The much rumored fight between Kimbo Slice and Houston Alexander looks as though it will be going down at the finale of this season’s Ultimate Fighter. The Northwest Indiana Times with the scoop:
Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale Rumor: Kimbo Slice v. Houston Alexander
The Times has learned from a source close to the Alexander camp that the fight has indeed been agreed to and that it will be contested at a special heavyweight catch weight of 215 pounds on “The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale” on Dec. 5 at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas.
According to the source, the fight was originally going to take place at light heavyweight. But Ferguson, the source said, is not able to make the drop to 205 pounds, and the two fighters agreed to the bout at 215 pounds. Ferguson weighed in at 230 pounds for his fight with Nelson on the show, which was filmed over the summer. And on a media conference call two days before that episode aired, he said he was then just short of 235 pounds.
This lines up with the earlier rumors that Houston had applied for a fight license in Nevada within the last week. It’s certainly an interesting fight and a lot of people seem to be counting Alexander out. I would suggest that he holds the advantage in sheer power striking as well as technique and diversity of strikes with his nasty leg kicks and knee strikes.
Another loss for Slice would be devastating for his career as it would mean three public losses in a row.
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