The RCC League will go all out to arrange a rematch between the Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko and Serbian Alexander Ilic in 2023, league chief Nikolai Klimenko told .
On July 21, Shlemenko (63-15-1-1 in MMA) fought in his SFC league tournament, defeating former UFC fighter Alex Oliveira by choke. Prior to that, Shlemenko only won MMA in October 2021. During that time, he lost in sensational fashion to Ilic in the RCC tournament, then a draw with Kleber Souza in the SFC tournament followed, and then a unanimous decision loss in the RCC tournament to Magomed Ismailov.
– Shlemenko – well done. He showed himself to be very dignified. Now we are trying to do everything in our power to arrange a rematch with Alexander Ilic. It is a priority for us to make this fight in 2023. Shlemenko in the fight against Oliveira showed that he is ready for revenge. I think he will come to this fight in good shape and please the fans with a brilliant fight with Ilic. Now Alexander has closed defeat. I think he will have enough time to lead a full camp,” Klimenko told .
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Source : MatchTV
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