“I have a great desire to get into the UFC. Now I do not sign a contract with any organization just because of one goal - to get into the UFC and pick up the title. I believe in myself, everything will work out. Under the contract, of course, there will be requirements. For young fighters this is a dream and a fairy tale. And in 2010, I could sign up with the UFC. But due to the conditions and other points, I chose Bellator. I think that I was not mistaken. And now I have not extended the contract, although they offered gorgeous conditions. If I chose money, as in 2010, I would not leave. There was a desire to join the UFC this year, but the pandemic confused the cards, ”Shlemenko told the Championship.
The Russian is a former Bellator middleweight champion.
Earlier, Shlemenko said that if he had a tournament in the United States, he would have fought.