Alexander example inside, outside ring
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
On Sunday nights, those hits are of the hip-hop and rhythm and blues variety during his three-hour stint behind the microphone at Power 106.9 FM in Omaha, Neb. Saturday nights are for fighting, UFC style, and in just two short fights, Alexander has hit hard enough to climb the ranks of contenders in the 205-pound division.
Alexander, is, after all, a senior citizen in the sport, at age 35. It’s no wonder that he looks up to the genetic freak/mental ironman Couture, the super-senior citizen, as a human roadmap in how to age gracefully in a milieu that tolerates aging more harshly than even Hollywood. But Alexander, a Nebraska resident who has managed to adhere to a stunningly rigorous training regimen (he works out seven days a week, four times a day, but just once on Sundays) while caring for his six children, has another, less obvious role model.