Brian Rogers (fighter)

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Brian Rogers
Born (1984-02-15) February 15, 1984 (age 39)
Kent, Ohio, United States
Other namesThe Professional Predator
Nationality American
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight205.3 lb (93.1 kg; 14.66 st)
Division Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Independence, Ohio, United States
TeamVictory Martial Arts (formerly) [1]
Strong Style Fight Team (2007–2014) [1] [2]
Factory X Muay Thai (2014–present) [2]
RankBrown belt in Isshin-ryū Karate [1]
Purple Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Years active2008–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total23
Wins14
By knockout10
By submission2
By decision2
Losses9
By knockout4
By decision5
University Walsh University
University of Akron
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Brian Rogers (born February 15, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Rogers has formerly competed for Bellator and Strikeforce.

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Background

Rogers was born and grew up in Kent, Ohio. [1] He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School where he wrestled, played football and threw the shot disc. [1] After high school, he 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. [3] Rogers graduated with undergraduate degree in education and started training mixed martial arts in 2006. [1] He later graduated with master's degree in education from University of Akron. [4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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. [5]

Strikeforce

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. [6]

Bellator MMA

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. [7] 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.

Rogers was scheduled to face Bruno Santos in the semifinal round of the Middleweight Tournament at Bellator 66. However, on April 16, 2012, it was revealed that Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Bellator newcomer Andreas Spang. [8] After dominating most of the first two rounds, he was caught by a counter left hook which resulted in a KO loss.

In January 2013, Bellator announced Rogers as a competitor in the Season Eight Middleweight tournament. His Quarterfinal fight took place at Bellator 89 against Dan Cramer. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Rogers then participated in Bellator's Season Nine Middleweight tournament. The Quarterfinal bout took place on September 7, 2013 at Bellator 98 against Mikkel Parlo. Rogers lost via unanimous decision. [9]

Rogers was scheduled to face Gary Tapusoa on March 21, 2014 at Bellator 113, however, the bout was cancelled when Tapusoa could not meet the requirements to fight. [10] Rogers was set to face Johan Romming at Bellator 119 on May 9, 2014, however, the bout was cancelled when Romming pulled out due to undisclosed reasons. [11] Rogers faced Adrian Miles at Bellator 119 and won via flying knee KO in the second round. [12]

Rogers was expected to face James Irvin on September 19, 2014 at Bellator 125. [13] However, Irvin pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced with Brett Cooper. [14] Cooper then suffered a foot injury and pulled out of the bout, so Rogers faced promotional newcomer Rafael Carvalho. [15] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.

Rogers faced Joey Beltran at Bellator 136 on April 10, 2015. [16] He lost the fight by split decision.

Rogers next moved to the Light Heavyweight division and faced Virgil Zwicker on December 4, 2015 at Bellator 147. [17] He won the fight via submission in the second round.

Rogers faced UFC vet Alessio Sakara at Bellators first event in Italy on April 16, 2016 at Bellator 152. [18] He lost via knockout in the second round.

Personal life

Rogers spent the majority of his mma career training in Independence Ohio at Strong Style MMA. Strong Style MMA is home to the current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic. Other Strong Style UFC Veteran's include Jessica Eye, Forrest Petz, Jeff Cox and Dan Bobish.

Rogers , an Ohio Native moved from his home state to Denver Colorado in January 2014 to further his mma career. Rogers has not competed since March 2017. Rogers is now a business development and marketing professional.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
23 matches14 wins9 losses
By knockout104
By submission20
By decision25
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win14–9Canaan GrigsbyDecision (unanimous)Paramount MMA 7March 24, 201735:00 Denver, Colorado, United StatesWon the vacant Paramount MMA Light Heavyweight Championship.
Win13–9Lewis RumseyTKO (punch)RFO Big Guns 22January 28, 201711:00 Mansfield, Ohio, United StatesCatchweight bout of 220 lbs.
Loss12–9 Alessio Sakara KO (punches) Bellator 152 April 16, 201622:29 Torino, Italy
Win12–8 Virgil Zwicker Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 147 December 4, 201524:38 San Jose, California, United States Light Heavyweight debut.
Loss11–8 Joey Beltran Decision (majority) Bellator 136 April 10, 201535:00 Irvine, California, United States
Loss11–7 Rafael Carvalho TKO (punches) Bellator 125 September 19, 201413:06 Fresno, California, United States
Win11–6Adrian MilesKO (flying knee) Bellator 119 May 9, 201421:29 Rama, Ontario, Canada
Loss10–6 Mikkel Parlo Decision (unanimous) Bellator 98 September 7, 201335:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United StatesBellator Season Nine Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss10–5 Dan Cramer Decision (unanimous) Bellator 89 February 14, 201335:00 Charlotte, North Carolina, United StatesBellator Season Eight Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win10–4 Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) Bellator 78 October 26, 201235:00 Dayton, Ohio, United States
Loss9–4 Andreas Spang KO (punch) Bellator 66 April 20, 201223:34 Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesBellator Season Six Middleweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win9–3 Vitor Vianna KO (flying knee) Bellator 61 March 16, 201214:14 Bossier City, Louisiana, United StatesBellator Season Six Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Loss8–3 Alexander Shlemenko TKO (knees) Bellator 54 October 15, 201122:30 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United StatesBellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win8–2 Victor O'Donnell TKO (head kick and punches) Bellator 50 September 17, 201111:56 Hollywood, Florida, United StatesBellator Season Five Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
Win7–2Ian RammelTKO (punches) Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson March 5, 201114:23 Columbus, Ohio, United States
Win6–2Robert ConnerTKO (flying knee and punches)BUCB: Pride and GloryJanuary 15, 201113:07 Parma, Ohio, United States
Win5–2Marcus ReynoldsTKO (punches)BUCB: Raging BullOctober 23, 201011:32 Parma, Ohio, United States
Win4–2Jason JonesTKO (kick to the body and punch)NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 6June 5, 201010:52 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Win3–2Neal CraftTKO (punches)NAAFS: Caged Fury 10March 27, 201012:21 Uhrichsville, Ohio, United States
Win2–2Dan BoldenKO (flying knee)NAAFS: North Coast Showdown 4October 24, 200911:14 Toledo, Ohio, United States
Loss1–2Valter Roberto De MenezesDecision (unanimous)Shine Fights 1: GenesisMay 9, 200935:00 Columbus, Ohio, United States Middleweight debut.
Win1–1Willie SmallsSubmission (triangle choke)NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 2August 23, 200812:34 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Loss0–1Daniel AkinyemiDecision (unanimous)Iron RingFebruary 18, 200835:00 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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