Brian Rogers

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.

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.

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. 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 12k views on YouTube as one of Bellator's most popular videos in the promotion's 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. 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.

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. 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. Rogers faced Adrian Miles at Bellator 119 and won via flying knee KO in the second round.

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

Rogers faced Joey Beltran at Bellator 136 on April 10, 2015. 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. 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. 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 former UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic. Other Strong Style UFC Veterans 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 Win

Canaan Grigsby Decision (unanimous) Paramount MMA 7

Denver, Colorado, United States Won the vacant Paramount MMA Light Heavyweight Championship. Win

Lewis Rumsey TKO (punch) RFO Big Guns 22

Mansfield, Ohio, United States Catchweight bout of 220 lbs. Loss

Alessio Sakara KO (punches) Bellator 152

Turin, Italy Win

Virgil Zwicker Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 147

San Jose, California, United States Light Heavyweight debut. Loss

Joey Beltran Decision (majority) Bellator 136

Irvine, California, United States Loss

Rafael Carvalho TKO (punches) Bellator 125

Fresno, California, United States Win

Adrian Miles KO (flying knee) Bellator 119

Rama, Ontario, Canada Loss

Mikkel Parlo Decision (unanimous) Bellator 98

Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Loss

Dan Cramer Decision (unanimous) Bellator 89

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Win

Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) Bellator 78

Dayton, Ohio, United States Loss

Andreas Spang KO (punch) Bellator 66

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Win

Vitor Vianna KO (flying knee) Bellator 61

Bossier City, Louisiana, United States Loss

Alexander Shlemenko TKO (knees) Bellator 54

Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win

Victor O'Donnell TKO (head kick and punches) Bellator 50

Hollywood, Florida, United States Win

Ian Rammel TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

Columbus, Ohio, United States Win

Robert Conner TKO (flying knee and punches) BUCB: Pride and Glory

Parma, Ohio, United States Win

Marcus Reynolds TKO (punches) BUCB: Raging Bull

Parma, Ohio, United States Win

Jason Jones TKO (kick to the body and punch) NAAFS: Fight Night in the Flats 6

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Win

Neal Craft TKO (punches) NAAFS: Caged Fury 10

Uhrichsville, Ohio, United States Win

Dan Bolden KO (flying knee) NAAFS: North Coast Showdown 4

Toledo, Ohio, United States Loss

Valter Roberto De Menezes Decision (unanimous) Shine Fights 1: Genesis

Columbus, Ohio, United States Middleweight debut. Win

Willie Smalls Submission (triangle choke) NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 2

Cleveland, Ohio, United States Loss

Daniel Akinyemi Decision (unanimous) Iron Ring

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States