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Day 2 of Dana White's WEC 41 video blog features UFC fighters making their predictions on the Mike Brown-Urijah Faber featherweight title fight. Wanderlei Silva, Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans all pick Faber, while Gray Maynard picks Brown. But the most interesting comments come from Tyson Griffin.

Gina Carano is America's most popular female fighter, but for the past seven months she's been a cage fighter without a cage to fight in.

That may soon change, as Carano -- who lost her promotion when the EliteXC organization went under -- told FanHouse that she's about to sign with Strikeforce, which could put together a superfight with the other star of women's MMA, Cris Cyborg.

Carano also talked about her aspirations as a fighter, her fame, and the new line of figurines bearing her likeness that the Round 5 company has put out. The full interview is below.

How big a surprise was Frank Edgar's victory over Sean Sherk at UFC 98? So big that UFC President Dana White thought it was impossible.

Rising lightweight star Frankie Edgar scored a major upset over former UFC champion Sean Sherk, while Chael Sonnen and Drew McFedries were among other early winners at UFC 98.

In a matchup featuring two lightweight fighters primarily known for their wrestling abilities, Frankie Edgar earned the biggest win of his young career by defeating former champion Sean Sherk in a dominant performance, taking all three rounds on every judge's scorecard.

Sherk, coming off a win over Tyson Griffin in which he out-struck him, opted to stick with his standup, largely staying away from takedowns until late in the third round. That strategy turned out to be a big mistake. Edgar got the best of most of the exchanges, bloodying Sherk's face in the process.

Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk may be one of the most polarizing champions in MMA history. Almost two years after his steroid suspension following a successful title defense against Hermes Franca at UFC 73, Sherk (33-3-1) continues to try and prove that he is a clean fighter.

Last October, the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy fighter briefly quieted his critics by dominating rising star Tyson Griffin for three rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory. Next, he faces Frankie Edgar (9-1), another up-and-coming lightweight, at UFC 98 on May 23.

FanHouse spoke to Sherk about his upcoming fight against Edgar and his place in the lightweight division. The full interview is below.

Tyson Griffin and Rafael dos Anjos put together a terriffic fight at UFC Fight Night 18 Wednesday in Nashville, one that had action on the ground and on the feet and ended with Griffin winning a unanimous decision.

In the first round, dos Anjos caught Griffin in a knee compression lock and appeared to have him in serious trouble. Although Griffin eventually pulled himself free of the submission attempt, he was limping badly on his left knee, and UFC announcer Joe Rogan speculated that he might have blown out his anterior cruciate ligament.

Tyson Griffin, who will fight Sean Sherk at UFC 90 on Saturday, had an open workout in Chicago today and then talked to me for a few minutes about his thoughts on the fight:

"I expect a fast-paced fight, whether it's on the feet or on the ground," Griffin said. "He usually tries to bring his fights to the ground, so I'm expecting him to shoot in for a takedown."

As great as the January fight between UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn and UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre is going to be, I don't much like what it does to the lightweight division.

There are several guys I'd like to see get a shot at Penn's belt, but because Penn has had a long layoff since his last title defense and will now move up to welterweight for at least one fight, we might go more than a year between UFC lightweight title fights.

But there is one piece of good news: By the time Penn moves back down to lightweight to defend his belt, we should have a pretty good idea who the No. 1 contender is.

UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson steps into the Octagon with Forrest Griffin Saturday night for what might be the best fight in a great summer of mixed martial arts. Jackson is a brutal brawler who has dominated the division in recent years, while Griffin is a beloved fan favorite who got his start in UFC on The Ultimate Fighter.

MMA fans are in a lather for this one. Here are the details:

What: UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin

Who: In addition to the main event, the televised fights on the card are Patrick Côté vs. Ricardo Almeida, Joe Stevenson vs. Gleison Tibau, Josh Koscheck vs. Chris Lytle and Tyson Griffin vs. Marcus Aurelio.

When: Saturday, 10 p.m. ET

Where: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas

How: Pay-per-view, $44.95 ($54.95 in HD), or just follow along with my FanHouse live blog.

Predictions after the jump.

One of the more intriguing fights on the UFC 86 undercard is the lightweight bout between Tyson Griffin and Marcus Aurelio. When I first saw that they were fighting, I thought it seemed like a fairly competitive bout, and I was very surprised to see that Vegas installed Griffin as a huge favorite.

FightMatrix.com was surprised, too. The innovative Fight Matrix ratings have the two fighters essentially equal, with Aurelio actually very slightly ahead. So why is Griffin a -350 favorite?

I guess it's because Griffin's style seems like it matches up well with Aurelio's style, and because Griffin is better known to American fans. But Aurelio is coming off back-to-back impressive showings, beating Ryan Roberts with a first-round armbar and Luke Caudillo with a first-round TKO. Before that he was on a losing streak, but split-decision losses to Clay Guida and Takanori Gomi are nothing to be ashamed of.

All things considered, I'd give Griffin a slightly better than 50-50 chance of winning Saturday night. But with the odds he's getting, my money would be on Aurelio.