Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Houston Alexander

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American mixed martial artist Houston Alexander.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Houston Alexander

Houston Alexander is an American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in 2017. A professional competitor since 2001, he has fought for the UFC, Bellator, Shark Fights, the RFA, and KSW.

I think every [fighting] style has the same core. It's all about changing and positioning, transitions.
I grew up in East St. Louis so I wanted to play baseball as a kid. Then I moved to Nebraska and became a football fan and wanted to play football. But I've always been fighting. Growing up in East St. Louis was hard. You had to fight there.
Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff. — © Houston Alexander
Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.
Discipline. Honour. Respect. This is why I appreciate MMA.
One reason why I started fighting was because of my family, and with that, you gotta pay the bills, but I enjoy beating people up in the first place, you know, so it plays hand in hand. Beating up, and getting money!
My goal is to win the belt, whoever it's on. I'm not gonna settle for anything less.
Rankings don't mean much to me because they can change after one fight. I just hope that I've at least gotten respect. A respect ranking is all I want.
Of course I want to test myself. I enjoy fighting. But I also have six kids, and I want them to go to college. I hope that I can reach a point where I get the best of both worlds.
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