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,…

- Houston Alexander

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 wan…

- Houston Alexander

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. Bu…

- Houston Alexander

Discipline. Honour. Respect. This is why I appreciate MMA.

- Houston Alexander

I think every [fighting] style has the same core. It's all about changing and positioning, transitions.

- Houston Alexander

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 …

- Houston Alexander

Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.

- Houston Alexander

My goal is to win the belt, whoever it's on. I'm not gonna settle for anything less.

- Houston Alexander