Alexander Shlemenko is one of the most famous and successful MMA fighters. Repeatedly entered the list of the strongest fighters in the world in his weight category. Master of sports of international class. He is the champion of the world, Russia and Asia in modern pankration. The list of athlete victories can be continued indefinitely. But Alexander is famous not only for his sports achievements, he is actively involved in the development of sports in his small Motherland, at his own expense he builds playgrounds, teaches children sports and even tries himself in politics.
Biography
Alexander Shlemenko was born in Omsk in 1984. From the age of six, he began to actively engage in sports - he tried himself in Wushu, kickboxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, judo. According to the athlete himself, he tried himself in any section that attracted him. In his youth, he was also interested in mountaineering, sports tourism.
At the age of 15, his father brought the guy to the Children's and Youth Sports School No. 30 of Omsk in the Thai boxing section, in the same school Alexander later began to master the technique of army hand-to-hand combat. Under the leadership of the famous coaches in Omsk - Chegoryaev and Ivannikov - several times became the champion of various All-Russian and international tournaments in army hand-to-hand combat, and in 2004, at the age of twenty, he received the title of international master of sports in Russia.
Alexander has higher education - in 2006 he graduated from the Siberian State University of Physical Culture and Sports in Omsk, the faculty of game sports and martial arts.
Career
Alexander Shlemenko joined professional sports in 2004. The athlete moved to the Saturn-Pro club and, under the leadership of Zbarovsky and then Sultanmagomedov, began to engage in mixed martial arts. Alexander Shlemenko made his professional debut in March 2004 at the Pankration World Cup, where he immediately showed himself by winning two fights against fairly strong rivals, and in June 2004 he already became the Russian champion in pankration in his weight category. In 2005, the athlete began to travel abroad and participate in international battles.
In 2010, Shlemenko signed a contract with the American sports organization Bellator MMA, conducting fights in mixed martial arts, and in the same year he became the champion of the Grand Prix held by Bellator, for which he received a fee of $ 100, 000. Then, for several years, Alexander Shlemenko became the champion of the Grand Prix among heavyweights. In 2015, the athlete won another victory at the Grand Prix, but did not pass the doping test, the result was canceled, and Alexander Shlemenko was suspended from combat for 3 years. But Shlemenko managed to get permission from Bellator to perform in Russia, and for 3 years Alexander performed under the auspices of the organization M-1 Global. At the end of 2016, the athlete was already able to return to Bellator, Alexander Shlemenko spent the last contracted fight in Bellator in October 2018.
Alexander Shlemenko leads the Storm sports school in Omsk, created under his leadership, is a successful MMA trainer - his students compete at the highest level. Shlemenko at his own expense sets up sports grounds in his hometown of Omsk. He is also known for his active civic position, being a supporter of healthy lifestyle, the fighter advocates the introduction of prohibition and fights against alcoholization of the population. For some time I tried myself in the role of a politician, but in view of the large employment, I refused this activity.
