JEFF MONSON is the former UFC fighter who renounced his American citizenship on his way to becoming a Russian politician. ‘The Snowman’ made his octagon debut 23 years ago at UFC 27, wh… ...

JEFF MONSON is the former UFC fighter who renounced his American citizenship on his way to becoming a Russian politician. ‘The Snowman’ made his octagon debut 23 years ago at UFC 27, wh… ...

Monson, 52, also known as the Snowman, has a record of 89 fights -- 61 wins, 26 losses, 1 draw -- in MMA competitions. Monson supported Kremlin-backed separatists in Ukraine's east in 2014.

In 2016, Jeff Monson, a former UFC competitor, was granted honorary citizenship of Abkhazia, a breakaway area that is legally part of Russia's smaller neighbor Georgia. Monson was awarded Russian ...

US mixed martial arts fighter Jeffrey Monson, granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin in May, was elected on Sunday to the council of deputies of a small city just outside Moscow ...

MMA veteran Jeff “The Snowman” Monson is one of the most likable fighters in the sport, so it was an absolute pleasure for me to interview him prior to his fight on Apr. 1, 2011.

Jeff Monson, a prominent American mixed martial arts fighter, has been granted Russian citizenship, the government announced Tuesday, becoming the latest fading Western star to be given a passport ...