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November has been an odd month for middleweights.

The UFC's middleweight division is basically taking the month off, with the undisputed No. 1 middleweight in the world, UFC champion Anderson Silva, nursing an elbow injury and hinting that he doesn't think any of the UFC's other top middleweights are worthy opponents.

Meanwhile, two big middleweight fights happened in other promotions, but they didn't quite go according to plan: Jake Shields beat Jason "Mayhem" Miller to win the Strikeforce middleweight title in a fight that left the crowd booing, while Mamed Khalidov shocked Sengoku middleweight champion Jorge Santiago.

And the guy who's probably the best middleweight after Silva -- Dan Henderson -- doesn't have a contract at the moment and isn't sure if he'll be fighting for the UFC or Strikeforce in 2010. So my list of the Top 10 middleweights in MMA shows a division in flux.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Saturday night's Strikeforce post-fight press conference at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., was buzzing following the thrilling main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers.

Below is a highlight video package featuring Emelianenko, Rogers, Jake Shields and Jason "Mayhem" Miller talking about their respective fights.

All the big stories coming out of Saturday night's big night of fights are about the winners: Fedor Emelianenko showed once again that he's the best in the world, Jake Shields won the Strikeforce middleweight belt, Gegard Mousasi took another step toward elite status and Fabricio Werdum made his case that he should get Fedor next.

But I'd like to take a moment to praise the losers of the four fights.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Jason "Mayhem" Miller is a great entertainer. He showed in his fight with Jake Shields on Saturday night that he's a pretty good fighter, too -- but not quite good enough to beat Shields in a fight that often felt like a stalemate and left a lot of fans booing Saturday night at Strikeforce, Fedor vs. Rogers.

Miller, as usual, had an entertaining entrance, featuring dancing girls and some dancing of his own. Shields didn't need an escort of entertainers, however, he just strolled into the cage and did his business. He shot immediately for a takedown and got Miller exactly where he wanted him. Amazingly, when Shields got to full mount, Miller was able to stand back up without taking much damage.

FanHouse has Strikeforce results for all of the Nov. 7 M-1 Global/Strikeforce fights, plus live MMA coverage from Chicago and live MMA Twitter updates.

In the main event, the best heavyweight in MMA, Russia's Fedor Emelianenko, will take on American Brett Rogers. Other fights on the card include Jake Shields vs. Jason Mayhem Miller for the Strikeforce middleweight title, plus Fabricio Werdum vs. Antonio Silva and Gegard Mousasi vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.

Full Strikeforce results are below.

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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. - 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.