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Fighter Profile: Brett "The Grim" Rogers

 

Brett The Grim RogersHometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Height: 6’4”

Weight: 265 lbs

Age: 28

Current Organization: Strikeforce

Professional Record: 10-1



Brett Rogers is a heavyweight fighter currently competing for Strikeforce. He holds eight wins by KO and one by submission, having never seen the judges’ scorecards in professional action.

Rogers is a product of Team Bison and recently competed for the now-defunct Elite XC promotion, where he defeated James Thompson and Jon Murphy. He is perhaps best known for a public confrontation with internet sensation and former Elite XC star Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson at an EliteXC post fight press conference, where he publicly criticized Ferguson’s fighting abilities and essentially challenged him to a fight that never materialized.

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Rogers took on the toughest challenge of his young career when he faced former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields on Saturday, June 6, 2009. Rogers took just 22 seconds to KO Arlovski and improve his career record to 10-0.

Next up for Brett "The Grim" Rogers appears to be #1 pound for pound fighter Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko. During Fedor's visit to New York City Strikeforce announced that the two would square off in the fall of 2009 at Strikeforce: Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers.

 

Notable Wins: Andrei Arlovski

 

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By Steven T. Kelliher
ProFighting-fans.com Senior Staff Writer
Published June 2009, Updated October 2009