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Brian Rogers is an American

United States

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Professional

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mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

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(MMA) fighter who currently fights for Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

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Background

Rogers was a 4-year letter winner and a 3-year starter as inside linebacker for the Walsh University

Walsh University

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Cavaliers between 2002 and 2005. He was named All-Conference by the Mid States Football Association twice and left Walsh University second all time in career tackles.

Rogers works as an associate special education

Special education

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teacher for the Leap program in his hometown of Kent, Ohio

Kent, Ohio

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MMA career

Rogers started his professional MMA career at 1-2. Since then he has recorded 6 straight knockouts all in the first round.

Strikeforce

Rogers made his Strikeforce

Strikeforce

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debut on March 5, 2011 at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

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where he defeated Ian Rammel by TKO in the first round.

Bellator Fighting Championships

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

Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...

via TKO in the second round at Bellator 54.

Mixed martial arts record

Alexander Shlemenko

Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships.-Early career:...

Atlantic City, New Jersey

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Hollywood, Florida

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Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson

Columbus, Ohio

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Parma, Ohio

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Parma, Ohio

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Cleveland, Ohio

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Uhrichsville, Ohio

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Toledo, Ohio

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Columbus, Ohio

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