Former UFC fighters training with US soldiers

[Brazilian HKD]

I had the pleasure to spend three days with these gentlemen.
Houston Alexander, Jeremy Horn, Ryan Jensen and Juan Adams visited Fort Polk in Louisiana to train the 10th Mountain Division soldiers (whose origins include WWII, the Von Trapp family history and fought alongside Brazilians and participates on Operation Gothic Serpent in Somalia).

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The local chaplains organized the event, with all COVID-19 precautions, temperature check and the whole nine yards.

All I can say is that they all had a great time, fighters and soldiers alike.

-Houston Alexander
He came to train the same in March and returned to train with us. Again, great guy. He even trained in the obstacle course just for fun.
https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/houston-alexander-training-the-10th-mountain-division.4087383/
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- Ryan Jensen
I spent a lot of time with Ryan, and he is a very interesting guy. Fought in the UFC, chased some thieves
(https://combatpress.com/2015/04/from-ninja-to-batman-the-career-and-retirement-of-ryan-jensen/) and has his own tactical training org (https://www.completetacticalconsultants.com/).

The man has knuckles as big as golf balls and really knows his stuff.
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[Brazilian HKD]

- Juan Adams
The heavyweight (and youngest) of the group. Had some military academy background, and showed great respect for our troops. Hope to hear more about this young prospect in the future

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Even the Blackhawk is small for his size.




- Jeremy Horn

And last, but not least, Jeremy Horn.

If you don't know him, you don't know the history of MMA.
Honestly it's unbelievable that this man is not in the UFC hall of fame.
He fought against the best of the best, war after war.
And you would be surprised on how laid back and humble the man is.

Great guy, the type of fighter that would watch a MMA documentary with you just to drop some facts on what really happened while eating his pizza. Oh, and fill the room with uppercuts if necessary.
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We had a great time, and the 10th Mountain soldiers at Polk were honored to have these guys visiting and training with us.

 

[R.N.J.]

That's cool bud. Lol Gumby is a legend.

 

[Brazilian HKD]

That's cool bud. Lol Gumby is a legend.

One thing we found first hand. NEVER USE THE G WORD WITH HIM. Cool guy, tho.

 

[Reign009]

One thing we found first hand. NEVER USE THE G WORD WITH HIM. Cool guy, tho.

He's not fond of the nickname?

 

[Brazilian HKD]

He's not fond of the nickname?

It was actually a joke around the early days of sherdog (see my account join date). He doesn't seem to enjoy it, but still is very classy about it.

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing

 

[Brazilian HKD]

Also, for you all filthy casuals, this great podcast will introduce you to Jeremy Horn and the history of MMA

 

[OrigFan255]

I ABSOLUTELY support the NJ town that was training its cops with Renzo’s school I think......Teach the cops to beat some ass instead of going for the gun all the time.

Drunk, belligerent driver? Triangle choke,........lock him up!

 

[Brazilian HKD]

I ABSOLUTELY support the NJ town that was training its cops with Renzo’s school I think......Teach the cops to beat some ass instead of going for the gun all the time.

Drunk, belligerent driver? Triangle choke,........lock him up!

Yeah. The more training, the better

 

[AmericanMMA]

Great shit TS thanks for posting.
Never forget what Houston Alexander did to Keith Jardine.

 

[Brazilian HKD]

Great shit TS thanks for posting.
Never forget what Houston Alexander did to Keith Jardine.

Yeah, that was a classic.
I still remember how he knocked out Sokoudjou with a jab.

 

[Brazilian HKD]

Found this footage from four years ago. Still impressive to see he is still active.

 

[superpunch]

Ahh man Houston Alexander was for real!

 

[SaigeVanZant]

Ahh man Houston Alexander was for real!

Is

 

[TXstriker]

Good stuff, we had Matt Serra come a bunch to VA to help us train. Totally laid back,great guy. In the Army mma picked up a lot of steam we had a cage,mats galore. Good times.

 

[Sensee]

Horn's two fights with Chuck are classics for different reasons. First one Horn won and the second he took a hell of a beating. I have major respect for him.

 

[Brazilian HKD]

Horn's two fights with Chuck are classics for different reasons. First one Horn won and the second he took a hell of a beating. I have major respect for him.

It was awesome to hear him talk about how he “preferred the first match”.

The thing is about Horn was that he was a genuine guy, he would joke about his losses, and say he was there because he got lucky live doing something he loves.

Oh and had some funny T-shirts with him all the time. No tapout or ufc shirts, only one saying “ I used to be a people’s person until people ruined it”.

 

[Kryptt]

Major Props! Looks Amazing!

 

[Yep]

I loved to hate Horn. Dude is a savage. Militech guys don’t seem to ever be talked about. Especially Jens. But damn they were fun.