All twenty-two fighters who will be in action at Saturday’s UFC 104 event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles hit the scales today to weigh in for their bouts. Light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida (202.5) and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (204.5) successfully made weight for the UFC 104 main event, as did co-headliners Cain Velasquez (238) and Ben Rothwell (265).

Anthony Johnson, Josh Neer, and Gleison Tibau were the only fighters who failed to make weight, but their fights will go on as scheduled.

Strikeforce announced the official preview show for the November 7 meeting between top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers this week, as “Fight Camp 360: Fedor vs. Rogers” premieres on Showtime on November 3 and chronicles the pair as they prepare for their CBS-televised showdown.

Meanwhile, the UFC will counter Strikeforce’s CBS debut on November 7 with “UFC Main Events” on Spike TV, a new special showcasing main events from the promotion’s recent cards.

A planned lightweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero and Nik Lentz has been scrapped from UFC Fight Night 20, with Escudero now likely to fight Evan Dunham while Lentz is expected to meet Jeremy Stephens on the January 20 card in Fairfax, Virginia.

At Thursday’s UFC 104 press conference in Los Angeles, UFC President Dana White said contract negotiations with free agent middleweight contender Dan Henderson broke down as Henderson sought to be the highest paid fighter in the promotion.

“We’re at a stalemate right now. The money that [Henderson] is asking for would make him by far the highest-paid guy in the UFC,” said White.

After an injury forced Ricardo Almeida to withdraw from their scheduled UFC 106 fight, Jon Fitch is now expected to rematch Thiago Alves at UFC 107 on December 19 in Memphis, Tennessee, according to MMAjunkie, which reports that the welterweight matchup is in the works, while Alves’ original UFC 107 opponent, Paulo Thiago, will be booked for another bout.

In their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 5 in mid-2006, Fitch earned a second-round technical knockout of Alves.

The UFC will hold its pre-UFC 104 press conference today in Los Angeles at the Westside Pavilion Mall ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view event, which takes place at the Staples Center in LA. Featuring UFC President Dana White, light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who meet in the UFC 104 main event, as well as co-headliners Ben Rothwell and Cain Velasquez, the press conference takes place at 1pm PT/4pm ET and will be available on MMAFrenzy.com shortly after it has concluded.

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Ricardo Almeida has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 106 welterweight matchup with Jon Fitch after “blowing out his knee” and the bout has been scratched from the November 21 pay-per-view card in Las Vegas.

Fitch announced the news on Twitter earlier today, adding that he’d be getting “a bigger better fight” on a future card instead, but was unable to disclose his new opponent.

Welterweights Mike Pyle and Jake Ellenberger will square off on the UFC 108 preliminary card on January 2 in Las Vegas. Pyle earned his first UFC win over Chris Wilson in September, while Ellenberger dropped a hard-fought decision to Carlos Condit last month.

CAUTION: SPOILERS INCLUDED — Darrill Schoonover made quick work of Zak Jensen on the sixth episode of The Ultimate Fighter, keeping Team Rashad undefeated with a 6-0 record and just two opening round bouts to go. After battering the underdog Jensen with punches and knees, Schoonover finished him with a triangle choke midway through the opening round to advance to the quarterfinals.

Lightweights Rafael dos Anjos and Kyle Bradley are slated to meet on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 20 on January 11 in Fairfax, Virginia. Both fighters back their UFC careers with back-to-back losses but recently earned their first wins inside the Octagon, with dos Anjos topping Rob Emerson in September while Bradley knocked out Phillipe Nover in May.

Middleweights Mark Munoz and Ryan Jensen have signed to meet at UFC 108 on January 2 in Las Vegas, according to MMAjunkie. Munoz (6-1) is coming off a win over Nick Catone in August in his 185-pound debut, while Jensen (14-5) notched his first UFC victory in September with a first-round submission of Steve Steinbeiss.

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Rolles Gracie has signed with the UFC and is expected to make his Octagon debut against Mustapha Al-Turk at UFC 109 on February 6 in Las Vegas, according to MMA Weekly. Gracie