Shlemenko: Tokov trains with Emelianenko, I appreciate him very high

Alexander Shlemenko
Alexander Shlemenko

Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko assessed his future opponent Anatoly Tokov, and also talked about joint training with his ward Andrei Koreshkov.

"It's okay, we go through acclimatization. I prepare my pupil Andrei Koreshkov for an important battle at the Grand Prix and I prepare myself. Koreshkov is in the stage of weight loss, as there are no serious training, they are all behind, in Omsk. Now I have a more serious stage, I need to load, somewhere in two trainings a day. Then I will also go to the stage of weight adjustment. Tokov? I appreciate him, he is on the rise, he trains in a good team with Fedor Emelianenko. Plus they, I understand, train together. In general, I highly appreciate Anatoly," said Shlemenko.

The battle Shlemenko - Tokov will be on October 13 at the Bellator 208 tournament in Uniondale, New York.

Koreshkov on September 29 at the Bellator 206 is to hold a third fight with Douglas Lima.