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Hold your horses. Amid rabid speculation this morning that Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) may be James Toney’s first octagon opponent, his manager told MMAjunkie.com on Thursday afternoon that it’s business as usual for the bearded brawler. Slice, who is expected to face Matt Mitrione at UFC 113 in Montreal, The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially has released light heavyweight Houston Alexander, his manager, Monte Cox, today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com. Alexander, 37, suffered his fourth UFC loss in six appearances when Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson out-pointed him at The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in December. The fight drew heavy criticism, and UFC president Dana White announced soon [...] Main-card winners Matt Hamill and Frankie Edgar both earned $46,000 and were top earners at this past weekend’s UFC event, The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale. Additionally, while cast members from “TUF 10″ made $8,000 to show and $8,000 to win, including show champion Roy Nelson, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson’s special contract paid him a base amount [...] LAS VEGAS – The 15-minute bout between sluggers Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Houston Alexander (9-5 MMA, 2-4 UFC) at Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in Las Vegas went about 14 minutes past what most people expected. Slice’s refusal to over-commit coupled with Alexander’s similarly themed cage-circling left many fans to [...] Just a few hours before the biggest fight of his career — against YouTube sensation-turned-The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) veteran, Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson — five-fight UFC veteran Houston Alexander invited one of MMAmania.com’s very own into his corner for a few quick words. MMAmania’s “Omaha” Mike McColgan got a chance to follow Alexander during the week, [...] LAS VEGAS – While Houston Alexander quickly became a UFC fan-favorite after impressive TKOs of Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, three-straight losses in the organization served to reveal the single-faceted nature of his striking attack. But as “The Assassin” prepares to face Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson at Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale at The Pearl [...] LAS VEGAS – Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) doesn’t really want to talk right now. It’s nothing personal. The burly former streetfighter will even apologize to you for the inconvenience. “I’m hungry as hell,” Slice admitted at Thursday’s media workout. “I’m ready to eat. No disrespect to everybody, but I just worked out. I’m [...] Props: UFC.com Quoteworthy: “It’s just like when you were a kid with your parents, depending on what type of parents you had, but definitely your teachers, they kinda teach you to never judge a book by its cover. I guess I was the complete opposite of everyone’s impression of me. They kinda judged me before they even [...] “My jiu-jitsu has gotten a lot better. My grappling has gotten a lot better. I want to be a complete MMA fighter. When your kids come to wake you up and you start choking out your kids, that’s when you know you have it right.” Aging super-slugger Houston Alexander talks to “Inside The Ultimate Fighter” about [...] Spike TV today confirmed that cast member Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson is scheduled to compete at the Dec. 5 live finale for “The Ultimate Fighter 10.” MMAjunkie.com previously reported that Ferguson (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) meets Houston Alexander (9-4 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in a catch-weight bout, but Spike TV officials won’t announce his opponent until after [...] |
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