Tag: Rafael Feijao Cavalcante

Strikeforce: Houston Preview Show

Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosHOUSTON — On Saturday night, Muhammed Lawal will look to successfully defend his Strikeforce light heavyweight title for the very first time against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante. This will …

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HOUSTON — On Saturday night, Muhammed Lawal will look to successfully defend his Strikeforce light heavyweight title for the very first time against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante. This will mark just the eighth pro fight in Lawal’s career, and while the sky appears to be the limit for the former Oklahoma State University wrestling star, one wonders how will he preform with the bulls-eye on his back for the first time.

In our Strikeforce: Houston preview, Ben Fowlkes and I answer that question and look at the rest of the storylines heading into Saturday night’s card.

Check out the video below.

Strikeforce Main Event Breakdown: Muhammed Lawal vs. Rafael Cavalcante

Filed under: StrikeforceMuhammed “King Mo” Lawal claims that he should be the underdog against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in his first Strikeforce light-heavyweight championship defense. It is one of the oldest self-motivational ploys in the book; conv…

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Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal claims that he should be the underdog against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante in his first Strikeforce light-heavyweight championship defense. It is one of the oldest self-motivational ploys in the book; convince yourself you’re underrated with the intention of proving otherwise.

But few are buying what Lawal’s selling. The undefeated 7-0 champ is a massive favorite across the oddsmakers’s universe, and most expect him to walk away with the belt.

Still, it’s a match filled with potential pitfalls for the champ, so what’s his likely path to victory during Saturday’s Strikeforce: Houston show, and what’s Cavalcante’s best chance at the upset?

‘King’ Mo Lawal Focusing on Negatives Headed Into First Title Defense

Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosHOUSTON — MMA Fighting caught up with Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal just days before his first title defense against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Hou…

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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting caught up with Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Muhammed Lawal just days before his first title defense against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante at Strikeforce: Houston Saturday night.

Lawal talked about why he believes he is the underdog going into this fight, his love-hate relationship with the MMA fans, whether he believes he is underrated and much more.

Check out the video interview below.

Titles on the Line, But No Hard Feelings at Strikeforce: Houston Press Conference

Filed under: StrikeforceHOUSTON – If today’s Strikeforce: Houston pre-fight press conference had a theme, that theme was ‘respect.’ It made for a calm, congenial, and somewhat boring atmosphere, but perhaps that’s just what happens when all eight fight…

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HOUSTON – If today’s Strikeforce: Houston pre-fight press conference had a theme, that theme was ‘respect.’ It made for a calm, congenial, and somewhat boring atmosphere, but perhaps that’s just what happens when all eight fighters on the televised portion of the card like one another too much.

Even defending Strikeforce light heavyweight champion “King” Mo Lawal, who usually likes some trash talk to go along with his pre-fight press obligations, explained that he just couldn’t work up the same animosity toward new challenger Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante that he had for Gegard Mousasi in his last fight.

“I respect Feijao,” said Lawal. “We’ve trained with some of the same people. He’s never questioned my character like Mousasi did. Mousasi was quick to go on record saying that I’m full of myself and I’m this and I’m that. Me and Feijao, we don’t need to do that. We’ll do that Saturday. We’ll fight Saturday and have fun.”

King Mo Declares Himself the Underdog vs. Rafael ‘Feijao’ Cavalcante

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsMuhammed Lawal will walk into the Strikeforce cage on Aug. 21 as the promotion’s light-heavyweight champion, and with the odds strongly suggesting a successful title defense. But the man they call “King Mo” disagrees with …

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Muhammed Lawal will walk into the Strikeforce cage on Aug. 21 as the promotion’s light-heavyweight champion, and with the odds strongly suggesting a successful title defense. But the man they call “King Mo” disagrees with the handicappers that have made him as much as a 5-to-1 favorite over Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante.

“If anyone should be a favorite, it should be ‘Feijao,'” he said on a Monday conference call. “He has a name, he’s been fighting longer than me. I remember watching him on Showtime, in Elite XC and in the IFL. He should be the favorite. Due to marketing, people see me as the favorite. He’s the favorite, I’m the underdog even though I’m the champ.”

Bobby Lashley to Face Chad Griggs at Strikeforce: Houston

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsBobby Lashley’s next step up the MMA ladder will come with Chad Griggs as his opponent.

A Strikeforce official confirmed to MMA Fighting that Lashley will take on Griggs at the upcoming Strikeforce: Ho…

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Bobby Lashley‘s next step up the MMA ladder will come with Chad Griggs as his opponent.

A Strikeforce official confirmed to MMA Fighting that Lashley will take on Griggs at the upcoming Strikeforce: Houston show in August. The possible matchup was first reported by MMAMania.com.

Lashley (5-0) is a former pro wrestler who transitioned to mixed martial arts in 2008. So far, his career progression has been gradual, with wins over vets like Jason Guida, Bob Sapp and most recently, Wes Sims.