Dan Henderson (25-7) vs. Jake Shields (24-4-1)
Gegard Mousasi (28-2-1) vs. Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (6-0)
Gilbert Melendez (17-2) vs. Shinya Aoki (23-4)
On today’s edition of The Fight Show, a radio program presented by Strikeforce commentator Mauro Renallo, it was stated the there would be three title fights on the April 17th card. With two of those title fights confirmed today, the third is as-yet unidentified.
… The third title fight for the April 17th event is likely to be Japanese standout Shinya Aoki facing Strikeforce lightweight boss Gilbert Melendez.
Gilbert Melendez will get his wish and face Shinya Aoki on CBS.
The news was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Monday by sources close to the fight. Finalization of the fight was first reported by Josh Gross of SI.com.
HT: http://twitter.com/jakeshieldsajj/, fightersonlymagazine.co.uk, mmaweekly.com