Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko admitted that he and his wife received threats over the phone. His words are quoted “Match TV”.
“Threatening messages? Yes there were, but I don’t read them much. A laugh about the Ukraine issue threatened me. But mostly they threaten my wife and these messages do not reach me. These threats always choose the weaker to assert themselves at the expense of the weak. Why are you threatening me on the phone? Well, come and make your threats to my face. I won’t even read it on the phone,” Shlemenko said.
In July 2023, Shlemenko defeated Brazilian Alex Oliveira in the first round at a tournament in Omsk.
Shlemenko had 78 fights in mixed martial arts and had 62 wins and 15 defeats in these fights. One fight involving a Russian ended in a draw, while another was declared void.
Shlemenko has been performing professionally since 2004 and is best known for his participation in tournaments of the American organization Bellator MMA. He held the middleweight title and defended it three times.
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