James Irvin Injured, Brian Rogers Now Faces Brett Cooper at Bellator 125

After originally preparing to face James Irvin at Bellator 125 on September 19, Brian Rogers will now turn his attention to Bellator veteran Brett Cooper as Irvin has suffered a leg injury that will force the California native out of the fight. The night will be headlined by a middleweight clash as Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef squares off against Doug “The Rhino” Marshall.

Rogers is coming off another highlight reel victory after a vicious flying knee knockout over Adrian Miles at Bellator 119. Cooper is looking to bounce back after suffering a submission loss to Brandon Halsey at Bellator 122 that secured a title shot for Halsey against Alexander Shlemenko.

With the change, the current fight card for Bellator 125 is listed below:

MAIN CARD:

Doug Marshall (18-7) vs. Melvin Manhoef (28-11-1)

Brett Cooper (20-10) vs. Brian Rogers (11-6)

Martin Stapleton (13-3) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (17-2)

Javy Ayala (7-3) vs. Raphael Butler (8-0-1)

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Ron Keslar (11-6) vs. Jesse Juarez (21-9)

Aaron Wilkinson (11-6) vs. Chris Honeycutt (4-0)

Julio Cesar Neves (29-0) vs. Poppies Martinez (29-10)

Granson Clark (2-1) vs. George Zuniga (2-0)

Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (2-0) vs. Sergio Cortez (9-8)

Oscar Ramirez (3-1) vs. Matt Ramirez (debut)

Joe Neal (3-0) vs. Paul Ruiz (5-1)

Rafael Carvalho (9-1) vs. Anthony Ruiz (33-18)

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