Houston Alexander

He was athletic growing up, and attended Omaha North High School, where he played football and wrestled, excelling in both and also started boxing when he was a teenager.

He was accepted to the Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia during his senior year of high school, but ultimately decided that he did not want to leave behind his daughter.

"My short strikes are really, really good, and that’s from lifting weights and doing a lot of reps." At UFC 78 Alexander faced then undefeated contender Thiago Silva.

In the fight Silva achieved mounted position on top of Alexander and landed punches until the referee called a stop to the contest.

[14][15] Alexander fought Eric "Red" Schafer at UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska.

[17] Alexander was scheduled to face Andre Gusmão at UFC 98, but had to withdraw due to a broken hand suffered in training camp.

[18] With the permission of the UFC, Alexander fought the late Sherman Pendergarst in a Heavyweight fight at Adrenaline MMA's Fourth Event.

[20] Alexander made his return to the UFC at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale against internet superstar Kimbo Slice at a catchweight of 215 pounds.

The fight was characterized by Alexander circling away from Kimbo while utilizing quick but not powerful leg kicks instead of directly engaging him.

[22] Following his release from the UFC, Alexander then fought heavy-handed Joey Beltran at 5150 Combat League's "New Year's Revolution" on January 16, 2010, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The fight was cancelled on March 2 due to a training injury suffered by Alexander and a failed drug test by Irvin.

[25] Alexander took on knockout-artist and longtime veteran Gilbert Yvel on Friday, March 30, 2012, at the second Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) show.

[citation needed] Alexander, also known as "Scrib", "Cone-Dome", or "FAS/ONE", has long been a bastion of Omaha's underground hip hop scene.

In the 1980s he led a hip hop movement in North Omaha called the Scribble Crew as an alliance of graffiti writers who developed a reputation as the top tag artists in the area.