Filed under: Bellator , Featured , News , Videos UNCASVILLE, Conn. – It’s no secret former champ Alexander Shlemenko would like to fast-track his way back to the Bellator middleweight belt. But on Friday, he thinks he might be able to call himself the paper champion, even if he doesn’t have the hardware yet. Shlemenko lost Bellator’s middleweight title three years ago when he was submitted by Brandon Halsey in just 35 seconds in a fairly shocking upset at Bellator 126 . He’s worked his way back into the mix since then, and in June avenged that loss by knocking Halsey out in just 25 seconds in Russia in an M-1 Challenge fight
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