Still waiting for Kimbo, Rogers warns: "He's gonna feel that fear."

“I’m gonna look [Kimbo Slice] in the eyes and let him know.  He’s gonna feel that fear, ” “The Grim” Brett Rogers (8-0) warned Wednesday at Team Bison’s Brunette’s gym beneath an American Legion in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

The undefeated EliteXC heavyweight is still waiting for his shot against mainstream MMA poster boy ”Kimbo Slice” Kevin Ferguson (3-0).

In June, at a Minnesota MMA event, Rogers announced that he would be fighting Ferguson in October and “that motherfucker is getting knocked out.”

In Sunrise, north of Miami, 4 October, Ferguson will step into the cage to fight UFC Hall of Famer “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock (26-12-2).

“You know what, man?  I really, honestly can’t tell you what happened.  I just know that it didn’t happen.  I’m a little upset about that and I’m going to take some frustration out on Mr. Slice when I get my hands on him.”

Though the fight fell through; and, Rogers isn’t currently scheduled to fight, he holds no ill-will towards EliteXC.

“I’m not hating on Elite.  They put me out there.  They’ve taken care of me.  I can’t hate on ‘em.  It’s a great show.  It’s the first time [MMA] has been on a national network; and, for me to be a part of that first show, that was an honor.  I can’t hate on that.”

Rogers is hoping that he will be fighting again by November, but realizes that it could be until January before any fights are scheduled for him.  However, Ferguson remains on his mind.

“I’m just to the point where I can’t wait for that fight to get over with so I can move on with my life.”

Team Bison head trainer Mike Reilly laid out exactly where their aspirations lie, saying, “We got into this to fight the best.  We would love to fight [EliteXC Heavyweight Champion "Big Foot" Antonio Silva (11-1)] for the title, but it doesn’t matter who holds the title.  It matters whose on the top of the poster.  And, as long as Kimbo is on the top of the poster, that’s who we want to fight.”

As far as Rogers’s feelings about Shamrock taking his place in the cage, he told Fighters.com, “I still don’t understand why [Shamrock] is back.  He’s a man that has the feeling that he don’t want to stop.  I say he should just go on to coaching.  I have a little grudge against him, too.  If he wins I’m gonna take out a little frustration on him, too.”

In the meantime, Rogers is staying patient, continuing his training, and working specifically on his ground game.

“I’ve been working my ground game and I’m looking to play with [Slice] a little bit on the ground.  I know [Ferguson] don’t like the ground.  Teach ["Colossus" JamesThompson (14-9)] how it’s done.

Rogers pointed out how grateful he is to his sponsors and managers who have stood by him and given him his opportunities.

“Big Black, Rockstar, OTM- they gave me my first mouth guard and it still feels good, my MMA managers, Mike Reilly, much love.  I hope we can work together in the future, because, without them, I wouldn’t be going nowhere.  I’d be out there scufflin’ and hustlin’.”