As 50th fight approaches, Bellator 57’s Alexander Shlemenko recharged after title loss

Vitor Vianna is the 50th opponent of Alexander Shlemenko’s professional career, and he feels like he can fight another 100.

But the Russian said he’s still improving, and nothing brought that into focus better than a loss to current Bellator middlewe…

Vitor Vianna is the 50th opponent of Alexander Shlemenko’s professional career, and he feels like he can fight another 100.

But the Russian said he’s still improving, and nothing brought that into focus better than a loss to current Bellator middleweight champ Hector Lombard.

“Hector showed me weaknesses that I had, and all this time, I worked really hard to improve myself,” Shlemenko recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio.