Brett Charles Rogers (born February 17, 1981) is an American mixed martial artist and who fights in the heavyweight division. Rogers has fought in EliteXC and Strikeforce and is currently signed to Bellator.

Background [edit]

Rogers began his MMA training with Team Bison in Bloomington, MN, in the garage of head trainer Mike Reilly. Currently, Rogers trains with Ambition MMA, a state-of-the-art training facility formed by Reilly and his partners in 2008. Rogers continues to train on a daily basis with Reilly.

Rogers attended Harding High School in Saint Paul, MN.

Rogers was charged in early 2011 with 3rd degree assault on his wife ^[2] and was immediately released from his Strikeforce contract. ^[3]

Career [edit]

Elite XC [edit]

In the EliteXC: Primetime post-fight press conference, Rogers called out internet sensation Kimbo Slice, stating that Kimbo's match with James Thompson was "garbage" and that Rogers believed Kimbo tapped to a guillotine choke in the first round. Kimbo Slice then stood up, telling Rogers "That sounds like a challenge, big dog." Rogers then barked back "It is. In the cage."^[4] Elite XC folded later that year, and a match between the two was never consummated.

Strikeforce [edit]

In February 2009, Rogers signed with Strikeforce.^[5] On June 6, 2009, at Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields, he defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski by TKO after 22 seconds in the opening round.^[6] This victory launched Rogers to the top of the list of heavyweights in Strikeforce and he agreed to fight MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko on CBS in Fedor vs Rogers on November 7. In the second round Fedor hit Rogers with a hard overhand right that dropped Rogers to the ground and John McCarthy quickly stopped the bout, breaking Brett's undefeated record with a KO loss.

Rogers was scheduled to face Alistair Overeem on May 15, 2010 at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery.^[7] After a great deal of discussions on whether or not the bout would be for Overeem's Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship,^[8] it was confirmed on March 29 that the title would indeed be on the line.^[9] On May 15, 2010, Rogers lost to Overeem via TKO (strikes) at 3:40 of round 1, landing only one punch in the entire fight according to CompuStrike. Rogers picked up another win against Ruben Villareal by decision in the W-1 promotion. Brett Rogers was defeated via one arm triangle choke submission by Josh Barnett on June 18, 2011 at Strikeforce: Dallas as part of an eight man heavyweight tournament.^[10]

Titan Fighting Championships [edit]

Rogers made his return to MMA at Titan Fighting Championships 20 against UFC veteran Eddie Sanchez.^[11] He lost the fight via split decision.

Bellator Fighting Championships [edit]

On June 5, 2012 it was announced that Rogers had signed a deal with Bellator Fighting Championships. He made his debut on June 22, 2012 at Bellator 71 against Kevin Asplund and won the bout by TKO after Asplund's eye closed up between rounds, prompting the referee to stop the fight.^[12]

Rogers competed in the Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament and faced Alexander Volkov in the quarter finals at Bellator 75.^[13] Volkov dominated the fight by making the most of his reach advantage. Rogers lost via unanimous decision.^[14] It was later revealed that Rogers had broken his arm during the fight, leading to his poor performance.^[15]

Mixed martial arts record [edit]

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	12–5 (1)	Alexander Volkov	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 75	02012-10-05October 5, 2012	3	5:00	Hammond, Indiana, United States	Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter Final
Win	12–4 (1)	Kevin Asplund	TKO (doctor stoppage)	Bellator 71	02012-06-22June 22, 2012	2	5:00	Chester, West Virginia, United States	Bellator Debut
NC	11–4 (1)	Todd Allee	NC (illegal blow to back of head)	Donofrio Entertainment: My Bloody Valentine	02012-02-18February 18, 2012	1	1:18	Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Loss	11–4	Eddie Sanchez	Decision (split)	Titan Fighting Championships 20	02011-09-23September 23, 2011	3	5:00	Wood River, Illinois, United States
Loss	11–3	Josh Barnett	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum	02011-06-18June 18, 2011	2	1:17	Dallas, Texas, United States	Strikeforce 2011 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Win	11–2	Ruben Villareal	Decision (unanimous)	W-1 MMA 6: New Ground	02010-10-23October 23, 2010	3	5:00	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Loss	10–2	Alistair Overeem	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery	02010-05-15May 15, 2010	1	3:40	St. Louis, Missouri, United States	For Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship
Loss	10–1	Fedor Emelianenko	KO (punch)	Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers	02009-11-07November 7, 2009	2	1:48	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
Win	10–0	Andrei Arlovski	TKO (punches)	Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields	02009-06-06June 6, 2009	1	0:22	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Win	9–0	Abongo Humphrey	TKO (knees)	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz	02009-04-11April 11, 2009	2	1:38	San Jose, California, United States
Win	8–0	Jon Murphy	KO (punch)	EliteXC: Primetime	02008-05-31May 31, 2008	1	1:01	Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win	7–0	James Thompson	KO (punches)	EliteXC: Street Certified	02008-02-16February 16, 2008	1	2:24	Sunrise, Florida, United States
Win	6–0	Ralph Kelly	Submission (punches)	EliteXC: Renegade	02007-11-10November 10, 2007	1	1:43	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Win	5–0	Josh Melichar	KO (punches)	EFX: Fury	02007-02-01February 1, 2007	1	0:12	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	4–0	Mark Racine	TKO (punches)	EFX: Fury	02006-12-17December 17, 2006	1	2:35	Minnesota, United States
Win	3–0	Brian Heden	KO (punches)	EFX: Fury	02006-11-01November 1, 2006	1	1:20	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	2–0	Chris Clark	TKO (punches)	EFX: Fury	02006-05-03May 3, 2006	1	0:37	Minnesota, United States
Win	1–0	Stan Strong	KO (punches)	UCS: Throwdown at the T-Bar	02005-07-30July 30, 2005	2	0:13	Ellsworth, Minnesota, United States

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Professional MMA record for Brett Rogers from Sherdog