Former middleweight Bellator champion Alexander Shlemenko will meet the compatriot Anatoly Tokov on October 13 at the Bellator 208 tournament in Uniondale, USA. 34-year-old Shlemenko (56-11) is now going through an unhappy period in his career. Last October Alexander lost to Geghard Musashi by a decision and in June lost by knockout to Bruno Silva. It is worth noting that the upcoming fight will be the last for the Russian under the Bellator contract.
28-year-old Tokov made his debut in Bellator in February 2017, scoring technical knockout of Francisco France. The second fight under the American promotion was on May 25. Tokov won by a submission over Vladimir Filipovich.
In the main event of the Bellator 208 tournament in the semifinal of the heavyweights Grand Prix Fedor Emelianenko will face Chel Sonnen.