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Weigh-ins took place this afternoon for tomorrow night's Strikeforce: Houston event on Showtime. Two title fights take place on the card, as Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal defends his Light Heavyweight Championship for the first time and Tim Kennedy and Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza square off for the vacant Middleweight Championship. Main card fighter K.J. Noons came in a quarter pound over the allowable weight, but his opponent Jorge Gurgel conceded the small overage and he was not required to cut any more weight. Check out the full weigh-in results below:
Main Televised Card
• Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (203.75) vs. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante (203.5) - Light Heavyweight Championship
• Tim Kennedy (185) vs. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (184.75) - Middleweight Championship
• Jorge Gurgel (154.75) vs. K.J. Noons (156.25)
• Chad Griggs (228.5) vs. Bobby Lashley (246)
Preliminary Card
• Daniel Cormier (249) vs. Jason Riley (256.5)
• Andre Galvao (170.75) vs. Jorge Patino ()
• Rocky Long (146.25) vs. Vinicius "Draculino" Magalhaes (144.5)
• 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)
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