The event was headlined by a bout between Dakota Cochrane and Mike Richman. The event also featured the BKFC debut of former UFC fight Houston Alexander.

Strikeforce: Houston, also known as Strikeforce: Houston: King Mo vs. Feijao, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Strikeforce on August 21, 2010 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States.After Jake Shields vacated the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship, there was much speculation that there would be a tournament for the title. However, Strikeforce announced that Ronaldo Souza and Tim Kennedy would fight for the championship.André Galvão was originally scheduled to face Nate Moore, however Jorge Patino stepped in on late notice for the injured Moore.The Cormier/Riley and Galvão/Patino preliminary bouts streamed live on Sherdog.com.