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Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski is looking to fight by the end of the year and could be competing at Strikeforce: Evolution on Dec. 19 or in Japan with Sengoku or Dynamite!! 2009 on New Year's Eve.

FanHouse has learned that Arlovski's management has been in discussions with the aforementioned organizations and Arlovski is currently training to potentially fight on one of those cards.

Gegard Mousasi is currently training for his next fight to take place at the Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers-headlined Strikeforce event on Nov. 7 in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the fighter confirmed Monday on his blog for M-1 Global.

The Strkeforce 205-pound champ's opponent is to be announced, but according to Mousasi, the rumors are Kevin Randleman, Paulo Filho and Mike Whitehead. He added that while Ricardo Arona has not joined Strikeforce, the PRIDE veteran would be a great signing for the organization.

Since leaving the UFC in February 2006, Mike Whitehead has quietly compiled a 15-1 record. He last fought for Strikeforce in June, defeating Kevin Randleman via unanimous decision.

Whitehead told FanHouse that he expects to return to Strikeforce in October, but doesn't know who he will be facing. If he had his pick, Whitehead would like a shot at Strikeforce's current 205-pound champion, Renato "Babalu" Sobral, who is the only man to defeat him in over three years. He would also love to face Tito Ortiz. Find out why in our video interview below.

Kevin Randleman will make his Strikeforce debut on June 6 after all. FanHouse has learned that the former UFC heavyweight champion has been booked against Mike Whitehead in a light heavyweight matchup on the upcoming Strikeforce card at the Scottrade Center in St Louis.

FanHouse reported two weeks ago that Randleman had turned down a fight against Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante after current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral pulled out of his scheduled title defense.

On the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, Rashad Evans and Mike Whitehead had plenty of personal animosity in the house and had a fight in the Octagon. That was almost four years ago, but Whitehead made clear after Evans beat Forrest Griffin at UFC 92 that he still can't stand Evans:

"Forrest lost to a guy that I don't have a lot of respect for," Whitehead said. "I just hate the way that f**king Rashad goes out, just the way he carries himself, he's almost as bad as Tito [Ortiz] now. ... Kissing his glove and touching his d**k, that's not a good ambassador for our sport."