Alex "The Spartan" White

[rdouglas]

Just wanted to see if anyone has heard of this kid before or seen his UFC debut last saturday but he knocked out Estevan Payan in 1:28 and won the TKO of the night bonus. He is only 25 years old and fights out of Destruction MMA in Farmington MO. This Gym is actually where i first started going to practice Jiu Jitsu. I started learning the 1Oth planet shortly after. Anyways this kid is a rare talent so if any of you guys are into MMA you should definitely keep your eye on him. He went 15-0 and as an amateur and after last saturday he is now 10-0 as a pro, 5 of these wins came by submission, 4 by TKO, and 1 decision. He is the MO golden gloves champ, also 1-0 as a pro boxer. He also went 12-1 as an amateur muay thai fighter. His only lost took place in Russia and no one there spoke english. He took a knee and did not follow the proper protocol for letting the ref know he was okay so they ended it even tho he was fine and willing to fight. Anyway, this kid is one of the locals round here and we're all proud of him so im just putting some info here for anyone who might be interested. He really is a true martial artist, humble and disciplined. Most importantly he is a good person and he deserves all the good things that will come to him. Here are some articles and some of the fights, sorry he only has a couple fights online.

Check out his high guard against babcock, this kid is already ready for invisible collar and if i get the chance to roll with him i'm definitely gonna try to get him interested into some 10th planet shit.

Articles:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...ead-to-success

http://msn.foxsports.com/midwest/sto...-person-041814


Fights:
vs. Payan: http://justmmablogging.blogspot.com/...fc-on-fox.html
vs. Babcock: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UR7OsWbKYc
vs. Nguyen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ClNUdT0ph0

[Brent Smith]

Papayan tried to jump up like he was fine but he was out cold.

[Jerry Walker]

Yeah, we know him around here. One of my fighters/training partners started out over there.

[rdouglas]

yeah there are a few MO boys getting into the ufc, Tim Elliot had a fight not too long ago but he lost, he is a beast as well tho. He kept slipping the guys punches but never made him pay and lost the decision. Hopefully he 'll get back in there soon tho.