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‘Strikeforce: Houston’ Weigh-in Results

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Clear your schedules, Potato Nation. CagePotato.com will be liveblogging tomorrow night’s Showtime broadcast of Strikeforce: Houston starting at 10 p.m. …

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Clear your schedules, Potato Nation. CagePotato.com will be liveblogging tomorrow night’s Showtime broadcast of Strikeforce: Houston starting at 10 p.m. ET, so be sure to stop by. The fighters just stepped on the scales at the Toyota Center, and 86% of them were able to successfully hit their marks. Pretty impressive, guys! The numbers are below:

Main Card
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (203.75) vs. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (203.5)
Tim Kennedy (185) vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (184.75)
K.J. Noons (156.25)* vs. Jorge Gurgel (154.75)
Bobby Lashley (246.5) vs. Chad Griggs (228.5)

Preliminary Card
Daniel Cormier (249) vs. Jason Riley (256.5)
Andre Galvao (170.75) vs. Jorge Patino ()**
Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhães (144.5) vs. Rocky Long (146.25)
Kier Gooch (155.5) vs. Adam Schindler (155.5)
Jose Santibanez (154.25) vs. Reynaldo Trujillo (155.25)
Humberto DeLeon (127.25) vs. Chad Robichaux (131)***
Chad Cook (205.25) vs. Arteneus Young (204)

* Gurgel allowed Noons the extra quarter-pound; Noons will not have to shed the additional weight.
** Wasn’t present at the weigh-ins; will weigh-in later this evening.
*** Was given an extra hour to lose one pound for the 130-pound catchweight bout.

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Daniel Cormier in a Hurry to Get More MMA Experience

Filed under: StrikeforceHOUSTON — Usually when a guy takes three pro fights in less than a month, it means he’s either crazy or in serious debt. Former U.S. Olympic wrestling team captain Daniel Cormier insists he’s neither. He just doesn’t have any t…

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HOUSTON — Usually when a guy takes three pro fights in less than a month, it means he’s either crazy or in serious debt. Former U.S. Olympic wrestling team captain Daniel Cormier insists he’s neither. He just doesn’t have any time to waste.

“There’s no substitute for experience,” Cormier (4-0) told MMA Fighting. “I don’t have the time that some of these other guys have. I’m 31. I need to progress a little bit quicker than them.”

This is why Cormier, who fought for and won the King of the Cage heavyweight title just last week, signed on to face Jason Riley (9-3) on the undercard of Strikeforce: Houston this weekend. He needs the experience, he said, and if his management thinks it’s a good idea, he’s not about to disagree.

Take the situation with his Strikeforce contract, for instance.

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.

Bobby Lashley Willing to Fight Dave Bautista on Condition That It’s Next

Filed under: Strikeforce, MMA Video Games, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosHOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who say h…

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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting spoke to Bobby Lashley prior to his Strikeforce: Houston bout against Chad Griggs.

Lashley talked about his eight-month layoff from MMA, his critics who say he doesn’t fight top competition, why he wants to fight former WWE colleague Dave Bautista next 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.”