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Cain Velasquez was supposed to face Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 108, but "Big Nog" recently had to pull out due to a severe staph infection. And with Brock Lesnar's recent health troubles keeping the heavyweight champion on the sidelines for an indefinite period of time, Velasquez told FanHouse that he doesn't know if his next opponent will be Nogueira or Shane Carwin and whether an interim title will be on the line.

The undefeated heavyweight contender also talked about his recent victory over Ben Rothwell, dealing with the media and his dream of fighting in Mexico. Check out the video interview below.

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida walked away with $200,000 and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua with $155,000 for main eventing this past Saturday's UFC 104, according to salaries disclosed to FanHouse Tuesday by the California athletic commission.

Machida won a unanimous decision over Rua to retain his belt, but even if he had lost the controversial five-round showdown, he would have still earned the same amount as there was no win bonus attached to his bout agreement.

LOS ANGELES -- Whether or not you believe the Cain Velasquez-Ben Rothwell UFC 104 fight was finished early on Saturday night, it would be difficult to deny the fact that Velasquez dominated "Big Ben" for the entire fight. The now 7-0 Velasquez continues to improve each and every time he fights, and when FanHouse spoke to him at the post-fight press conference he said he was ready to face the winner of the Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin heavyweight title fight at UFC 106 next month.

Velasquez also talked about whether or not he believed the fight was stopped early and his thoughts on his performances. Check out the video below.

One of the future stars of the UFC's heavyweight division stayed undefeated Saturday night at UFC 104, as Cain Velasquez dominated Ben Rothwell with a second-round TKO.

This is the UFC 104 live blog for UFC 104 live blog for Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell, a heavyweight bout on tonight's pay-per-view card.

Former IFL star Rothwell makes his UFC debut against the unbeaten Velasquez, a talented wrestler training out of the American Kickboxing Academy in San Jose.

The live blog begins below.

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LOS ANGELES -- The Staples Center in Los Angeles is buzzing for Saturday night's UFC 104 event, and FanHouse is on hand to take it all in.

Behold the premiere edition of FanHouse at UFC, where UFC.com head writer, Thomas Gerbasi, and I preview tonight's UFC light heavyweight title match between Lyoto Machida and Shogun Rua and Ben Rothwell vs. Cain Velasquez. We also look at some of the other interesting fights and storylines from Saturday night's card. Enjoy FanHouse at UFC below.

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LOS ANGELES -- UFC 104's co-main event fighters, Cain Velasquez, Shogun Rua, and Ben Rothwell, took part in Wednesday's media workout session, and FanHouse was on the scene to document it all.

While on the surface these fighters may not seem to have a lot in common, they all have much to prove on Saturday night, and one thing is for certain: each one of them sounded more confident than the next while talking about their respective bouts. Check out the video below.

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida weighed-in Friday at 202.5 pounds and challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua registered at 204.5 for their UFC 104 main event fight happening Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Full results of the weigh-ins for all 22 fighters are below, and video of the weigh-ins is available here.

UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will meet the media in Los Angeles on Thursday, alongside challenger Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, heavyweights Cain Velasquez and Ben Rothwell, and UFC President Dana White. And if you can't be there in L.A., you can watch right here at FanHouse.

What will Machida tell the press about his preparations for his first title defense? Does Velasquez think he's next in line for a heavyweight title fight? Will White make any major announcements? Find out by watching the press conference online.

The UFC 104 pre-fight press conference happened Thursday afternoon, and the video is below.