Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-16, good performance by both fighters and nice finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 2 gets three stars.
The former Bellator Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 52-9-0 (71% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.22 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey), but then he has won three bouts beating Melvin Manhoef (then the result was overturned in a no-contest because the Russian tested positive for anabolic, Shlemenko vs Manhoef) and Vyacheslav Vasilevsky in 2015 (their first fight, Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky I).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, world combat sambo, M-1 light-Hw and Mw champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, has an official record of 27-4-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Ramazan Emeev (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2) and Alexander Shlemenko; between these two bouts he beat Kristijan Perak. Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky 2, main event of the M-1 Challenge 68, is the final of the M-1 Global middleweight GP. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-02-19, great performance by both fighters: Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky is close to get four stars!
The former Bellator Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional record of 51-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator title Shlemenko vs Halsey). After this bout he came back to win beating Yasubey Enomoto (=Shlemenko vs Enomoto) and Melvin Manhoef (then the result was overturned in a no-contest because the Russian tested positive for anabolic, Shlemenko vs Manhoef).
His opponent, the black belt in judo and former M-1 light-Hw and Mw champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, has a mma record of 27-3-0 (70% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year losing the rematch with Ramazan Emeev (=Vasilevsky vs Emeev 2) and winning over Kristijan Perak. Shlemenko vs Vasilevsky is the main event of the M-1 Challenge 64. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-13, Alexander Shlemenko vs Melvin Manhoef gets three stars thanks to a good finish.
Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a pro mma record of 51-9-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.26 middleweight in the world, he suffered two consecutive defeats in 2014, against Tito Ortiz (fight in which he moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (losing his Bellator Mw title Shlemenko vs Halsey). After this bout he came back to win beating Yasubey Enomoto (=Shlemenko vs Enomoto).
His opponent, Melvin Manhoef, has a record of 29-12-1 (93% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won by submission) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class, he fought three times last year defeating Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos (=Manhoef vs Cyborg 2) and Doug Marshall (=Manhoef vs Marshall) but then he lost to Joe Schilling (=Manhoef vs Schilling). Shlemenko vs Manhoef is the main event of Bellator 133. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-12-20, good fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Yasubey Enomoto: it gets three stars. The former Bellator Mw champion Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 50-9-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.24 middleweight in the world but he lost his last two fights: against Tito Ortiz (Shlemenko moved up in weight class to the light-Hw division for this bout, Shlemenko vs Ortiz) and Brandon Halsey (fight in which he lost the Bellator Mw belt, Shlemenko vs Halsey).
His opponent, the former M-1 Global Ww champion Yasubey Enomoto, has an official record of 12-5-0 (42% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since December 14, 2013 when he defeated Rustam Bogatirev. Shlemenko vs Enomoto is the main event of “Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 18”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-09-26, great start between Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey: it gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 50-8-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.19 middleweight in the world, he has already fought twice in 2014 beating Brennan Ward (=Shlemenko vs Ward) but then he moved up in weight class to the light heavyweight division to face Tito Ortiz and he lost (=Shlemenko vs Ortiz).
His opponent, the undefeated Brandon Halsey, has an official record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.37 in the same weight class, he has fought twice as well in 2014 beating Joe Pacheco in April and Brett Cooper in July (final of the Bellator Mw tournament – season 10, Cooper vs Halsey). Shlemenko vs Halsey, main event of Bellator 126, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-05-17, the fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Tito Ortiz gets three stars thanks to a good finish. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a mma record of 50-7-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard for the Bellator Mw title (via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 13 consecutive wins and managed to win the Bellator belt defeating Maiquel Falcao in 2013 (=Shlemenko vs Falcao). In this bout (against Ortiz) the Russian moved up in weight class to the light heavyweight division.
His opponent, Tito Ortiz, has a record of 16-11-1 (69% finishing rate) and he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since July 7, 2012 when he was defeated by Forrest Griffin in their third bout (=Griffin vs Ortiz 3). Ortiz was the Ufc light heavyweight champion from April 2000 (when he defeated Wanderlei Silva) to September 2003 (beat by Randy Couture) but now he is 39 years old (10 years older than Shlemenko) and he lost seven out of his last nine fights. Shlemenko vs Ortiz is on the undercard of Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs ‘King Mo’ Lawal – Bellator 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-03-28, very nice fight and good finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Brennan Ward gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko entered this fight with a professional mma record of 49-7-0 (73% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 middleweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2010 when he faced Hector Lombard (who won via unanimous decision), since then he has collected 12 consecutive wins; last year he won and then successfully defended the Bellator Mw title two times.
His opponent, Brennan Ward, has an official record of 9-1-0 (89% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.57 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (four years younger than Shlemenko) and last year he fought five times losing only his first fight against Aaron Johnson. Shlemenko vs Ward, main event of Bellator 114, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2013-11-22, pretty good fight with a good finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko (48-7-0, 73% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 middleweight in the world while Doug Marshall (18-6-0, 89% finishing rate) entered as the No.27. Shlemenko vs Marshall, main event of Bellator 109, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s second defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-09-07, close fight with some tough exchanges: the second fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Brett Cooper gets three stars. Alexander Shlemenko (47-7-0, 75% finishing rate) entered as the No.13 middleweight in the world while Brett Cooper (19-8-0, 74% finishing rate) entered as the No.46. In their first fight Shlemenko defeated Cooper by unanimous decision (May 14, 2011); this second fight, main event of Bellator 98, is valid for the Bellator middleweight title (Shlemenko’s first defense). Watch the video!
Review: 2013-02-07, fight not particularly exciting between Alexander Shlemenko and Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves: two stars. Alexander Shlemenko (46-7-0) entered as the No.19 middleweight in the world while Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves (31-4-0) entered as the No.31. Shlemenko vs Maiquel Falcao is valid for the vacant Bellator middleweight title (Hector Lombard vacated the title on April 24, 2012); main event of Bellator 88. Watch the video!
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Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-16, good performance by both fighters and nice finish: Alexander Shlemenko vs Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 2 gets three stars.
Review: 2013-02-07, fight not particularly exciting between Alexander Shlemenko and Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves: two stars. Alexander Shlemenko (46-7-0) entered as the No.19 middleweight in the world while Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves (31-4-0) entered as the No.31. Shlemenko vs Maiquel Falcao is valid for the vacant Bellator middleweight title (Hector Lombard vacated the title on April 24, 2012); main event of Bellator 88. Watch the video!
