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Brandon Halsey-Alexander Shlemenko Rematch Headed to Russia This June

Alexander Shlemenko will welcome Brandon Halsey to Russia with a chance at revenge this June. Three years ago, Halsey choked out Shlemenko in just 35 seconds, winning the Bellator middleweight title. Halsey has had trouble since, including back-to-back losses to Rafael Carvalho and John Salter that led to his exit from Bellator. Shlemenko is riding […]

Alexander Shlemenko will welcome Brandon Halsey to Russia with a chance at revenge this June. Three years ago, Halsey choked out Shlemenko in just 35 seconds, winning the Bellator middleweight title. Halsey has had trouble since, including back-to-back losses to Rafael Carvalho and John Salter that led to his exit from Bellator. Shlemenko is riding […]

Bellator 162 Results – Shlemenko TKOs Grove, Lashley Submits Appelt

On Friday evening, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Featured below are quick-match results of the evening, which included the MMA fighting return of popular pro wrestler Bo…

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On Friday evening, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Featured below are quick-match results of the evening, which included the MMA fighting return of popular pro wrestler Bobby Lashley against Josh Appelt, as well as a main event of Alexander Shlemenko vs. Kendall Grove.

Bellator 162 Main Card Results

– Alexander Shlemenko def. Kendall Grove via second-round TKO (1:43)
– Bobby Lashley def. Josh Appelt via submission (RNC) (Round 2, 1:43)
– Goiti Yamauchi def. Ryan Couture via submission (arm bar) (Round 1, 1:01)
– Hisaki Kato def. A.J. Matthews via technical knockout (Round 1, 4:58)

Bellator 162 Preliminary Card Results

– Julia Budd def. Arlene Blencowe via majority decision (29-29, 30-27, 29-27)
– Ricky Rainey def. Gilbert Smith def via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
– Steve Garcia def. Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
– Chase Gormley def. Bobby Brents via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
– Virgil Zwicker def. Dan Charles via technical knockout (Round 2, 4:31)

Bellator 162 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, October 21st, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 162. Headlining the card are Alexander Shlemenko and Kendall Grove, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Alexander Shlemenko

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, October 21st, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 162. Headlining the card are Alexander Shlemenko and Kendall Grove, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Alexander Shlemenko and Kendall Grove meet in a middleweight bout in the main event of Bellator 162.

Bobby Lashley and Josh Appelt meet in a heavyweight bout in the co-main event of Bellator 162.

Goiti Yamauchi vs. Ryan Couture met in a lightweight bout at Bellator 162.

Opening the Bellator 162 main card on Spike TV was Hisaki Kato and A.J. Matthews in a middleweight bout. They both came out swinging. Matthews stunned him with a right hand and then continued to land some big strikes. Kato poked him in the eye and the fight was put on pause. The action resumes under two minutes to go. Kato has calmed down and was throwing more strikes. Kato rocked him with an uppercut, landed some more strikes and Matthews fell down to the ground. Kato swarmed him with strikes but Matthews got back to his feet but was in trouble. Kato dropped him with a straight right hand and the fight was stopped.

Here are the results for this event:

Main Card (SPIKE TV):

Middleweight Main Event: Alexander Shlemenko (53-9) vs. Kendall Grove (23-15)

Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Bobby Lashley (14-2) vs. Josh Appelt (12-5)

Lightweight Feature Bout: Goiti Yamauchi (19-3) vs. Ryan Couture (10-4)

Hisaki Kato def. A.J. Matthews via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:58

Preliminary Card (ONLINE):

Chase Gormley def. Bobby Brents by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Virgil Zwicker def. Dan Charles via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:31

Julia Budd def. Arlene Blencowe via majority decision (29-29, 30-27, 29-27)

Ricky Rainey def. Gilbert Smith def via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Steve Garcia def. Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

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Steroid Suspension Over, Former Bellator Champ Shlemenko Set To Return

With a court appeal recently shortening his California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) suspension from a jaw-dropping three years to only one, former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko will be returning to the cage soon. News arrived from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that Shlemenko will face former title contender Kendall Grove at Bellator 162 on October 21

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With a court appeal recently shortening his California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) suspension from a jaw-dropping three years to only one, former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko will be returning to the cage soon.

News arrived from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto that Shlemenko will face former title contender Kendall Grove at Bellator 162 on October 21 from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. The former 185-pound champ has been out of action since Bellator 133 in February 2015, where he knocked out Melvin Manhoef with a highlight reel spinning backfist.

After the fight, Shlemenko was found to have testosterone to epitestosterone levels as high as 50:1 that of a normal man, and was issued a suspension by the CSAC. When that suspension ended up being for the aforementioned three years, Shlemenko appealed on a variety of tenants, one being that he did not receive a B-sample test that night. But the one that ultimately got his suspension reduced from three years to one was an appeal to the California Superior Court, who reduced the ban last month on the basis of an original letter from the CSAC stating Shlemenko was only suspended for a year.

That didn’t stop him from fighting in his native Russia in the meantime, however, as Shlemenko fought and beat Vyacheslav Vasilevsky twice this year. Prior to his win over Manhoef in Bellator, Shlemenko had lost two straight by submission to Tito Ortiz and Brandon Halsey, snapping an impressive 13-fight win streak where he defended the Bellator belt three times.

He’ll square off with Grove, the former UFC mainstay who has won two straight fights after also losing to Halsey at Bellator 137. Former WWE champ Bobby Lashley is also set to face a yet-to-be-named opponent at the Tennessee-based card.

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Alexander Shlemenko’s CSAC Suspension Lifted

Former Bellator MMA middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko could fight stateside much sooner than anticipated. According to a report from MMAFighting.com, the California Superior Court ruled that the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) was able to suspend “Storm” only until his license to fight in the state expired back on February 28. Shlemenko received a three-year suspension after testing positive

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Former Bellator MMA middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko could fight stateside much sooner than anticipated.

According to a report from MMAFighting.com, the California Superior Court ruled that the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) was able to suspend “Storm” only until his license to fight in the state expired back on February 28.

Shlemenko received a three-year suspension after testing positive for the anabolic steroid oxandrolone. The failed test occurred following his knockout of Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133 on February 13, 2015. The Russian fighter also had a 50:1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio. The threshold for a failed test in California is 4:1.

Shlemenko’s attorney Howard Jacobs petitioned the court to reduce the suspension, arguing that the initial letter of notification Shlemenko received levied only a one-year suspension. The court agreed that CSAC could not increase the length of the suspension following the appeal process.

Additionally, Shlemenko’s $10,000 fine was reduced by half. CSAC handed down that portion of the fine because Shlemenko allegedly made false statements on drug-testing documents. However, Jacobs argued that commission rules state that a fine can only be given if false statements are made on a license application. The court agreed.

However, the court did not agree with Jacobs’ assertion that the commission was biased in its proceedings and needed to make Shlemenko’s “B” sample available as part of the testing protocol. But the decision to discipline the Russian fighter was upheld.

Shlemenko is still under contract with Bellator, but it is unclear if he will fight for the California-based promotion again. Since being hit with the suspension, he has fought twice in his native Russia under the M-1 banner, beating Vyacheslav Vasilevsky twice. Prior to his fight with Manhoef and another victory at a Fight Nights: Battle of Russia event, Shlemenko suffered back-to-back submission defeats. First he tapped to a Tito Ortiz arm-triangle in a light heavyweight affair, and then he relinquished the Bellator middleweight title to Brandon Halsey. He had defended the strap three times.

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Alexander Shlemenko Suspended Three Years by CSAC After INSANE T/E Ratio Revealed


(via Bellator)

So not too long ago, it was revealed that former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko had tested positive for elevated testosterone following his win over Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133. While our initial shock appeared to stem from the fact that the man above, not his cut from steel counterpart was the one juicing, yesterday’s CSAC hearing regarding Shlemenko’s punishment unveiled some rather mind-blowing information to say the very least.

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(via Bellator)

So not too long ago, it was revealed that former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko had tested positive for elevated testosterone following his win over Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133. While our initial shock appeared to stem from the fact that the man above, not his cut from steel counterpart was the one juicing, yesterday’s CSAC hearing regarding Shlemenko’s punishment unveiled some rather mind-blowing information to say the very least.

Despite Shlemenko’s vehement deinal that he had taken any illegal substances, the results of his drug test revealed an absolutely bonkers 50/1 T/E ratio, as well as Oxandrolone and synthetic testosterone in his system.

That’s right. 50. To 1. If our steroid bust timeline is to be believed, that places Shlemenko second only to NFL receiver-cum-one-and-done MMA fighter Johnnie Morton’s 68.9 ratio on the list of highest T/E ratios ever. It should be reiterated that the average ratio for an athlete is 6/1.

So yeah, Shlemenko dun effed up, and he picked quite possibly the worst time to do it. As a result of NSAC’s newly-implemented guidelines regarding steroid infractions, Shlemenko was hammered with a three year suspension and a $10,000 fine. Additionally, Shlemenko’s win over Manhoef will be changed to a No Contest, which he can try to redeem when he is eligible to return to competition on February 13, 2018.

“Our job here is to protect the fighters, period,” said CSAC commissioner John Frierson. “The guy that he knocked out, he could have killed him.”

Honestly, this is probably a fitting end for Shlemenko’s MMA career…knocking out Manhoef with his patented spinning sh*t, I mean, not the lethal concoction of drugs running through his system while he did it. But so the saying goes: If you can’t do the time, don’t inject yourself with enough testosterone to give a rhinoceros cardiac arrest.

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