Brett Rogers Scheduled for Two Fights

Remember this guy? Brett Rogers duked it out with one of the greatest to put on the gloves, fought for a world title and was a participant in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. 

An arrest for assaulting his wife and a losing record ended his career in Strikeforce. He has compiled a 3-3 record in lesser known organizations since.

Rogers at this point isn't going to be wearing a title of importance, challenging for it or even stepping foot in the big leagues like the UFC. Instead he has become the true sense of a working fighter, living paycheck to paycheck by eating and throwing fists. Usually when this is the case you'll see men like him committed to more than one match at a given time.

Recently Rogers was signed to fight for IGF in Tokyo, Japan. His competition is a journeyman by the name of Yusuke Kawaguchi, with a record including a win over an opponent Sherdog.com has listed as That Guy. They are set to face each other on April 5th. A week earlier Rogers has already been booked to challenge Konstantin Erokhin at Fight Nights - Battle at Moscow 15. He could be doing worse than living a life traveling the world beating up foreigners. 

I miss the days of him sticking around in the states trading words with guys like Kimbo Slice.

At one point Rogers was undefeated with a record of 10-0, including his most significant win, a KO over former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski.

In his most memorable challenge, Rogers pushed Fedor Emelianenko to his limits before suffering his first loss. Watch it here.

His career never fully recovered after. Not that opportunities didn't present themselves. Next up Rogers was inexplicably given a title shot against Alistair Overeem for his heavyweight belt. 

Rogers' last bout of importance was against Josh Barnett in the first round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. It didn't go well.

His personal and business life have suffered in the years since. Still Rogers continues getting paid to step in the ring competing in the ultimate athletic endevor. If he is successful in both his upcoming matches, could a future in a Bellator heavyweight tournament be on the horizon? Or a contract with the WSOF? We'll see.