Brett Rogers Arrested for Alleged Assault

[FishingTime]

By Ray HuiMMA Writer

Recent Strikeforce Heavyweight GP entrant Brett Rogers was arrested and jailed Wednesday for allegedly assaulting his wife,FOX 9 News reports.

According to the Minnesota news channel, Rogers and his wife had a domestic argument that escalated into Rogers allegedly punching his wife in her head repeated as well as choking her unconscious. Rogers is claiming his wife punched him and he answered back.

Rogers has been charged with three felonies - assault in the third degree, domestic assault by strangulation and pattern of stalking conduct. Rogers was also charged with the misdemeanor endangerment of a child since his daughter was around during the altercation. Bail was set at $100,000 and Rogers made a court appearance Thursday with a second one slated for Friday.

Rogers, 30, is best known for his 22-second knockout win over Andrei Arlovski that earned him a shot at Fedor Emelianenko months later at a Strikeforce event in November 2009. The win over Arlovski improved Rogers' record to 10-0, but would turn out to be his last significant win. After the loss to Fedor, Rogers fell to Alistair Overeem, picked up an unimpressive tune-up win over Reuben Villareal and most recently, lost to Josh Barnett in the opening round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP.


Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/06/3...leged-assault/

[Discipline]

what a fucking tool! no more respect for him at all.

[Rich Davie]

That's fucked-up.

[James Ryan]

Rogers is claiming his wife punched him and he answered back.

Wow...is he seriously claiming self-defense???

...escalated into Rogers allegedly punching his wife in her head repeated as well as choking her unconscious.

What an asshole.

[Skycosis]

Wow..

[FishingTime]

He's a douchebag.

[Maggi]

Ok I have always said if I come at a man and hit him like a man than I should expect to be treated like a man and get hit back... that said, if you are a heavyweight MMA fighter that rule simply does not apply. That is like me beating the hell out of a first grader and saying they started it.

[Drock]

Ok I have always said if I come at a man and hit him like a man than I should expect to be treated like a man and get hit back... that said, if you are a heavyweight MMA fighter that rule simply does not apply. That is like me beating the hell out of a first grader and saying they started it.

completely agree, i haven't rep'd anyone in awhile so here you go

[Maggi]

well thank you oh so much

[Floppotamus]

Hey . . . Brett finally found somebody he could actually beat up. . . A GIRL. . . what a cave man. . .