Ratings for this past Saturday's "Strikeforce: Houston" event are in, and the Showtime-televised event peaked with an audience of nearly a half-million viewers.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the first-run ratings with an industry source.

Overall, the event, which took place Aug. 21 at the Toyota Center in Houston and marked Strikeforce's Texas debut, averaged 367,000 viewers.

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Boxing legend James Toney is making his MMA debut this Saturday at UFC 118 in Boston again UFC Hall of Famer Randy “The Natural” Couture. And while his wrestling and grappling skills have come into question, it doesn’t matter to Toney. He is supremely confident that he’ll be able to get it done on Saturday night.

HT: MMA30tv

UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar believes
there's no one quite like B.J. Penn to get him
ready to fight.

Edgar said taking the belt from "The Prodigy" at UFC 112 has done great
things for his confidence, but he also knows it would be a severe
mistake to get too comfortable.

He's done his best to make a fresh start when the two square off again at UFC 118 this Saturday at Boston's TD Garden.

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Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza defeated Tim Kennedy on Saturday night to win the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title.

HT: MMAFighting.com, ShoSports, and Strikeforce.com.

More interviews with “Jacare” after the jump

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HOUSTON - Despite a recent Twitter message to the contrary, Strikeforce welterweight Jay Hieron is not a free agent just yet.

Early Saturday morning, Hieron stated he had "finally got my release from [Strikeforce]," which prompted speculation of a potential move to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

But following Saturday's Showtime-televised "Strikeforce: Houston" event in Texas, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com that's not exactly the case.

HOUSTON - If you think Jorge Gurgel is holding a grudge or ticked over
some apparent late blows at Saturday's "Strikeforce: Houston" event,
think again.

Before K.J. Noons could even defend himself and explain that a punch at
the end of round one and an illegal second-round knee strike were both
unintentional, opponent Jorge Gurgel came to his defense.

Like his opponent later argued, Gurgel said Noons isn't a dirty fighter.

HOUSTON - If you think Jorge Gurgel is holding a grudge or ticked over
some apparent late blows at Saturday's "Strikeforce: Houston" event,
think again.

Before K.J. Noons could even defend himself and explain that a punch at
the end of round one and an illegal second-round knee strike were both
unintentional, opponent Jorge Gurgel came to his defense.

Like his opponent later argued, Gurgel said Noons isn't a dirty fighter.

HOUSTON - If you think Jorge Gurgel is holding a grudge or ticked over
some apparent late blows at Saturday's "Strikeforce: Houston" event,
think again.

Before K.J. Noons could even defend himself and explain that a punch at
the end of round one and an illegal second-round knee strike were both
unintentional, opponent Jorge Gurgel came to his defense.

Like his opponent later argued, Gurgel said Noons isn't a dirty fighter.

HOUSTON - Fighters from Saturday's "Strikeforce: Houston" event did not undergo typical fight-night drug testing.

The Aug. 21 event, held at the Toyota Center in Houston, fell under the regulatory oversight of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The commission typically doesn't conduct testing despite regulating more MMA events than 74 of North America's 76 athletic commissions in 2009.

After the show, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com that the organization didn't request testing or implement its own.

Here are some of the unofficial results from Saturday reported to Powerlifting Watch.
Shawn Frankl (220) finished with a Squat of