Alexander Shlemenko badly damaged the right eye of Gegard Mousasi in the opening round of last Friday’s Bellator 185 main event, but was unable to come away with the upset win on the judges’ scorecards. Doug Crosby, Derek Cleary, and John English all had it 29-28 in favor of Mousasi, as many fans at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino booed the official decision.
According to Shlemenko’s manager, Alexey Zhernakov, the former Bellator middleweight champion will appeal the decision and wants the fight either re-scored or overturned to a no-contest. As he told MMAjunkie, the point of contention is the closely contested second round.