It only takes one Iron Ring to make you appreciate a Bellator.
Middleweight Brian Rogers passed the quarterfinals of
the promotion’s season-five tournament with flying colors, knocking out
Victor O’Donnell to earn a spot in the semis opposite season-two champ
Alexander Shlemenko at Saturday’s Bellator 54, which
takes place at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
Sure, fighting three times in three months is a daunting task, as anyone
competing in the promotion can attest. But at least you know what
you’re getting into, which is more than Rogers can say about the hip-hop
flavored MMA reality show that aired in 2009 and almost immediately
fizzled.