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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- FanHouse spoke to Strikeforce heavyweight star Fabricio Werdum, who faces Antonio Silva on Saturday night, about getting his career back on track following his release from the UFC, whether he minds fighting another Brazilian, and why he thinks he should fight Fedor Emelianenko next.

Check out the full video interview below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- In Part 2 of FanHouse's Jason "Mayhem" Miller pre-fight video journal, we followed Miller as he tried to shed some final pounds just minutes before Friday night's Strikeforce weigh-ins.

Miller, who will fight Jake Shields for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title Saturday night on CBS, faced some unexpected obstacles while trying to make the 185-pound weight limit, but in the end he tipped the scales with one pound to spare, coming in at 184 pounds. Check out the behind-the-scenes video of Miller's final weight cut below.

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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Before news broke that Scott Smith was one of the leading candidates to face Cung Le in Le's return to MMA action on Dec. 19, FanHouse spoke to "Hands of Steel" his recent loss to Nick Diaz, his place in the Strikeforce middleweight title picture, and his evolution as a mixed martial artist.

Check out the video interview below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Dan Henderson is in town to corner Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in his fight against Gegard Mousasi on Saturday night, but the free agent told FanHouse on Friday that he will also talk to Strikeforce officials about possibly fighting for their organization in the near future.

Henderson refuted a recent Yahoo! Sports report which stated he had already signed with Strikeforce and also said that he has not closed the door on re-signing with the UFC. Check out the video interview below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki made a special appearance at the Strikeforce weigh-ins on Friday, and FanHouse spoke to "Tobikan Judan" about the possibility of fighting in the United States in the near future.

Aoki also talked about unifying the DREAM and Strikeforce lightweight titles and when he expects to fight again. The full video interview is below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Bojan Elezovic, an artist from the former Yugoslavia who now resides in Canada, traveled to this weekend's Strikeforce event with one goal in mind: get his latest MMA masterpiece in the hands of Fedor Emelianenko.

FanHouse spoke to Elezovic, who spent months painting a portrait of Emelianenko, about the artwork and his plan to award it to Emelianenko after Saturday night's fight against Brett Rogers. The video interview is below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. - Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers tipped the scales on Friday night, just 24 hours before their highly anticipated heavyweight showdown on CBS.

FanHouse was on hand at the Strikeforce weigh-ins, which also featured Jake Shields, Jason "Mayhem" Miller, Gegard Mousasi and Fabricio Werdum. Full results here. Check out the video below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Jake Shields and Jason "Mayhem" Miller, who will meet on Saturday night for the vacant Strikeforce middleweight title, don't have very much in common. You'll never find Jake Shields dancing on the way to the cage or wearing a big fur coat at a press conference, but unlike some of Miller's past opponents, his antics don't seem to bother Shields all that much.

"I think at times he can be a little goofy and annoying, but nothing personal against the guy," Shields said.

FanHouse spoke to the former (and only) EliteXC welterweight champion on Thursday about his improved striking game, his current 12-fight winning streak, fighting for the third time on CBS, and whether he will ever move back down to the 170-pound division. The video interview is below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- On Wednesday, Jason "Mayhem" Miller told FanHouse that this weekend's Strikeforce middleweight title fight against Jake Shields on CBS was the important of his career.

So if you're wondering how the charismatic Miller has been spending his time in the days leading up to the fight, check out FanHouse's exclusive behind-the-scenes video journal with Miller below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Jeff Curran will not let his four-fight losing streak get to him. He also won't let the fact that he was recently released from World Extreme Cagefighting rattle his confidence. That's because "The Big Frog" believes he deserved to win his most recent fight against Takeya Mizugaki and his free agent status allowed him to fight in his home state on the undercard of the Strikeforce on CBS event this weekend.

FanHouse spoke to Curran on Thursday about getting his career back and track beginning with his fight against Dustin Neace on Saturday and why he may return to WEC sooner rather than later. The full video interview is below.