FanHouse JayHieron

This is the Strikeforce live blog for Jay Hieron vs. Jesse Taylor, a welterweight bout on the Showtime card Saturday night.

Unfortunately for Hieron, with the exit of Nick Diaz, this bout was switched to a three-round non-title bout. However, the winner here could very well be fighting for the title in the near future.

Follow the live blog below.

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Gina Carano vs. Cristiane "Cris Cyborg" Santos is the biggest fight in the history of women's mixed martial arts, and if you can't be there to watch it live and in person, you can follow along with our live MMA Twitter updates.

MMA FanHouse will be live tweeting all the fights: Carano vs. Cyborg, Gegard Mousasi vs. Renato Sobral, Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida, Jay Hieron vs. Jesse Taylor and Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle. To follow along, follow me on Twitter or refresh this page throughout Saturday night.

MMA Twitter universe is getting excited about Saturday night's Strikeforce fight between Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg, so we have a number of questions about the fight in our latest MMA Twitter mailbag about the fight, starting with whether Cyborg winning would be good or bad for women's MMA.

We also have a question about a strange couple of days in the UFC, when two fighters lost their jobs, then got them back, then lost them again. Your questions and my answers for the MMA Twitter mailbag are below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - It was one of the most anticipated weigh-ins in MMA history, simply because everyone wanted to know if Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg would make weight for their title fight. Thankfully for Strikeforce, they did, as Carano weighed in 143 pounds, while Cyborg tipped the scales at 144.5.

The rest of the main card competitors made weight on their first try, except for Jesse Taylor, who agreed to face Jay Hieron on five days' notice. Taylor first weighed in at 172 pounds, but later got down to 169.5 pounds on his second try. Below is a highlight package of Friday's Strikeforce weigh-ins.

Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg, the biggest fight in women's MMA history, is finally just a day away. Will the action in the cage live up to the hype? And will the constantly changing undercard hold fans' interest? We have a full previewand predictions on all the televised fights below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Please excuse Jay Hieron if he sounds a little annoyed -- the man just can't buy a break.

The former International Fight League welterweight champion has now been a part of two failed promotions and recently saw his Strikeforce title shot evaporate after Nick Diaz failed to show up for his pre-licensing drug test.

Hieron will now face Jesse Taylor on this Saturday's Strikeforce card on Showtime. FanHouse spoke to Hieron about dealing with all these changes and how he remains focused on his fighting career. The full video interview is below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Nick Diaz's failure to show up for his pre-licensing drug test paved the way for Jesse Taylor to reacquaint himself with North American MMA fans. The controversial cast member on the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter has agreed to face Jay Hieron on five days' notice on this Saturday's Strikeforce card. The event airs live on Showtime.

"JT Money" is doing his best to erase the memory of his TUF 7 antics, as he's won his last seven fights in a row. On Saturday, he hopes to take one step closer towards a future Strikeforce title shot. FanHouse spoke to Taylor about prepping for Hieron and putting the past behind him. The full video interview is below.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Fabricio Werdum vs. Mike Kyle heavyweight bout has been bumped up to the Showtime portion of Saturday's Strikeforce telecast. FanHouse learned the news from Kyle on Thursday, and confirmed it with Strikeforce officials.

The fight was originally scheduled to take place on the non-televised portion of the card, but once the Jesse Taylor vs. Jay Hieron fight was changed to a three-round non-title bout, there was enough time to add Werdum vs. Kyle to the main card.

Jesse Taylor, the controversial cast member from the seventh season of The Ultimate Fighter, will step in to fight Jay Hieron on five days notice after, according to Hieron's manager, Ken Pavia, Nick Diaz failed to show up for the second time to his pre-fight drug test administered by the California State Athletic Commission. Pavia informed FanHouse of the news on Monday. He also stated that the fight has been changed to a three-round non-title fight.