Friday signing bonus: Kimbo-Slice-Houston Alexander and more

Friday signing bonus: Kimbo-Slice-Houston Alexander and more Friday, October 30, 2009 \| Print Entry Posted by Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com AP Photo/Rich Schultz This might be you, Houston Alexander (taking the beating, not giving it). Rumors continue to insist Kimbo Slice has a Dec. 5 date with mixed-result martial artist Houston Alexander locked in; Slice's Twitter is warning an unnamed foe that his first mistake was saying, 'I accept.' This could refer to Alexander, or it could refer to Slice's account being chaired by a 14-year-old wiping Accutane off his keyboard. • Urijah Faber will fight Raphael Assuncao Jan. 10 in Sacramento, according to Sherdog.com and MMA Weekly. The WEC has been without their prized poster child since he injured his hand against Mike Brown's impenetrable skull in June. A few weeks earlier, Donald Cerrone and Ed Ratcliff will headline WEC 45. • Roxanne Modafferi and Marloes Coenen will take part in Strikeforce's Nov. 7 CBS broadcast: Gina Carano, still the biggest draw in the women's division, isn't expected back until mid-2010. The same might be said of her fans. Mixed Martial Arts, Kevin Ferguson, Urijah Faber

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