Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko answered ‘s question about what he would talk about with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The 39-year-old fighter has been practicing MMA since 2004 and holds the record among Russian MMA representatives for the number of victories (61) in professional fights.
— If you had the opportunity to talk with Vladimir Putin for half an hour, what would you talk about?
“I don’t even know if it would have been possible to say it in 30 minutes or not, you have to look at the circumstances. I understand that he is a person of a different level and that you need to know how to talk to him, what to talk to him about, so that it is not a waste of time, because you only have 30 minutes.
— In 2012, you met after the tournament and gave him a note from a person.
“Now I wouldn’t pass on a message from such a person.” If we were talking now, I’d probably try to get a chance to say something…
— About the countryside or the city?
— Above all: having opportunities, help from him for our region. And again, when we met at that time, I was not the social activist that I am today, I did not have the projects that I have implemented today. I have something to show and receive support. Additionally, support would simply consist of not intervening. There are a lot of people who intervene. And, as a rule, there are more and more of them. The bigger you get, the more people there are who want to eliminate you,” Shlemenko told .
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