Brett Rogers (born February 17, 1981) is an American MMA fighter. He fights in the Heavyweight division. Rogers has fought in EliteXC and now competes for Strikeforce.
Rogers began his MMA training with Team Bison in Bloomington, MN, under head trainer Mike Reilly. Rogers made history when his fight with Jon Murphy was the first MMA match to ever air on live network television. In 2009 Rogers signed with Strikeforce and defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski by TKO after 22 seconds in the opening round.
Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is a professional MMA competitor. He is the current Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a former WEC and IFC Welterweight champion. Diaz has also fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride Fighting Championships and Elite Xtreme Combat. He also competes in triathlons as part of his training.
Diaz was promoted to black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Cesar Gracie in 2007. He is affiliated with the Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy. His brother Nathan is also a professional MMA fighter.
Rashad Anton Evans (born September 25, 1979) is an American MMA fighter from Michigan. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. He holds notable victories over Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, Thiago Silva and Quinton Jackson. Evans trains out of Albuquerque, New Mexico with Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting. In 2010 he was awarded his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt by Rolles Gracie.
