Brian Rogers (fighter)
| Brian Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 15, 1984 Kent, Ohio |
| Other names | The Professional Predator |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Fighting out of | Independence, Ohio |
| Team | Strong Style Fight Team |
| Rank | Brown belt in Isshin-ryū Karate |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 21 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By decision | 5 |
| University | Walsh University |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Brian Rogers (born February 15, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2008, Rogers has also formerly competed for Strikeforce.
Rogers was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter as inside linebacker for the Walsh University Cavaliers between 2002 and 2005. Rogers was named All-Conference by the Mid States Football Association twice and left Walsh University second all time in career tackles.
Rogers started his professional MMA career at 1-2 with both losses coming by decision. He followed the slow start to his professional MMA career with 7 consecutive victories, all by first round KO/TKO which included wins in both his Strikeforce and Bellator debuts.
Rogers made his Strikeforce debut on March 5, 2011 at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson where he defeated Ian Rammel by TKO in the first round.
On May 21, 2011 it was announced that Rogers will be taking part in the Bellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament which begins on September 17, 2011. Rogers defeated Victor O'Donnell via TKO in the quarterfinal round at Bellator 50. In the semifinal round, Rogers lost to Alexander Shlemenko via TKO in the second round at Bellator 54.
On January 9, 2012 Rogers was announced as the first of eight participants in Bellator's Season 6 Middleweight Tournament. In the opening round, he faced Vitor Vianna on March 16, 2012 at Bellator 61 and won via KO in the first round. The knockout received incredible media and fan attention and has since had over 400,000 views on YouTube as one of Bellator's most popular videos in the promotion's short history.
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