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Shlemenko: Roy Jones Jr. and Jeff Monson getting Russian citizenship is ‘just embarrassing’

Former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko complained about the Russian government’s decision to hand over Russian passports to American fighters.

Not one to shy away from a strong opinion, Alexander Shlemenko is constantly making Russian headlines with his straight edge approach to life and complete sobriety in a nation where consuming alcohol is terribly common. This time, however, the former Bellator middleweight champion caught pundits' attention with his complaints about the Russian government's willingness to hand over passports to foreign celebrities with ease.

Shlemenko's remarks were in reference to boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.