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It looks like the Strikeforce April 17 event is all but officially announced for CBS. Jake Shields tweeted earlier today that his title defense against Dan Henderson and the rumored Gegard Mousasi vs. King Mo fight are official. MMA Weekly confirmed those two bouts will co-headline the event.

CBS has released fight clips from the Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers” event. Fanhouse has video of the full event.

Cagewriter has a few highlights from the Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” post-fight press conference. A rundown of news and notes below.

Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers” took place earlier this evening at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

Fabricio Werdum takes on Antonio Silva in a heavyweight contest tonight on CBS at Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers.”

Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” will take place tomorrow, November 7, at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois and will air live (west coast tape delay) on CBS at 9PM ET/PT.

A few news and notes coming out of yesterday’s Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” pre-fight press conference below and highlights above.

— The winner of the Fedor-Rogers fight and the Werdum-Silva fight may square off next according to Scott Coker.

“You see the matchup potential between the winner of the Silva-Werdum fight and the winner of the Fedor vs. Rogers fight, so I think it would make sense for those two to fight each other depending on how it goes,” said Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker.

But what about Alistair Overeem? Coker says he’s confident Alistair will return in the first quarter of 2010, so I’m guessing he’s floating this idea out there in case he doesn’t. Overeem last said he would be ready to fight Fedor in April 2010. Speaking of Fedor, he says he has two fights remaining on his contract following the Rogers fight and intends to fulfill them in the US in 2010. He’s not sure what will happen after that.

— The winner of the Coenen-Modafferi will “definitely” fight Cris Cyborg for the Strikeforce 145lbs. women’s title according to Scott Coker.

—Strikeforce’s December 19 event on Showtime will be called “Evolution” and it will take place in San Jose, California. A rumored middleweight match-up between Matt Lindland and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has been signed. King Mo’s participation on the card has also been confirmed. The main event is currently being negotiated.

Antonio Silva returns to the US since serving a one-year steroid suspension to take on Fabricio Werdum in a heavyweight battle on Saturday night, Nov. 7, at Strikeforce “Fedor vs Rogers.”