Strikeforce: Houston Open Workout Mashup Video

Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, VideosMMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was on the scene in Houston for Tuesday’s Strikeforce: Houston open workout. On hand were headliners Muhammed Lawal and KJ Noons. “King Mo” will defend his Strikeforce light hea…

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was on the scene in Houston for Tuesday’s Strikeforce: Houston open workout. On hand were headliners Muhammed Lawal and KJ Noons. “King Mo” will defend his Strikeforce light heavyweight crown against Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante,” while Noons meets former UFC lightweight Jorge Gurgel. The event airs live on Showtime from the Toyota Center in Houston.

Check out the workout video below.

Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club: Is It the Shoes?

(Cain Velasquez’s new Lugz commercial. Yeah, he smashed that. Props: YouTube.com/MMAFightClub)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link …

(Cain Velasquez‘s new Lugz commercial. Yeah, he smashed that. Props: YouTube.com/MMAFightClub)

Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…

– Punch Drunk Preview: WEC 50 (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Cro Cop Says He’s Not Ready for UFC 119 but Still Guarantees a First Round Knockout (MiddleEasy)

– Backstage: Ariel Helwani vs. Ed Soares (MMA Fighting)

– Total Fighter Payroll for Strikeforce Challengers Phoenix: $53,250 (MMA Convert)

– 10 Taekwondo Knockouts That Will Blow Your Mind (MMA Scraps)

– Shane Carwin still silent on steroid connection; media as well (Watch Kalib Run)

– Pettis: ‘Roller Doesn’t Want Any Part of My Stand-up’ at WEC 50 (Versus MMA Beat)

– Chael Sonnen Syndrome: Urijah Faber trash-talking his way to the WEC Bantamweight Title shot? (LowKick)

– Rafael Cavalcante: “I have been working hard for not just this fight, but for my dream, every day for six years.” (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Strikeforce Houston: Noons & Gurgel on Standing and Banging for a Title Shot (FIGHT! Magazine)

Gambling Addiction Enabler: Strikeforce Houston Edition

("Listen, Jacare, those hotel carpets are usually covered in…you know what, forget it.")
Strikeforce Houston is set to blast off this Saturday and your old pal Gambling Addiction Enabler has just one question: Could you loan us a few buck…

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("Listen, Jacare, those hotel carpets are usually covered in…you know what, forget it.")

Strikeforce Houston is set to blast off this Saturday and your old pal Gambling Addiction Enabler has just one question: Could you loan us a few bucks until payday? Seriously, man, we’ve got some can’t-miss fight picks cookin’, and we swear it won’t be like last time. Thanks, bro. For real, you won’t regret this. Would it be cool if we used your shower?

The available betting lines, courtesy of bestfightodds.com:

Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (-376) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (+375)
Ronaldo Souza (-255) vs. Tim Kennedy (+215)
KJ Noons (-205) vs. Jorge Gurgel (+205)
Bobby Lashley (-500) vs. Chad Griggs (+370)
Daniel Cormier (-1350) vs. Jason Riley (+700)*
Andre Galvao (-280) vs. Jorge Patino (+240)**

* The Cormier/Riley and Galvao/Patino prelim fights will both be streamed live on Sherdog before the Showtime broadcast.

** Jorge Patino is a late replacement for Nate Moore, who has dropped out of the event due to injury. Please make your Fightpicker changes as necessary.

Anyway…

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Texas Two-Step? Like UFC, Strikeforce Considered Cowboys Stadium Show

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsUFC President Dana White isn’t the only one who wants to put on a Texas-sized event. Strikeforce has also had preliminary internal talks about staging a show at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, MMA Fighting h…

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UFC President Dana White isn’t the only one who wants to put on a Texas-sized event. Strikeforce has also had preliminary internal talks about staging a show at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, MMA Fighting has learned.

The discussions, which were confirmed by two separate sources with knowledge of the situation, have not gone past the exploratory stages.

When contacted by MMA Fighting, Strikeforce representatives downplayed the possibility of such an event.

FightPicker Update: Lay Some Chips Down for Strikeforce Houston

(You’re really going to pick against a guy who can play Für Elise with handguns? Props: YouTube.com/RangerUpVideo)
Following WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez on Wednesday and Bellator 25 on Thursday, this wild and wooly week of MMA concludes Saturd…

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Following WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez on Wednesday and Bellator 25 on Thursday, this wild and wooly week of MMA concludes Saturday with Strikeforce Houston, which features King Mo vs. Rafael Cavalcante, Tim Kennedy vs. Ronaldo Souza, KJ Noons vs. Jorge Gurgel, Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs, and a champion of two different promotions on the preliminary card. For some reason, betting sites are only offering action on Lawal (-381) vs. Cavalcate (+375), so you’ll have to make things interesting by wagering some FightPicker PotatoChips — which you can accumulate just by signing into the game every day. Swing by fightpicker.cagepotato.com (or the Facebook equivalent) to make your predictions on the four marquee fights, as well as three prelim scraps that will probably never see the light of day. The question list is after the jump. Pick wisely.

Strikeforce Houston poster King Mo

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The MMA Hour Live Featuring Ed Soares, Joe Riggs, Scott Coker, Miesha Tate

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, News, VideosOn this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined by Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares to talk about UFC 117’s thrilling main event.

Then, Strikeforce Chall…

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On this week’s live edition of The MMA Hour, we will first be joined by Anderson Silva’s manager Ed Soares to talk about UFC 117’s thrilling main event.

Then, Strikeforce Challengers 10 headliner Joe Riggs, who will face Louis Taylor on Showtime Friday night, will stop by.

We then welcome back Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who will preview Friday’s card, as well as next week’s Strikeforce: Houston card and all other Strikeforce-related news.

Chael Sonnen’s manger Mike Robert will also weigh in on Saturday night’s title fight.

Finally, we will also talk to 135-pound women’s star Miesha Tate, who will be one of four women competing in Friday’s one-night tournament on Showtime.

All that, plus your calls.

Watch the show below beginning at 1 PM ET.