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Shlemenko appeals drug suspension in California court, will not retire from MMA

Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko revealed that he has filed the necessary documentation to appeal his drug suspension in a California court.

Just a couple of months following the announcement of his lengthy suspension, Alexander Shlemenko revealed that he has filed the necessary documentation to appeal his drug suspension in a California court.

The former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko tested positive for a banned substance according to the California State Athletic Commission, which MMAJunkie later revealed to be an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 50:1. Because of this -- at a hearing last week in front of the commission -- Shlemenko was fined $10,000 and suspended for three years.