Stone-faced Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko didn’t have much to say about his loss in a light heavyweight bout against Tito Ortiz, but he believes there is a silver lining to the experience. “I have nothing to say,” Shlemenko said via an interpreter after getting choked unconscious by the UFC Hall of Famer at this past Saturday’s Bellator 120 event. “It’s just too bad, and I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to win this fight. “Congratulations to Tito for this win, and it was a very, very good experience for me.” Shlemenko (50-8 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) scored early against Ortiz (17-11-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) with several of his patented body shots, but he looked like a fish out of water when he was taken to the mat. Ortiz managed to secure an arm-triangle choke from top position and squeezed until the Russian went unconscious, prompting the referee to wave off the bout midway through the first round
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Alexander Shlemenko says Bellator 120 loss to Ortiz was ‘a very good experience’ – MMA Junkie