Biography
Jeffrey Monson is American and Russian athlete, mixed martial arts fighters. He is a two-time world champion in wrestling and world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Officially completed his career, in his account 60 victories, including 3 knockouts, 26 defeats and 1 fight in a draw in MMA.Childhood and youth
Jeffrey was born and spent most of his childhood in the town of St. Paul, located in Minnesota. At 11 years old, the boy became interested in the classic struggle, performed at regional competitions.
Later switched to other types of martial arts. Basically, he was engaged in Grapeping, which he had an interest in him that this is a dynamic type of struggle, where athletes seek to quickly apply pain or suffocating techniques. He also paid the time of Brazilian variety of Jiu-Jitsu, but in Grapeping Monson reached outstanding results.
After school, the young man continued to education and entered the University of Illinois, where he received a bachelor's degree in psychology, and then graduated from the Magistracy of the University of Minnesota in Dulut and became a certified children's psychologist. For this specialty, the athlete worked for several years as a children's and family psychologist in the Lewis County.
In parallel with the work for the benefit of the mental health of the country, Monson continued his workout and acted as a fighter, for a long time combining 2 professions. But in the youth career Jeff in the ring was not the best. A significant victory took place in 1999 at the World Cup. After that, the young man decided to leave psychology and focus on the sport career.
Sport
In mixed combat martial arts, the athlete debuted at the age of 26. After he managed to win in the World Grandflow Championship, a contract was signed with one of the best UFC Associations. The debut was "disadnant" there: Jeff lost in 2 battles out of 3 and was sent to less prestigious tournaments.At the beginning of the XXI century, Monson honed the strike technique, which was his weak link and won the 13 fights in a row, won one tournament after another. With a height of 175 cm its weight reached 108 kg, so the fighter often performed in the category 99+ kg. At the same time, he received a nickname Snowman, apparently, due to the fact that he was one of the few white fighters among the dark-skinned athletes. The achieved successes in 2006 gave him the opportunity to return to UFC again.
In this most prestigious, the athlete began with a bright victory over the rising star of Mars Cruz with a bright victory over the ascending star, which was able to overcome the current champion. After holding a number of excellent fights with Anthony, Banden Li Hinckl, Frank Mir, Jeff still lost the final battle of Tim Sylvia.
This upset the wrestler so much that he again went into a less serious league, where one time succeeded in fights with secondary fighters or lost the former form of famous veterans.
In the assets of Monson, many battles on professional ring. His confrontation against Russian athletes Alexander Emelianenko, Fedor Emelyanenko, heavyweight from Kyrgyzstan Zamirbek Syrgabaeva, Ukrainian fighter Alexei Oleinik and winner of the Grand Prix Strikeforce Daniel Kormye.
Sports lovers celebrate the high level of both rivals in the exhibition battle according to the rules of sports sambo, where Jeff opposed Russian Denis Komkin. No less exciting was a meeting with the Olympic champion in Judo from Japan Satosi Issi. For such uncompripable confrontation of the audience and come to watch "fighting without rules", as not quite right in the people they call mixed martial arts.
Supe heavywealth considers himself an anarchist and advocates for the complete eradication of the class hierarchy in modern society. His body, judging by the photo, was painted with a huge number of anarchic content tattoos, including symbols of anarcho-communism. Also on his body there are inscriptions in various languages, including in English, Russian and Japanese. Some of them are comic, and others carry a deep philosophical subtext.
In the soil of his convictions, an athlete in 2009 made an act of vandalism, drawing the symbols of anarchy and the world on the columns of the Washington Capitol, and making the paint of the inscription "no poverty" and "no war." During the trial, Monson pleaded guilty and was convicted of 90 days of imprisonment with compulsory work, and also received a fine of more than $ 20 thousand, which, however, did not pay.
In 2013, Jeffrey mentioned that I would like to change the citizenship and get a passport of Russia. He stated that he feels Russian in spirit and would like to receive a legal justification for this feeling. In December 2015, Monson achieved permission to receive Russian citizenship, however, it is not known whether it refused to refuse the US passport. A year later, the American athlete received the Passport of the LNR, as well as the title of Honorary Citizen Abkhazia.
Due to numerous injuries, heavyweights lost a license in the US, with which he could go to the ring. There are no such restrictions on the territory of Russia for MMA fighters, so since 2015 Jeff performed in Russian tournaments. His rivals were Konstantin Skrel, Shannon Ritch, Nikolai Savilov, fighting for the American victory. In 2016, an athlete lost to Ivan Shtyrkov in Yekaterinburg, but managed to win at the commentator and the fighter Alex Cardo.
In September 2018, Monson held the first in his biography of a duel under the Russian flag. His opponent became Tim Sylvia, over which an athlete won. Despite the positive outcome of the battle, Jeff once spoke about the cessation of a sports career, explaining his decision with health problems.
In 2019, at the International Tournament on Jiu-Jitsu Jeff lost Alexander Chistov.
Politics
At the end of May 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on the provision of Russian citizenship. The passport of the fighter was awarded the governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobiev. At the solemn ceremony, the athlete said the oath, which quickly scattered into quotes. For example, the Russian Federation American called "Raski Soviet". After 3 days, Jeff became the guest of the entertainment show "Comedy Club," where he talked with Garick Kharlamov and Pavel Will.
A month later, the fighter began his career in politics. At one time, Jeff was going to join the Communist Party of the Communist Party, because he considers himself an adherent of the ideas of socialism, but decided to tie himself with the party of power.
Monson received a positive response to the primaries of United Russia and put forward the candidacy for the deputy of the city council of the Moscow region of Krasnogorsk. After the victory in an interview with journalists about the priorities of his parliamentary activities, Monson said that he intends to focus on working with children and environmental protection. In his questionnaire, a candidate for deputies with the quality of the work of the Supe heavyweight was pointed to Ano "Sports Club" Zorky "" (coach for physical preparation).
He also noted that he did not support the program of the Transportation Party, he considers himself an independent deputy, and Putin was expressed that he was "indecent" a high salary. At the same time, Jeff positively appreciated the course of the Russian president's foreign policy.
Personal life
Jeffrey was officially married twice. The first time he went under the crown when he was about 20 years old. He left 2 children from these relationships - the daughter of Mikaella 1993 of birth and the youngest son Joshua.In April 2010, he married a second time at the flight attendant Daniele Dagan, who met in the cabin of the aircraft. In the family of an athlete, in the same year, the daughter of Willow was born, but too long a couple did not find themselves. However, Jeff is often seen with the children, and the youngest even brought to Russia.
After the divorce with Daniela Monson, I met a Russian girl Ales Kartseva for some time, but the beauty did not become the third wife of the MMA wrestler.
Now Jeff together with the Russian bride lives in Krasnogorsk - the chief of the athlete Elena gave him to his daughter.
To communicate with fans and friends, the fighter uses Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Jeff Monson now
Now Jeff works in his own martial arts school, which is open both for children and adults. Together with its team, the Supe heavyweight conducts classes on Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing and wrestling.
In 2021, Monson completed his career, which he was pushed by severe injury. The physical condition of the athlete (a complete rupture of the tendon on hand) requires an operation, and the subsequent recovery period will last up to the year.
Super heavyweight leaving a touching message for fans:
"I want to say thanks to everyone who I met on this path, to people who helped me or just greet, fans, rivals (after fighting I made friends with some), team and other friendly persons in all parts of the world. I am writing with tears and a heavy heart, knowing that from tomorrow I will not have workouts. "Achievements
- 1999 - Gold Medal at the ADCC Grappling World Championship
- 2005 - Gold Medal at the ADCC Grappling World Championship
- 2007 - Gold Medal at the FILA Grappling Championship
- 2007 - Gold Medal at the World Brazilian Jitssu Championship
- 2008 - Gold Medal at the FILA Grappling Championship
- 2012 - Gold Medal at the World Grapping Championship Fila