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Ahead of Bellator 185’s main event, watch Alexander Shlemenko take out Kendall Grove
Filed under: Bellator, News, Videos
Former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko returns to Bellator this week with his sights set on a return to a title fight.
Shlemenko (56-9 MMA, 12-3 BMMA) takes on a big name at Bellator 185 on Saturday in Gegard Mousasi (42-6-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who will be making his promotional debut after a 12-fight run in the UFC. Mousasi, a former Strikeforce champ, arguably represents one of the stiffest tests of Shlemenko’s career.
But before those two headline Bellator 185, take a look at Shlemenko’s most recent Bellator outing. He has six straight wins since losing the middleweight title in an upset to Brandon Halsey a little more than three years ago. And while only one has come under the Bellator banner (a knockout win over Melvin Manhoef in 2015 was overturned due to a positive drug test for Shlemenko), it was an impressive one.
At Bellator 162 a year ago this weekend, Shlemenko knocked out Kendall Grove in the second round. Check out that fight in full above ahead of Bellator 185, with Shlemenko vs. Mousasi in the main event, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie.
And for more on Bellator 185, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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