Monson granted Russian citizenship, wins via signature North South choke
Jeff Monson says he feels “Russian in spirit” and has long desired Russian citizenship. Following a win in Moscow, it was announced he had received it.
Jeff Monson says he feels Russian in spirit and has long desired Russian citizenship. Now it has been granted.
The announcement was made on Friday after his win in a fight against Russia’s Konstantin Skrel in Moscow.
The 44-year-old jiu-jitsu World Champion, nicknamed ‘”The Snowman,” has a Russian girlfriend and has been seeking to become a Russian citizen for the past two years.
He is the second well-known US fighter to obtain the Russian citizenship this year after legendary boxer Roy Jones Jr.
Monson is known for his anarchist views, affiliations, activism, and even tattoos.
“I am an anarchist, someone who would like to do away with all class hierarchy in society and the institutions that promote this inequality,” he explained in an interview.
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