Houston Alexander possible for Sept. 18 bout against Sherman Pendergarst at Adrenaline MMA IV

UFC light heavyweight Houston Alexander (8-4) could be making a quick pit stop before returning to the UFC as the Nebraskan has been slotted to face Sherman Pendergarst (11-14) in the co-main event for Adrenaline MMA IV from the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Sept. 18.

In spite of the upcoming bout, Alexander remains under contract to Zuffa.

The hard-hitting radio DJ was relatively unknown to the masses until he burst onto the scene with two destructive performances inside the Octagon, taking out top contender Keith Jardine in his debut back at UFC 71: “Liddell vs. Jackson” in May 2007 and then crumbling Alessio Sakara at UFC 75: “Champion vs. Champion” less than four months later.

“The Assassin,” however, quickly returned to Earth — practically crash landing with three straight losses to Thiago Silva at UFC 78, James Irvin at Fight Night 13 and Eric Schafer at Fight Night 15.

The charismatic father of six was on track to slug it out with Andre Gusmao at UFC 98: “Evans vs. Machida” until he broke his hand just three weeks out from the event.

Now it appears he’ll get things going again when he faces “The Tank” this September