Alexander Shlemenko is continuing to fight his suspension after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
The former Bellator middleweight champion filed a petition for writ of administrative mandamus in Los Angeles County against the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) last week in an attempt to get his three-year suspension and $10,000 fine overturned. Shlemenko is asking that a Superior Court review and reverse the final decision of CSAC. He was granted a trial setting conference Dec. 2.
Shlemenko, 31, was hit with the hefty suspension and fine at an appeal hearing in June. The Russia native tested positive for anabolic steroids before his second-round knockout win over Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133 on Feb.