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California commission suspends Alexander Shlemenko 3 years for failed drug test

In keeping with the recent sea change in MMA drug testing, the California Athletic Commission (CSAC) has handed down what could be a career ending punishment to Alexander Shlemenko for his failed drug test.

He may not be done fighting entirely, but he's probably done fighting in the US. That seems to be the likely fallout from the latest news in Alexander Shlemenko's drug test failure odyssey. Shlemenko failed his drug test from Bellator 133, back in February, when he dusted Melvin Manhoef. Apparently the results of the drug test showed that Shlemenko had a 50/1 T/E ratio and tested positive for Oxandrolone and synthetic testosterone.