'King Mo' says he's the underdog tonight as a near 5-to-1 favorite

Muhammed Lawal is a confident guy but he's turned to the Lou Holtz approach of talking up his battles. "King Mo" thinks rankings are nonsense and so is the favorite/underdog label. The light heavyweight prospect knows that on any given night, a solid opponent can take him out. Just like Holtz used to talk up Notre Dame's "dangerous" matchups against the likes of Navy and Stanford, King Mo is wary of Rafael Cavalcante. "I've only been fighting for two years," said King Mo. "There's no pressure on me
whatsoever. If there's pressure on anybody it's Feijao. He has the name. He's
been fighting longer and he's been training longer. I remember watching Feijao
just mashing people in the IFL. I think people look at me as having the bigger
name but I don't care. I think he's the favorite. I'm the underdog even though
I'm the champ."Strikeforce Houston betting odds (Courtesy Venetian/Lagasse Stadium Las Vegas):Muhammed Lawal (-500) v. Rafael Cavalcante (+350) - Strikeforce 205 titleTim Kennedy (+150) v. Ronaldo Souza (-180) - Strikeforce 185 titleK.J. Noons (-200) v. Jorge Gurgel (+170) - LightweightChad Griggs (+450) v. Bobby Lashley (-700) - HeavyweightUpdate: With the fights just an hour away, there's been some heavy action on Noons. He's now at minus-300. Bettors favor "Feijao" Cavalcante slightly. Lawal is down to minus-450.  "Jacare" Souza has risen 40 cents to minus-220. And there's a been a little dog action on Griggs, although Lashley is still a favorite at minus-600.  Starting at 10 p.m. ET, check Cagewriter for updates on the Showtime televised card.

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