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

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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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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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Alexander Shlemenko Pops for Elevated Testosterone And This Sh*t Isn’t Even Funny Anymore

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Let’s kick off today’s “top” story with a classic Russian joke: What did the Alexander Shlemenko say to the dirty syringe?

“I must take you.”

Get it, because Ivan Drago said that once, and he’s Russian? I am criminally underpaid for this kind of material.

(Photo via Bellator)

Let’s kick off today’s “top” story with a classic Russian joke: What did the Alexander Shlemenko say to the dirty syringe?

“I must take you.”

Get it, because Ivan Drago said that once, and he’s Russian? I am criminally underpaid for this kind of material.

Anyway, the point is that former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko has tested positive for elevated testosterone following his KO win over Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133 last month. Because apparently “Bellator drug test” are a thing that is happening now. The Coker Era, I’m telling you. It’s like this guy’s actively trying to undo the freakshow cred that Bellator achieved during the Rebney Era. Let’s hope Shammy vs. Slice isn’t promoted like some kind of legitimate contest, or all will truly be lost.

Said Coker in a press statement:

We are disappointed to hear about the results of Shlemenko’s drug test. As I’ve stated previously, performance-enhancing drugs have no place in this sport, and Bellator fully supports the commission in enforcing harsh penalties to deter fighters from taking banned substances.

The news of Shlemenko’s failed test comes just weeks after former champ Emanuel Newton tested positive for marijuana after his Bellator 134 title loss to Liam McGeary and was subsequently handed a three month suspension. Shlemenko, however, has been banned indefinitely by the California Athletic Commission and fined $2,500. Which, steroids carrying a longer suspension that weed? IS THIS WHAT PROGRESS IS?

Oh, it should also be mentioned that Emelio Chavez also failed his Bellator 133 drug test, for marijuana. MMAFighting has confirmed that he’ll be suspended 30 days and fined $100 plus the cost of the test.

Steroids and weed, man. They’re the salt and pepper to MMA’s chuck roast.

Fight Night 60 & Bellator 133 Highlights: Hendo Submits Thatch Toothpick-in-Mouth, Shlemenko Crushes Manhoef + More

Last weekend’s Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch was something of a mixed bag. On one hand, it featured a main event that was both thrilling from start to finish and a solid reminder that Ben Henderson is a badass, toothpicking-chewing sumbitch in any weight class. On the other, it featured more than its share of underwhelming, glacially-paced sparring matches that stretched its six fight main card to the brink of watchability. (We’re looking at you, Dan Kelly vs. Patrick Walsh. Your fight was bad and you should feel bad.)

Frontrunners for “Worst Fight of the Year” aside, Fight Night 60 also saw Max Holloway tie Conor McGregor‘s featherweight win streak and Tim Elliott hit a Samoan Drop on Zach Makovsky (en route to a unanimous decision loss). So join us after the jump to check out all the Fight Night 60 highlights that the UFC will allow us to have, and what the hell, we’ll even throw some Bellator 133 highlights in there for ya.

Holloway vs. Miller

Makovsky vs. Elliot

On the Bellator side of things, Melvin Manhoef once again made the case for him to just stop already by eating a spinning elbow from the king of spinning shit, Alexander Shlemenko, in the second round of their main event scrap. This was the third time in 7 months that Melvin has tasted such a violent defeat, and while we would normally hop on our soapbox and beg for Manhoef to retire about now, we’re going to refrain from doing so. MMA has taught us nothing if not that our opinions are useless, so we say fight on, Melvin! Pay no mind to those increasingly noticeable tremors, memory loss, and inability to pronounce words. That’s just weakness leaving the body! HYEAHH!!!

Oh right, the highlights.

Bellator 133: Shlemenko vs. Manhoef Fight Card, TV Info, Predictions and More

There will almost certainly be a finish to the main event Friday night at Bellator 133 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef will battle Alexander Shlemenko in the featured bout. All but five of Manhoef’s 43 professio…

He’s usually the hammer in these situations, having scored 27 of his 29 wins by KO, but there are times when he’s the nail.

Most recently, Manhoef was viciously stopped by Joe Schilling back at Bellator 131 in Nov. 2014. It was the fourth time Manhoef had been stopped by KO and perhaps the ugliest of them all.

The quick countershot from Schilling had Manhoef out cold before he came crashing to the mat. At the age of 38, you might think the veteran would be thinking about retirement. He’s doing nothing of the sort despite the fact that he’s clearly putting some serious wear and tear on his body.

Per Steven Marrocco of MMAjunkie.com, Manhoef said this when asked about possibly hanging up the gloves, or retiring: “This is me, man. I see it like this: When you are in war and they shoot one arm off, what are you going to do? Are you going to quit, or are you going to fight? You have to fight. This is how I am.”

He’ll go back to war Friday against a formidable foe in Shlemenko. The former middleweight champion is trying to climb the ladder back to the top of Bellator‘s 185-pound division. The rugged and relentless Manhoef is in his way.

MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi knows what to expect in this one.

Shlemenko has far more facets to his game than Manhoef. The former clearly has striking prowess. That’s evidenced by his 29 wins via KO, but he’d be a fool to engage in a slugfest with Manhoef. Quite honestly, that’s the only way No Mercy can win.

The more cerebral Shlemenko will pick his spots to strike, but he’ll use Manhoef‘s aggression against him to score the takedown. Like many brawlers, Manhoef has nothing to offer as a grappler. He has never won a fight by submission, and he’ll be at Shlemenko‘s mercy if the fight goes to the ground.

Look for Shlemenko to score a submission victory in the second round. A guillotine choke might just be his maneuver of choice. Here’s a look at the viewing information, full fight card and predictions for the televised and live streamed bouts. Just below the table is a closer look at the featherweight feature bout between former champion Pat Curran and Daniel Weichel.

Curran Will Out-Strike Weichel

Since arriving in Bellator in in Feb. 2014, all Daniel Weichel has done is win. He won all three of his fights in 2014, and he’s now stepping up his level of competition in a major way against veteran, former champion and perennial contender Pat Curran.

There’s no secret to Weichel‘s game. He wants to take the fight to the mat and submit his opponent with his advanced grappling game. In his career, 21 of his 34 career wins have come by submission. Making Curran tap is easier said than done.

He’s only lost one fight by submission in his career, and that came back in 2009 before he arrived at Bellator. Because of Curran’s underrated ground game, and his technical striking proficiency, I believe he has the edge in this bout. Weichel lacks the speed and explosiveness that fighters like Patricio Freire and Daniel Straus posses.

Those two fighters were able to emerge victorious over Curran, but Weichel won’t. Curran will win a unanimous decision based on more effective striking.

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The 5 Heaviest Hitters in MMA Right Now

Odds are, if you find your eyes currently gliding across this screen from one line to the next, you’re an MMA fan.
No matter how educated a fan you claim to be, no matter how much you pride yourself in appreciating a less-than-entertaining, gruel…

Odds are, if you find your eyes currently gliding across this screen from one line to the next, you’re an MMA fan.

No matter how educated a fan you claim to be, no matter how much you pride yourself in appreciating a less-than-entertaining, grueling clinch battle against the cage, you enjoy seeing a knockout. You’ll never complain after seeing one fighter walk across the cage with his God-given force that compels his opponent to succumb to gravity.

Some fighters have it, some fighters don’t. Scroll on as we list the top five heaviest hitters the sport harbors today.

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Bellator 131 Results and GIFs: Ortiz Decisions Bonnar, Brooks Weirdly KOs Chandler, Manhoef Gets KTFO

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Bellator 131, the first of Bellator’s BIG events under Scott Coker was pretty god damn awesome.

Look, we know you’re busy and just want the GIFs, so we won’t burden your minds by making you read a painstaking punch-by-punch recap.

BUT FIRST, Bellator debuted a wicked new entrance ramp. Look at King Mo and Jo Vedepo’s entrance:

Check out the GIFs (via Zombie Prophet) from Bellator 131 below, and the card’s full results are written at the bottom of the post:

(Photo via Getty)

Bellator 131, the first of Bellator’s BIG events under Scott Coker was pretty god damn awesome.

Look, we know you’re busy and just want the GIFs, so we won’t burden your minds by making you read a painstaking punch-by-punch recap.

BUT FIRST, Bellator debuted a wicked new entrance ramp. Look at King Mo and Jo Vedepo’s entrance:

Check out the GIFs (via Zombie Prophet) from Bellator 131 below, and the card’s full results are written at the bottom of the post:

King Mo smothered Joe Vedepo in the first two rounds while landing some intermittent ground and pound. He finally managed to put Vedepo away in the third round:

In the next fight, Mike Richman FUCKING DESTROYED Nam Phan. We’re not exaggerating. Richman straight up punching bagged him, landing unanswered combo after unanswered combo. Don’t believe us? Look at the GIF?

Melvin Manhoef vs. Joe Schilling was perhaps the fight of the year…or at least the bar room brawl-in-a-cage of the year. It was a true back-and-forth contest that saw both men hurt at times, but ultimately it was Schilling who prevailed and put Manhoef out COLD.

In the co-main event, Will Brooks scored a BIZARRE TKO finish over Michael Chandler, and in doing so defended his Bellator lightweight title. The fight was close going into the fourth round, but then Brooks landed a punch so hard it made Chandler literally forget he was in a fight. Chandler backed away and tried to wave off the fight, which proved to be a bad idea. Brooks blasted him multiple times, ending the match.

And finally, the main event bbetween Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar. This fight wasn’t particularly good, but it could’ve been WAY worse. Ortiz won a split decision by smothering Bonnar and also bruising and cutting up his face with some of the slowest punches we have ever seen. Like the only thing slower than Ortiz’s punches were Bonnar’s attempts at evading them. Ugly stuff. Even better (or worse), both fighters continued their feud after the bell. Ortiz flipped off Bonnar and threw his water at him. Bonnar told Ortiz to eat a turd burger (ugh). Here are some GIF highlights from the fight:

The complete results:

Main Card

Tito Ortiz def. Stephan Bonnar via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Will Brooks def. Michael Chandler via TKO (punches), Round 4, 3:48
Joe Schilling def. Melvin Manhoef via knockout (punches), Round 2, 0:32
Mike Richman def. Nam Phan via knockout (punches), Round 1, 0:46
Muhammed Lawal def. Joe Vedepo via TKO (punches), Round 3, 0:39

Preliminary Card

Joao Faria def. Ian Butler via submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 3, 1:58
A.J. Matthews def. Kyle Bolt via knockout (punches), Round 1, 1:39
Jonathan Santa Maria def. Ron Henderson via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Andy Murad def. Bubba Pugh via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Nick Garcia def. Matthew Ramirez via submission (guillotine choke), Round 2, 0:56
Jordan Bailey def. Alex Higley via submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 3:27
Rolando Perez vs. Mark Vorgeas ruled split draw (29-27 Vorgeas, 26-30, 28-28)