Houston Alexander was going in to UFC 98 with a ‘must win” situation. Now he’s sitting it out after suffering a broken hand. UFC.Com reports that his May 23rd fight with Andre Gusmao will obviously not happen and a replacement for Alexander has already been named.
Krzysztof Soszynski will fight Gusmao after coming off his recent win at UFC 97 over Brian Stann . Looks like Sosynski wants to make his name better known in the UFC…and get a paycheck while he’s at it.
Other replacements for UFC 98 are Chael Sonnen coming in to replace Yushin Okami , who tore his …read more

In 2007 This big headed, ripped fighter made his debut in the UFC , knocking out Keith Jardine in 48 seconds in the first round. His name was Houston Alexander and he was a force to be reckoned with…so most of us thought. Less than 4 months later he knocked out his second opponent, Alessio Sakara , at UFC 75.
We all thought for sure that he would climb the ladder of the Light-Heavyweights and soon be a contender.
Perhaps only a two month break was not a good idea, as he suffered his first loss to Thiago Silva at UFC 78 …read more

With his loss to Eric "Red" Schafer on Wednesday’s Fight Night, people are wondering what Houston Alexander’s future in the UFC looks like.
Houston exploded into the UFC when he dominated Keith Gardine last year at UFC 71 and then won again at UFC 75 against Alessio Sakara. A lot of people thought he was unstoppable…that is until UFC 78 when he lost to Thiago Silva. His next loss was to James Irvin who knocked out Alexander in an amazing 8 seconds with a superman punch.

Kenny Florian def. Joe Lauzon via TKO – Round 2, 3:28
Gray Maynard defeats Frankie Edgar via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Karo Parisyan via TKO – Round 2, 0:34
Matt Hamill def. Tim Boetsch via TKO – Round 2, 1:25
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission – Round 2, 3:06
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via KO – Round 1, 0:08
Josh Neer def. Din Thomas via unanimous decision
Marcus Aurelio def. Ryan Roberts via submission – Round 1, 0:16
Manny Gamburyan def. Jeff Cox via submission – Round 1, 1:21
Clay Guida def. Samy Schiavo via TKO – Round 1, 4:15
George Sotiropoulos def. Roman Mitichyan via …read more

Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Kenny Florian (155.5)
Thiago Alves (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) vs. Matt Hamill (204)
Kurt Pellegrino (155) vs. Nate Diaz (156)
Gray Maynard (155) vs. Frank Edgar (155.5)
James Irvin (205) vs. Houston Alexander (205)
Roman Mitichyan (170.5) vs. George Sotiropoulos (169.5)
Samy Schiavo (155) vs. Clay Guida (156)
Jeff Cox (155) vs. Manny Gamburyan (155.5)
Josh Neer (156) vs. Din Thomas (155)
Marcus Aurelio (154.5) vs. Ryan Roberts (155.5)
Anthony Johnson (169.5) vs. Tommy Speer (170)