Artem Rofal, a member of Alexander Shlemenko’s team, in a conversation with , included him among the three best Russian MMA fighters in 2023. Islam Makhacheva , Romana Kopylova And Shlemenko .
The first number in the UFC rankings, regardless of weight categories, the lightweight champion of the organization Makhachev, has 25 victories and one defeat. This year, Makhachev beat Australian Alexander Volkanovski twice.
UFC middleweight Kopylov has 12 wins and two losses; In the UFC, the fighter is on an early four-win streak. Former Bellator middleweight champion Shlemenko has scored 63 wins with 15 losses and one draw.
— I would unconditionally give first place to Islam Makhachev. He won two fights against the more dangerous and powerful Alex Volkanovski. In second place I would place Roman Kopylov, who has three early victories. And I would give third place to Alexander Shlemenko. After a difficult period, he won against Enomoto according to the rules of kickboxing, then in MMA he beat Alex Oliveira and had a triumphant rematch with Alexander Ilic, Rofal told .
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