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Bobby Lashley Wins Debut.
Bobby Lashley has started on his professional MMA career and has won his first fight. He fought for the Mixed Fighting Alliance (MFA) promotion at their first event “There Will Be Blood” and won via TKO(cut) over Joshua Franklin. Also winning the main event fight was Jeff Monson who won the decision over Ricco Rodriguez. Here’s the new’s as posted by ATT(American Top Team):
Way to go guys - Congrats! Bobby Lashley has started on his professional MMA career and has won his first fight. He f...
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Martial arts fighter sentenced for Olympia vandalism
Original at KING5.com
• Fri, Oct 2
Jeff Monson said he hopes that spraying the anarchist symbol and the words "no war" last year raised consciousness of the illegality of the Iraq war.
Kazuyuki Fujita Vs Intro PRIDE FC VsOriginal at video.tiscali.it
• Wed, Aug 26
Kazuyuki Fujita Vs Jeff Monson Intro PRIDE FC Vs UFC. This fight took place at PRIDE FC 34 - Kamikaze and was held on 8 April 2007 at the Saitama ... video.tiscali.it
MMA fighter pleads guilty on graffiti charges
Original at MyMotherLode.com
• Wed, Jul 29
• 13 related articles
A mixed martial arts fighter accused of spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the Washington state Capitol has pleaded guilty to malicious mischief. Jeff Monson, 38, pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Capitol case, and entered an Alford plea for graffiti at the Lacey armed services recruit...
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Fighting champ admits anarchist graffiti
Original at United Press International
• Wed, Jul 29
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 29 (UPI) -- Jeff Monson, a mixed martial arts champion, faces a possible 90 days in jail for spraying anarchist graffiti on the Washington State Capitol.
Official MMA Partner of
Original at MMAjunkie.com
• Wed, Jun 10
OH After all, the UFC's heavy weight division was lacking at that time. Top guys at the time were Justin Eilers (RIP), Paul Buentello, Tim Sylvia, Jeff Monson, etc.... Shortly after, Tim Sylvia proved me wrong. Then, he proved me wrong again by beating ...
More The Ultimate Fighter 10 Contestants Revealed
Original at Bleacher Report
• Tue, Jun 9
CA Roy Nelson was the reigning heavyweight champion of the International Fight League at the time of its demise, but lost his last two fights against Andrei Arlovski and Jeff Monson respectively. Wes “The Project” Sims fought in the UFC back in 2003-04 ...
NC charges against Monson dismissed
Original at The Olympian
• Sat, May 16
A district court in Davie County, NC, has dismissed misdemeanor charges of property damage and simple assault against Olympia mixed martial arts champion Jeff Monson. He was arrested there in January on suspicion of grabbing a woman's arm during a ...
Forrest Griffin Is A Great Character
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Fri, Apr 17
Prior to his UFC career Forrest had notable wins over Jeff Monson in '02 and actually submitted Chael Sonnen via triangle choke at 2:25 of round one in '03. Not to mention his only two defeats came from Dan Severn and Jeremy Horn. ...
Quote of the Day: Jeff Monson Talks Fedor Emelianenko, Sergei ...
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Tue, Apr 7
I have been training with Roy Nelson at American Top Team and there are many great ground fighters there. (I'd been) training that move just last night so it was very fresh in my mind. Of course when the opening was there, I took it. Jeff Monson ...
DREAM 8 Preview
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Apr 3
CA Jeff Monson: Sergei is 16-3, 1-0 in DREAM, with 15 wins by submission. He is a well rounded fighter with good sambo, boxing, and muay thai. Monson is 28-8, making his DREAM debut, with 17 wins by stoppage. He is a wrestler with good BJJ. ...
Local briefing for April 3
Original at The Olympian
• Fri, Apr 3
WA A judge on Thursday gave mixed martial arts champion Jeff Monson of Olympia permission to travel to Tokyo for a fight set for Sunday. Monson, 38, is out of custody on conditions of release as he awaits the disposition of two counts of first-degree ...
3 Coconut Creek MMA fighters win in Pensacola
Original at Sun-Sentinel.com
• Mon, Mar 23
FL By Sharon Robb | South Florida Sun-Sentinel American Top Team Coconut Creek fighters Bobby Lashley, Jeff Monson and Din Thomas won their featured bouts late Saturday at March Badness in Pensacola. Lashley, a former WWE star and now heavyweight mixed ...
Campus graffiti includes Nazi symbol
Original at The Olympian
• Sat, Mar 14
WA In January, police charged local mixed martial artist Jeff Monson with first-degree malicious mischief, accusing him of spray-painting anarchist graffiti on one of the building's sandstone columns in November. Less prominent marks are left frequently ...
Olympia fighter Monson's bout in Russia canceled
Original at The Olympian
• Fri, Feb 27
WA PETERSBURG, Russia – Olympia mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson won't take part in Saturday's "super fight" against Russian heavyweight wrestler Ibragim Magomedov in St. Petersburg. Fight organizer Vladislav Lavrinovich told reporters today that ...
Judge allows MMA fighter's trip to Russia
Original at The Olympian
• Wed, Feb 11
A judge has allowed Olympia mixed martial arts champion Jeff Monson to travel to St. Petersburg, Russia, for a fight Feb. 28 as he awaits the disposition of a criminal charge that he spray-painted an anarchist symbol and other messages on the state Capitol.
Five ways to cheat inside the cage
Original at ESPN
• Mon, Feb 9
- Jeff Monson sported them against Tim Sylvia. (Clearly, they're not foolproof.) While not technically prohibited, increased traction can make a difference in ...
Petruzelli, Monson, Nelson Return at "March Badness" Boxing/MMA Event
Original at www.cagepotato.com
• Mon, Feb 9
By ben Seth Petruzelli, the flamingly heterosexual UFC vet who jabbed-out Kimbo Slice at EliteXC: Heat in October then accidentally admitted he was bribed to keep the fight standing, will be facing Doug "Rhino" Marshall, the former WEC light-heavyweight champion who lost his belt to Brian...
Performance-Enhancers: Every Sport's Dirty Little Secret EXCEPT for Baseball
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Jan 30
By Andrew Nuschler Tim Sylvia—6'8", 263 lbs. Antonio Silva—6'4", 300 lbs. Stephan Bonnar—6'4", 205 lbs. Josh Barnett—6'3", 250 lbs. Kimo Leopoldo—6'3", 235 lbs. Royce Gracie—6'1", 176 lbs. Vitor Belfort—6'0", 205 lbs. Chris Leben—5'11", 185 lbs. Kevin Randleman—5'10", 205 lbs. Phil Baroni—5'9", 170 lbs.
Jeff Monson Pleads Not Guilty to Felony Vandalism
Original at www.cagepotato.com
• Wed, Jan 28
By ben Despite damning visual evidence, Jeff Monson pled not guilty yesterday to a felony vandalism charge that arose from his spray-painting an anarchy symbol, a peace sign, and the phrases “No war” and “No poverty” on Washington State’s Capital building in November. Monson was forced to su...
Jeff Monson considered flight risk, gets passport revoked |
Original at promma.info
• Tue, Jan 27
By promma MMA heavyweight and grappling champion, Jeff Monson pleaded “not guilty” to first degree malicious mischief before the court today in Olympia, Washington for “allegedly” spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the State Capitol building. How “The Snowman” could plead not guilty is a b...
Sengoku 7: Mohammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Ryo Kawamura
Original at MMAmania.com
• Sat, Jan 24
By Stefan Manojlovic Another scheduled bout set to go down at “Seventh Battle” was Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Champions Jeff Monson and Roger Gracie battling it out. However the fate of that fight is now up in the air as Monson faces first-degree malicious mischief charges, putting the s...
Affliction ‘Day of Reckoning’ Preview and Predictions
Original at MMAMemories.com
• Thu, Jan 22
By Dave Sholler FEDOR EMELIANENKO (28-1, 1 NC) vs. ANDREI ARLOVSKI (14-5) In the first major heavyweight fight of the year, number-one ranked Fedor Emelianenko battles former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski. If styles make fights, this one could be explosive. JOSH BARNETT (23-5) vs. GILBERT YVEL (35-12-1)
Jeff Monson, Why?
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Jan 22
CA - Jan 22, 2009 by Dorothy Willis (Senior Writer) The last 12 hours of reading MMA news has made for a giant bout with reoccuring depression for yours truly. ...
Jeff Monson Arrested: Could Face Up To 10 Years In Jail
Original at Bleacher Report
• Thu, Jan 22
CA - Jan 22, 2009 by Matt Randall (Contributor) The outspoken anarchist's had a warrant issued after pictures circulated of him spray-painting the Washington State Capitol. ... Jeff Monson Arrested For Assault, Property Damage MMAFrenzy.com all 3 news articles
Jeff Monson Arrested for Suspicion of Assault on a Female
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Mon, Jan 19
By Discman2 If it isn't one thing with Monson, it's another. Last week Jeff Monson was charged with malicious mischief and now the former #1 UFC heavyweight contender has been arrested, but not because of the graffiti work he did on the state Capitol. This time it seems as if Monson was involved in domest...
The Cage News: Jan. 15 Show Recap
Original at Bleacher Report
• Fri, Jan 16
By TheCageNews.com ESPN The Magazine ran a story on Monson and his involvement in the Olympia anarchist movement in its Dec. 29 edition. The piece included a picture of him holding a spray-paint can, and a photo caption identified Monson as the person responsible for creating the mark.
Regional briefs for Friday, Jan. 16
Original at The Olympian
• Fri, Jan 16
WA - Jan 16, 2009 Mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson told a fighting Web site Thursday that he'd spray-paint anarchist graffiti on the state Capitol again, ...
Coming to NBC...Law and Order MMA
Original at combat-hooligans.com
• Thu, Jan 15
By Casey Trowbridge On Sunday’s episode of MMA Sunday I had a section of the news dedicated to recent legal woes for MMA Fighters. It seems that this may have to become a regular feature of the show because now former UFC heavyweight title contender Jeff Monson is wanted on a charge of first-degree malicious mis...
MMA Blog's UFC 92 Preview and Predictions
Original at ufcblogger (WordPress)
• Mon, Dec 22
• 2 related articles
By someonespecial4 Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans Forrest Griffin 1 6 Record Frank Mir 1 3 Heavyweight Record 4 2 Record 7-1 (1-1 UFC) Record 11-2 (1-0 UFC) Cheick Kongo 5 Heavyweight Heavyweight Record 6-3 (0-0 UFC) I pick Kongo by unanimous decision. Matt Hamill vs. Reese Andy - Hamill by Unanimous Decision
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Jeff Monson in talks to return to the UFC
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Mon, Dec 15
By scotty23 Monson, a jiu-jitsu black belt, last competed for the UFC in November of 2006 at UFC 65 where he challenged then-champion Tim Sylvia for the UFC heavyweight title. In that fight, Monson lost a five round unanimous decision and was released per his own request soon after the fight.
Ricco Rodriguez Says He's the Man to Beat Fedor.
Original at Bloody Elbow
• Wed, Dec 10
By Discman2 Earlier today former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez gave an interview to South Florida's 790 The Ticket. Rodriguez initially called to hype up this Saturday's Mixed Fighting Alliance event "There Will Be Blood" which features a main event fight between Ricco Rodriguez and f...
Josh Barnett vs Gilbert Yvel Affliction fight ‘confirmed’ for Jan. 24
Original at MMAmania.com
• Wed, Dec 3
By MMAmania Barnett is coming off a one punch, highlight reel-type knockout over Pedro Rizzo at the first Affliction event back in July. Before that he competed twice in Japan on Sengoku cards against Hidehiko Yoshida and Jeff Monson, winning both bouts with a third round submission (heel hook) and a...
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Jeff Monson Picks Who Wins Between Couture And Lesnar.
Original at The MMA News
• Thu, Nov 13
By Chart Topper Fighters.com did a great interview recently with “Snowman” Jeff Monson, and one of the questions he asked was about the upcoming main event fight for UFC 91:Couture vs. Lesnar. As always a candid Monson answered the question well. Here’s the quote: Be sure to check out the entire interview at Fighters.com. Fighters.com did a great interview recently with “Snowman” Jeff Monson, and one of the questions he asked was about the upcoming main event fight for UFC 91:Couture vs. Lesnar. As always a candid Monson answered the question well. Here’s the quote: “Well, Lesnar does not deserve the shot yet. Let’s see, he won [...] [read the full post]
Bobby Lashley MMA debut for Mixed Fight Alliance set for Dec. 13
Original at MMAmania.com
• Wed, Oct 29
By James Iannotti Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley will make his long awaited mixed martial arts debut at Mixed Fight Alliance: “There Will Be Blood” at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., on December 13. Ironically, Lashley is once again following in Brock’s footsteps as he attempts to make the t...
Inside MMA TV report
Original at Figure Four Weekly Online
• Mon, Oct 6
By Phil Adams Tonight's show was taped Thursday night at a Dave Buster's in Broomfield, Co during the weigh-ins for last night's StrikeForce show. Not much to the show tonight as it mostly previewed the StrikeForce show. Kenny Rice is joined by Ron Kruck since Bas is in Fort Lauderdale for to...
Holy S**t!: The Scariest Looking Fighters In MMA
Original at Bleacher Report
• Mon, Sep 29
By Mike Leanza Jeff Monson is a 25-8 submission artist that loves to take guys down and make them cry uncle. He may only be 4-3 in his UFC career, but look at the guys he has fought. We're looking at Chuck Liddell (we'll get to him later), Ricco Rodriguez, and Tim Silvia. Did you ever think that a 5'9" guy would sca...
Monson Submits Kerr at Vengeance FC
Original at MMA on Tap
• Sun, Sep 28
By John Chandler Jeff Monson. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was the first foray into mixed martial arts for Don King Productions, which has put on some of the biggest boxing matches in history. Continue reading "Monson Submits Kerr at Vengeance FC"
Podcast: No Holds Barred: Jeff Monson and the Future of Grappling
Original at nhbnews.podomatic.com
• Thu, Sep 11
By Eddie Goldman On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman begins by noting the untimely passing of mixed martial arts fighter Evan Tanner. We also discuss the rescheduling of the Affliction mixed martial arts card and what this says about their marketing, advertising, and pay-per-view str...
Adrenaline MMA signs Tim Sylvia and Ben Rothwell
Original at SamCaplan's ProElite.com
• Sat, Mar 29
By SamCaplan Sylvia (24-4) is a former 2-time UFC heavyweight champion, while Rothwell (31-5) was undefeated in the IFL for the champion Quad Cities Silverbacks. Sylvia, 6-foot-8 and 265 pounds, has fought 13 times in the UFC and defeated top performers like Jeff Monson, Andre Arlovski (twice), Bra...
SUN Signs IFA Heavyweight Champion Pedro "The Rock" Rizzo To A Three Fight Agreement
Original at combat-hooligans.com
• Thu, Dec 20
By Casey Trowbridge with IFA World Heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Champion Pedro "the Rock" Rizzo. knock out Monson, something the former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia was unable to do." Comu added, "At this point, we'd put him up against the best
M-1 Global debut: Fedor versus Pedro Rizzo?
Original at MMAmania.com
• Thu, Nov 8
By Jesse Holland Fedor Emelianenko, the famed Russian fighter who is seriously challenging the old adage that no man is an island, still does not have a date for his first fight under M-1 Global. Rizzo may not have much left in terms of star power, but his knockout power and TKO victory over Jeff Monson at Art o...
Tim Sylvia: ‘The old Tim is back’ against Brandon Vera at UFC 77
Original at ufcmania.com
• Wed, Oct 17
By UFCmania Put simply, this is a very difficult fight for Vera if indeed the old Tim is back. Former heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia is injury-free and has a new boxing coach, declaring to the Canadian Press that the “Old Tim is Back.” You know, the guy who punted Tre Telligman’s head into the third row at...
NO HOLDS BARRED: Gary Abbott on Grappling and Wrestling World Championships
Original at nhbnews (Blogspot)
• Wed, Sep 12
By Eddie Goldman The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called "The Heist", by musician Ian Carpenter. Art of War, the undisputed arena fighting championship, promoted by SUN Sports and Entertainment, producing world class mixed martial arts events. For more information, check out their web site, ArtOfWarL...
NO HOLDS BARRED: Gary Abbott on Grappling and Wrestling World Championships
Original at nhbnews.podomatic.com
• Wed, Sep 12
By Eddie Goldman On this special edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, the second this week, host Eddie Goldman speaks with a very busy Gary Abbott, Director of Communications and Special Projects for USA Wrestling (http://themat.com/). Gary has just returned from the first World Grappling Championships (http:...
UFC Fighter Rankings
Original at ufcblogger (WordPress)
• Tue, Sep 11
• 1 related articles
By someonespecial4 1. Randy “The Natural” Couture 4. Cheick Kongo 6. Tim Sylvia 9. Frank Mir 10. Jeff Monson 4. Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell 10. Forrest Griffin 10. Chris Leben 10. Mike Swick 14. Nick Diaz 15. Chris Lytle 3. Joe “Daddy” Stevenson 7. Nick Diaz 8. Joe Lauzon 22. Nate Diaz
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NO HOLDS BARRED: Jeff Monson
Original at nhbnews (Blogspot)
• Wed, Aug 15
By Eddie Goldman Just two weeks later, on Saturday, September 1, Jeff will face former UFC heavyweight contender Pedro Rizzo for the IFA heavyweight title in the main event of the Art of War 3 mixed martial arts show at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and on pay-per-view television.
Podcast: NO HOLDS BARRED: Jeff Monson
Original at nhbnews.podomatic.com
• Wed, Aug 15
By Eddie Goldman On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, the second this week, host Eddie Goldman speaks with one of the hardest-working men in the combat sports, Jeff "The Snowman" Monson (http://www.myspace.com/jeffthesnowmanmonson), a member of American Top Team (http://www.americantopteam.com/) an...
UFC fighters participate in 2007 Abu Dhabi (ADCC) tournament
Original at ufcmania.com
• Fri, May 4
By UFCmania The 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) World Submission Wrestling Championships kicked off today in Trenton, New Jersey. This event features most of the top grapplers in mixed martial arts, including UFC fighters such as Gabriel Gonzaga, Marcio “Pe De Pano” Cruz, Jeff Monson, Drew Ficke...
Podcast: "Beatdown" with TJ De Santis Episode 95
Original at Sherdog.com
• Sun, Nov 19
Saturday night in California"s capital Brandon Vera dismantled former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir. The fight took jiu-jitsu star "Jacare in the Professional Submission League. The following night the former UFC heavyweight and light-heavyweight
UFC 65 - Bad Intentions - My Predictions
Original at sirshannon.com
• Sat, Nov 18
• 1 related articles
By sirshannon Tim Sylvia Vs. Jeff Monson : Damn. Sylvia did his homework and impressed the hell out of me last night. He completely shut Monson down, avoiding every take down attempt and controlling the entire fight. The final round was as boring as the final round of Sylvia/Arlovski III and the fight end...
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