Saul Rogers calls himself 'the uncrowned TUF winner' but now joins Bellator's burgeoning featherweight roster as new fight chapter begins...

Saul Rogers makes no bones about the fact that it was a "bitter-sweet experience" when his failure to complete a USA Visa application correctly precluded him from competing in the TUF Finale a couple of years back - but the fighter from Bolton starts a new chapter in his career as the year turns having become the latest signing for Bellator MMA in its featherweight division.

Rogers, powerfully built and a genuine character, who has fashioned his own gym in Bolton in an old factory, believed to have once been a cotton mill - an environment with machinery which epitomizes embracing the grind - teaching combat sport classes to all-comers, from 5 year olds to adults, believes 2018 could be the year he reaches new levels, and the ultra-confident fighter believes he has what it takes to become Bellator's new featherweight king.