Houston Alexander Breaks Silence About About His Fight With Kimbo Slice
by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 17, 2009 11:14 PM EST
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MMAWeekly was able to speak with Alexander and get his thoughts on his fight with Kimbo Slice and more:
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.
Alexander does make a solid point in regards to fighters designing and staying with whatever strategy they are trying to implement during the fight. I didn't see Kimbo chasing after him, but I did see Kimbo motion to him several times like "let's do this dawg". However, Alexander wanted none of that as he wouldn't give in to the taunts. Alexander also goes on to say that he hasn't received any notice about being released/cut from the UFC, although Dana White has publically stated that he'll be cut.
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Yeah by no means do I think you have to slug it out, but when fighters implement strategies I do want to them to work towards ending the fight. Alexanders best bet was to use his explosiveness to get inside.
Bloody hell.
Hmm
I wonder if SF will pick up Alexander?
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by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 17, 2009 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
In his fight at outside of UFC at Adrenaline 3, he looked better implementing that strategy. In this fight against Kimbo, it looked completely different, he was too tentative. Also, he is very delusional if he thought he could go more rounds. His cardio was not there despite what he says.
by The Bronzeville Bully on Dec 17, 2009 11:32 PM EST reply actions
At Adrenaline 3
No disrespect….but he was fighting someone that had lost 4 in a row and has a career record below .500
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by Kelvin Hunt on Dec 17, 2009 11:44 PM EST up reply actions
I know that, but he still implemented his strategy. I just don’t understand how a guy who ko Jardine and Sakara and choke slammed and clinched against Silva looked so tentative against a guy(tank abbott), who’s wins came against an out of shape pot belly beer drinker a guy (Bo Cantrell) who tapped out before he even hit the ground and against a guy(James Thompson) who’s chin is from Cinderalla slippers, which is a fight he was losing and didnt have a KO power break that chin. No disrespect…lol
by The Bronzeville Bully on Dec 18, 2009 4:07 AM EST up reply actions
Good thing he’s gone. He isn’t even apologetic.
by cauliflower_ears on Dec 18, 2009 5:50 AM EST reply actions
Im just glad they finally cut this guy.
Kind of funny how Dana acts all surprised by Houston’s “strategy”. It’s almost like he didn’t know the guy sucked.
Is James Irvin still in the UFC? Maybe they can have him fight Kimbo next.
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