This weekend Alexander Shlemenko made his long-awaited return to the ring against Anthony Ruiz somewhere in Mother Russia. The Shlemenko you see here may be a rusty Shlemenko, (he hasn't fought since injuring himself in a car crash in April) but that doesn't mean he can't put the absolute hurt on Anthony Ruiz's facial area like only a Shlemenko knows how.

Marvel at the loud cracks of the punches landing on the hard dome of Ruiz, grimace as he takes shot after shot including a devastating knee that looks like it did this to his face. Smile as Steven Seagal and Oleg Taktarov enter the ring to congratulate the Bellator middleweight title challenger on a job well done.

MMA needs 10,000% more Oleg Taktarov. It's nice to see him here.

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+2 # TDM 2012-08-12 17:28

I'd like to see how Alex would do in the UFC, but stuff like this won't help him get there.

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+2 # Twinny 2012-08-12 17:58

I think Alex could be successful in the UFC, but he would have to drop down to WW. He doesn't cut much weight right now and he'd get out-muscled by at least 80% of the UFC's middleweight roster.

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0 # Guest 2012-08-12 23:32

Dont get me wrong, Shlemenko is a fun fighter to watch. He has an iron chin, hits hard, has a wealth of experience and the heart of a damn Lion, but he would get creamed in the UFC. His spinning back-fist, and wild looping (fedor-esque)po wer punches are very easy to see coming.
He would get countered to death by the better strikers and smothered by wrestlers.
The only fight that would be worth watching wiyh him in the UFC is the rematch with Lombard.

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-5 # Guest 2012-08-12 23:44

Does anybody rembember when Jose landis jons lost 7 our of 10 fights and two of his Three wins were against schlemenko, or near the end of Jordan Radevs career he KO'd Alex, or anytime alex has fought a decent caliber opponent he has lost... I don't. Please thumbs down me, I have slayed your god.

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0 # Guest 2012-08-13 20:00

I do, but Landis is a stud. He's taken out many of the biggest names ever in the sport

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+3 # Guest 2012-08-13 13:11

Agreed, but conventional wisdom says he gets wrestleraped to UD/SD losses. Violent strikers like Shlem are a dying breed

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-3 # Stullo.de 2012-08-12 17:42

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+19 # Guest 2012-08-12 17:43

Striking wise he'd kick ass, but he'd prolly get humped to death by wrestlers

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+2 # Guest 2012-08-12 18:00

Venue reminds me of Strider.

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+8 # Guest 2012-08-12 18:58

Then there's douchebag Seagal again, the kid who blows out the birthday candles when it's not even his birthday. Stay at home.

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+23 # MixedMonkeyArts 2012-08-12 19:55

Rusty Shlemenko sounds like something you get in Russian Prison if you're not careful in the showers.

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+2 # Guest 2012-08-12 23:23

Its all good baby baby.

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+7 # IceColdShadow 2012-08-13 03:06

Why all this poor faith in alexander??he's only 28,with 53 professional fight,with great stand up and great heart and recently he began to train at least few month a year in the u.s. with the Reign Training Center...He has plenty of time to improve his fucking wrestling...

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+2 # Guest 2012-08-13 03:54

I think Shelemenko is pretending to be obvious and a bit rubbish at throwing a punch, he throws more spinning back fists per fight then some fights do in their whole careers. He is obviously trying to get other fighters to think thats all he does then when he gets in the UFC he is gonna go crazy and throw a left spinning back fist or something more conventional.

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0 # Guest 2012-08-15 19:36

holy shit!!!

shlemenko gave that dude a rich franklin nose job!!!!

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