Standing 5’ 9” tall, weighing 240 pounds and sporting a shaved head, Jeff “The Snowman” Monson looks like a cartoon ready to pop, a compressed giant of crazy shoulders, massive biceps and meaty forearms.
He is one of the most recognized MMA athletes in the UK and after his electrifying submission of the night win over the very capable Brandon Lee Hinkle at UFC 57 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center people are now taking notice of Jeff in the MMA scene across the world. You may not know this however he is coming off his 14th MMA win in a row and hasn't lost a match since 2002. Just imagine how much better you can get in 3 or 4 years when you work as hard as Jeff does. His record of 20 wins and 5 losses include 13 wins by submission. His fans the world over just witnessed him choke out and put Brandon Lee Hinkle to sleep on the biggest PPV event ever staged by the UFC live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on February 4th, 2006.
Monson, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is already a major force in submission grappling. He won the prestigious Abu Dhabi Submission Grappling World Tournament Heavy Weight Division in 2005 and also won his division in the tournament in 1999. He is a multiple event winner at NAGA and Grapplers Quest and the Budweiser Invitational where he continues to compete. Bottomline, Monson is a competitor ready to challenge or accept a challenge from anyone in the world.
Despite being a world-class competitor, Monson finds time to remain politically engaged. In 2003, he marched against the Iraq War in Seattle, and protested the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Miami (where the notoriously aggressive cops wisely left Monson alone). He is also a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, and despite the controversy that surrounds him, continues to engage people within the fighting community about politics.
http://www.jeffmonson.com/photogallery.html
http://www.iww.org/en/node/2408
http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060307113654831
Monson, a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is already a major force in submission grappling. He won the prestigious Abu Dhabi Submission Grappling World Tournament Heavy Weight Division in 2005 and also won his division in the tournament in 1999. He is a multiple event winner at NAGA and Grapplers Quest and the Budweiser Invitational where he continues to compete. Bottomline, Monson is a competitor ready to challenge or accept a challenge from anyone in the world.
Despite being a world-class competitor, Monson finds time to remain politically engaged. In 2003, he marched against the Iraq War in Seattle, and protested the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Miami (where the notoriously aggressive cops wisely left Monson alone). He is also a member of the Industrial Workers of the World, and despite the controversy that surrounds him, continues to engage people within the fighting community about politics.
http://www.jeffmonson.com/photogallery.html http://www.iww.org/en/node/2408 http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=20060307113654831
