“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!” PeopleFirstsReasonPlayHandsFightingEnjoyPayMy FamilyBillsReason WhyHand In HandGet Money Author:Houston Alexander
“My goal is to win the belt, whoever it's on. I'm not gonna settle for anything less.” WinningGoalSettlingBelts Author: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 I get the best of both worlds.” WorldWantI CanKidsFightingCoursesEnjoyCollegeSixTestsBest Of Both Worlds Author: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 want.” WantMeanFightingRanking Author: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. But I've always been fighting. Growing up in East St. Louis was hard. You had to fight there.” HardPlayKidsWantedFightingGrowing UpGrowingFansFootballGrewGrew UpBaseballMovedEastNebraskaFootball Fan Author:Houston Alexander
“I think every [fighting] style has the same core. It's all about changing and positioning, transitions.” ThinkingFightingStyleCoreTransition Author:Houston Alexander
“Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.” UsedStuffBattleNegativeHip HopUsed To BeHipsHopsExposedBreakdancing Author:Houston Alexander
“Discipline. Honour. Respect. This is why I appreciate MMA.” ArtDisciplineAppreciateMartial ArtsMmaHonour Author:Houston Alexander
