Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos MEMPHIS – Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko said he’s well prepared for the extra bulk his light heavyweight opponent will bring to the cage at Bellator 120. Shlemenko (50-7 MMA, 11-1 BMMA) fights UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz (16-11-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) at the pay-per-view event in his first major bout at 205 pounds. But the Russian said he’s had plenty of experience with heavier fighters and has the energy to go into deep waters. Although he now trains in Southern California, Shlemenko has shared a gym with Fedor Emelianenko in Russia and said he competed above his natural 185-pound weight class
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Bellator co-headliner Alexander Shlemenko downplays size difference with Ortiz – MMA Junkie