Originally Posted by MMAJunkie

Houston Alexander agrees to meet Eric Schafer at UFN 14


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UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) has agreed to meet Eric Schafer (9-3-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 14, an event that takes place Sept. 17 as a lead-in for the eighth season of "The Ultimate Fighter."

A source close to Alexander alerted MMAjunkie.com (
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) of the bout today. Schafer wasn't immediately available for comment.

According to the source, Alexander had been offered various fights in both August and September before settling on a bout with Schafer. Contracts are expected to be signed shortly.

Alexander, a hard-hitting Nebraskan who burst on the UFC scene with swift victories over Keith Jardine and Alessio Sakara, has since cooled with first-round losses to Thiago Silva and James Irvin. The most recent loss came at UFC Fight Night 13 in April when Irvin floored Alexander with a Superman punch. Alexander protested the eight-second stoppage to no avail.

Schafer, meanwhile, will return to the UFC after two fights -- and two victories -- outside the organization. The Wisconsin-based fighter made his octagon debut in August 2006 with a first-round submission of Ron MacDonald but subsequently suffered TKO losses to Michael Bisping and Stephan Bonnar. In February Schafer said that he wanted to "get some more ring experience and improve my overall game." That's included two victories in the Gladiators Fighting Series organization. He also recently picked up his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt.

Earlier this week, MMAjunkie.com reported that Josh Neer was also scheduled to fight at UFC Fight Night 14. Nate Diaz has been mentioned as a possible opponent.