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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- FanHouse spoke to Strikeforce heavyweight star Fabricio Werdum, who faces Antonio Silva on Saturday night, about getting his career back on track following his release from the UFC, whether he minds fighting another Brazilian, and why he thinks he should fight Fedor Emelianenko next.

Check out the full video interview below.

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. -- Before news broke that Scott Smith was one of the leading candidates to face Cung Le in Le's return to MMA action on Dec. 19, FanHouse spoke to "Hands of Steel" his recent loss to Nick Diaz, his place in the Strikeforce middleweight title picture, and his evolution as a mixed martial artist.

Check out the video interview below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- Dan Henderson is in town to corner Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou in his fight against Gegard Mousasi on Saturday night, but the free agent told FanHouse on Friday that he will also talk to Strikeforce officials about possibly fighting for their organization in the near future.

Henderson refuted a recent Yahoo! Sports report which stated he had already signed with Strikeforce and also said that he has not closed the door on re-signing with the UFC. Check out the video interview below.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. -- DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki made a special appearance at the Strikeforce weigh-ins on Friday, and FanHouse spoke to "Tobikan Judan" about the possibility of fighting in the United States in the near future.

Aoki also talked about unifying the DREAM and Strikeforce lightweight titles and when he expects to fight again. The full video interview is below.

Cung Le hasn't fought since winning the Strikeforce middleweight title more than a year and a half ago, but he's finally planning to get back into the Strikeforce cage on Dec. 19.

FanHouse's Ariel Helwani learned from a source close to the situation that Le has agreed to fight on the Dec. 19 card, which is being referred to as Strikeforce: Evolution. The card will take place in San Jose and air on Showtime.

Le, who has a professional MMA record of 6-0, has been focusing on acting instead of fighting over the last year and a half, and there's been talk that he might be done with fighting completely. But now he's finally read to return to the cage.

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.

CHICAGO -- Scott Smith is ready to fight for Strikeforce in December. Now he just needs an opponent.

Smith is hanging out here in Chicago this week to talk to fans and reporters and help spread the word about Saturday night's CBS show. He's also gearing up to fight on December 19, but he says Strikeforce hasn't yet had time to find him the right opponent.

"I think they're a little bit overwhelmed," Smith said of Strikeforce. "This show on Saturday night on CBS is such a big deal for them that they haven't really had a chance to put together everything on the next show. But they're planning a really stacked event in December and I'm excited that I'm going to be on it."

The Ultimate Fighter 9 welterweight and IFL veteran Mark Miller doesn't mind collecting a few lasting wounds en route to a successful Strikeforce debut this Saturday on the Fedor vs. Rogers card in Chicago. In fact, he wants them.

In this Q&A with FanHouse, Miller talks about this first fight since his stint on the Spike TV reality show earlier this year and shares with us his simple goal as a mixed martial artist.

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.