{"id":113237,"date":"2014-09-22T16:55:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T23:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113237"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:24:52","slug":"alexander-shlemenko-im-just-trying-to-follow-in-fedors-footsteps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/alexander-shlemenko-im-just-trying-to-follow-in-fedors-footsteps\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Shlemenko: &#8216;I&#8217;m Just Trying To Follow In Fedor&#8217;s Footsteps&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bellator-logo.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bellator-logo.png\" alt=\"Bellator logo.PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bellator-logo.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bellator-logo-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Bellator-logo-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko has his sights set high when it comes to what he wants to accomplish in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Shlemenko, who is from Omsk Russia, wants to follow in the footsteps of one of the greatest fighters ever, who just happens to be Russian as well, Fedor Emelianenko.<\/p>\n<p>Shlemenko spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/09\/bellator-126s-alexander-shlemenko-im-just-trying-to-follow-in-fedors-footsteps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> about the comparison.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe difference is huge, because I am a role model for young Russian kids and also many people are watching me fight from all over the world.  It\u2019s a huge pressure, and I just cannot let them down. I cannot lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFedor is a great example for me; he\u2019s like a great role model. For me, as well, it\u2019s important that I get the chance to represent my country at such a high level, and the most important and difficult thing is to deal with this huge pressure that I feel. And no matter what I do, to win the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s really difficult to compare myself or others to Fedor, because he was the first one who made himself famous as a Russian fighter.  His achievements are so big that I think it would be almost impossible to follow in his footsteps and make accomplish something bigger than he did.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I\u2019m just trying to follow in his footsteps, and other Russian fighters are trying to do their best to try to do what Fedor did once.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bellator MMA middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko has his sights set high when it comes to what he wants to accomplish in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. 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