MMAJunkie has confirmed two fights that were previously rumored to fill out the November 7 Strikeforce "Fedor vs. Rogers" event:  Gegard Mousasi versus Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and Fabricio Werdum versus Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Mousasi and Sokoudjou will resume their originally scheduled meeting that was nixed for DREAM's "Super Hulk" open weight tournament that Mousasi was forced to withdraw from due to an injury sustained in his exhibition match with Fedor Emelianenko.  Bob Sapp took Mousasi's place in DREAM and was predictably put on his back and pounded into submission in quick fashion by Sokoudjou.  This will represent Mousasi's first light-heavyweight title defense after he gave the Sokoudjou/Sapp treatment to Renato "Babalu" Sobral to snare the Strikeforce belt. Antonio Silva will make his stateside return after testing hot for anabolic steroids preceding his win over Justin Eilers to win the EliteXC heavyweight championship and setting up shop in Sengoku, where he defeated Yoshihiro Nakao and "Big" Jim York.  Silva aroused the ire of the California State Athletic Commission by flying out of jurisdiction of their suspension to compete in Japan, and recently his suspended expired and opened up the opportunity for him to fight in America.  Bigfoot was also rumored to be facing Josh Barnett for the Sengoku heavyweight title. The acquisition of Silva is an advantageous one considering Strikeforce's recent signing of the world's #1 heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, and the notable invisibility of the current Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem.  The only viable opponents for Emelianenko at the time of his signing were Overeem, Rogers, and Werdum, and now another top-level heavyweight outside of the UFC will join the mix and liven up the race for the belt. Current card: Fedor Emelianenko x Brett Rogers Jason Miller x Jake Shields Fabricio Werdum x Antonio Silva Gegard Mousasi x Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

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