh of an 8-second knockout of Houston Alexander earlier this month, will fill in for an injured Chuck Liddell against Rashad Evans in a main card bout and Michael Bisping, who successfully made .... I hope Bisping gets KO! I like both these fighte...

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The UFC Fight Night bout between light heavyweight James Irvin and Houston Alexander promised explosive action, and it delivered for the eight seconds it lasted, with Irvin halting Alexander at the Broomfield Event Center Wednesday to nab the biggest win of his UF...

By Jen Aniano James Irvin and Houston Alexander met in the octagon at UFC fight night.  One super man punch to the head stopped the fight. Irvin the victor within eight seconds. For now Alexander will have to hit the gym and Irvin can hit the paring lot.   

By SamCaplan Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon Prediction: Florian by unanimous decision (29-28 on all three scorecards) Karo Parisyan vs. Thiago Alves Kurt Pellegrino vs. Nate Diaz Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin Both Irvin and Alexander are coming off tough fights.

By Ryan Wales Dear Mr. Irvin, if you stand up with Houston Alexander you will get knocked out. Both of these guys has finished over 60% of their fights by knockout. The stand-up of Alexander is just too good for Irvin. Alexanders last opponent showed the world that their is a chink in the armor. Take him down, pa...

By Eric Shapiro After trouncing Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, Houston Alexander (8-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will be looking to bounce back after his TKO loss to Thiago Silva at UFC 78. James Irvin (13-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is coming off of a default victory over Luis .... hey lowcash that was probley the hardest pick but ive...

By someonespecial4 Ultimate Fight Night 13 may be most stacked of all.  The main events will be Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon and Matt Hamill vs. Stephan Bonnar.  Also featuring a good fight between Karo Parisyan and Thiago Alves.  Houston Alexander and James Irvin were just bumped up to this card.  Also we will see a...

By MMA Junkie UFC Fight Night 13 takes place April 2 just outside Denver at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colo. The event, which serves as a lead-in for the season debut of “The Ultimate Fighter 7,” features a main event of Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon.

By MMA Junkie As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has previously reported, UFC 83 may also feature bouts between James Irvin and Houston Alexander, as well as Michael Bisping and Charles McCarthy. The UFC has made no formal announcement regarding the event, though UFC President Dana White recently...

By Kris Karkoski Houston Alexander will clash with James Irvin at UFC Fight Night 13 in March in a fight that has the makings of a standup war according to a report by. ... In his next fight Alexander was the one being quickly defeated losing via TKO midway through the first round against Thiago Silva. Irvin (13-4 M...

The UFC will likely return to England for an March 8 event in London, and one potential slugfest is already in...

By MMA Junkie A source close to Houston Alexander (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the UFC light heavyweight has accepted a fight with James Irvin (13-4 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and is simply awaiting word on whether Irvin’s camp will green-light the bout.

By MMAmania “For now I don’t have anything solid, I’m hoping to get a fight before the end of this year…. I would love to kick [Rampage’s] ass…. [Houston Alexander] is a pretty good striker, and I’m looking forward to facing him in a near future…. And I’ll be back not in the ring but in the cage DEC 29th in Vegas...

By UFCmania To check out the latest UFC 78 fight card click here. Houston Alexander (8-1) and Thiago Silva (11-0)will clash in a hard-hitting light heavyweight bout at UFC 78: “Validation” on November 17 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., according to UFC.com. This latest announcement comes on th...

By Jesse Holland Quinton Jackson - $225,000 Chuck Liddell - $500,000 Jackson defeated Liddell via KO in round one Houston Alexander - $8,000 Keith Jardine - $7,000 Alexander defeated Jardine via TKO in round one Thiago Silva - $16,000 James Irvin - $7,000 Silva defeated Irvin via TKO in round one 

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By Jesse Holland LHW: Quinton Jackson (205) vs. Chuck Liddell (205) LHW: Houston Alexander (202) vs. Keith Jardine (205) MW: Kalib Starnes (186) vs. Chris Leben (185) MW: Terry Martin (186) vs. Ivan Salaverry (184) WW: Josh Burkman (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (170)

By UFCmania 205 lbs.: Chuck Liddell (20-3) vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (26-6) 205 lb.: Keith Jardine (12-2-1) vs. Houston Alexander (6-1) 185 lb.: Ivan Salaverry (12-4) vs. Terry Martin (15-2) 185 lb.: Chris Leben (16-3) vs. Kalib Starnes (7-1-1) 205 lb.: Thiago Silva (9-0) vs. James Irvin (12-3)