| Houston Alexander, father of six, DJ, hip hop | | | | |
| artist was about to step into the ring with | | | | Alexander's second fight, against Alessio |
| Keith Jardine. Most fans didn't see this as | | | | Sakara took longer, thirteen seconds longer |
| much more than a gimme fight for Jardine, but | | | | in fact. Alexander got caught early, but |
| forty eight seconds later it was clear that | | | | laid a beating on Sakara leaving the fans in |
| Houston Alexander was going to be a force in | | | | disbelief, but wanting more. The fans are |
| the UFC light heavyweight division. | | | | about to get it on November 17th when Houston |
| | | | Alexander takes on undefeated UFC light |
| It took just forty eight seconds for Houston | | | | heavyweight fighter Thiago Silva. |
| Alexander to prove to the world that he | | | | |
| belonged in the UFC mix. If Keith Jardine | | | | UFC 78 "Validation" features a main event |
| wasn't a believer before the fight, he surely | | | | between Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping, but |
| was one afterwards. Alexander landed a big | | | | if you're like me you really want to see the |
| uppercut, then didn't stop until the ref | | | | Houston Alexander vs Thiago Silva fight. |
| pulled him off. | | | | Thiago is undefeated in 11 fights with most |
| | | | of his victories coming by way of KO or TKO. |
| After that fight, half of the UFC fans | | | | His most notable opponent was James Irvin who |
| thought that Alexander had something, a big, | | | | suffered a knee injury and lost by TKO. Can |
| strong, athletic fighter with huge power in | | | | Silva stand up with Alexander? Is Alexander |
| his fists. The other half didn't see enough | | | | a one trick pony, or is he more than a |
| to make a decision. | | | | brawler? |