American-born Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Jeff Monson spoke about a possible rematch with Oleg Taktarov. He stated that he wanted to do this fight.
“Yes, of course I would like to have a rematch with Oleg Taktarov,” Monsonwa said. “Match TV”.
Monson and Taktarov fought under boxing rules in Moscow in August 2023. The fight lasted three rounds and ended in a draw. After the fight, both athletes stated that they wanted to have a rematch according to mixed martial arts rules.
Taktarov is the first Russian champion of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC). He had 24 fights in mixed martial arts, winning 17 of them, losing five, and two more fights ended in a draw. His last official fight took place in April 2008.
Monson has 87 fights in MMA, winning 60 of them, plus five defeats, one of his fights ended in a draw. He held his last official fight in 2016. In May 2018, by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Monson was granted Russian citizenship.
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