Houston Alexander, the radio DJ, hip-hop lecturer, and single father of six children, recently sat down with Adam Morgan for an interview.
Here are some of the highlights from Morgan's interview with the man taking the UFC light-heavyweight division by storm:
Alexander on his next opponent:
The UFC can decide whatever they want to decide on that. For me it's been every three months. I'm thinking over the next month and a half they'll let me know who it will be.
I wouldn't mind fighting Bisping. He seems like a pretty good competitor and he seems pretty fired up about fighting so I wouldn't mind fighting him. But I wouldn't mind fighting anyone that's any type of top caliber. I want to test my skills and see where I stand in the 205 lb. division also, so I wouldn't mind fighting anyone, but I think that he stands out the most to me. He's very outspoken like I am.
Alexander on fighting in over 200 non-sanctioned bouts:
A lot of the time they were in Des Moines, Iowa, Sioux City, Omaha, a lot of fights going on in Illinois. The majority of them were around the area that I stay in. Whether or not people believe me or not? Do I care? No. I know where I've been over the past seven years and it's been fighting in the small shows for lesser amounts of money than I'm getting now. But I enjoy doing it. I enjoy doing it and it pays the bills.
I've fought probably every type of fighter and any type of style of fighter that's probably ever been laid out. Jiu jitsu style, wrestling style, boxing style. I've probably fought every type of style, probably fought every type of weight, and I've fought every type of height. Nothing surprises me in the UFC right now. I've seen it all. I've seen fat, short, tall, toothless. I've seen it all, man. As a matter of fact, it's a pleasant surprise to be in the UFC because I get to actually fight someone who is my actual weight. I've been fighting guys that were twice my size for the past seven years. At 205, I'm grinning with glee.
Alexander on his ground game:
First of all...they have to get past my first line of defense. If something weird like that happens, like in the Sakara fight when he grabbed my leg and we went down, my ground game is just as good as anyone in the UFC. I don't know of anyone that can be stronger than what I am. It's weird, because I get this question every time someone interviews me. I just haven't had the chance to do it, so why go there when they can't get past my first line of defense?
Like I said, I slammed a guy in Des Moines through the floor. I just can't wait and I'm excited to show the world what type of ground game I have. My ground and pound's not too bad according to the ref at UFC 75.
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