| Posted by: Zooped, December 12th, 2009 |
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Tenn. Houston Alexander faltered when it mattered most, and now the UFC veteran will soon receive his walking papers from the organization.
UFC president Dana White today told a small group of reporters at the UFC 107 pre-event press conference that Alexander, who recently dropped a lackluster unanimous decision to Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson, has been cut from the UFC.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since confirmed the process hasn’t been completed but soon will be.
Alexander, who returned from a one-fight break from the organization, suffered the loss this past weekend on Dec. 5 at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. Alexander circled the cage and didn’t engage for nearly two minutes into the fight. Once he did, his explosive standup game one that earned him a big fan following with vicious knockout of Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara never truly emerged.
Instead, Ferguson used solid clinch work and takedowns to control the fight and take the decision win. Alexander is now 2-4 in the UFC with four consecutive losses, and his overall mark stands at 9-5.
“I was going to leave,” White said of Ferguson vs. Alexander. “I was going to get up and walk out of the fight. That’s what I thought of it. If I didn’t have to hand out ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ trophy at the end (of the event), I would have left that night. It wasn’t a good night for me.”
While complimenting Ferguson for a legit career win, White also compared Alexander to former UFC fighter Kalib Starnes, who was cut in 2008 following a bizarre loss to Nate Quarry. Starnes, who later said he was injured prior to the bout, continually backpeddled in the fight, which he lost via blowout scores of 30-26, 30-27 and 30-24.
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