Jeff Monson’s latest fight is a match-up against UFC tournament winner Oleg Taktarov.
In an attempt to level the playing field, a Russian promoter decided to match up two UFC veterans: retired tournament winner Oleg Taktarov and former title challenger Jeff Monson.
The fight, which is scheduled to take place on April 16 in Penza, was confirmed by Tass.ru.
“The fight has all the agreement,”the promoter told Tass, though he explained that the particular rule set has not been finalized.
Monson is coming off a victory against Anton Lutkova in Balakovo. However, since there was not footage for the first round submission win, Sherdog is yet to update his professional record. Despite that, Monson has compiled a 59-25 record and will like to even that out in his next match-up against Taktarov.
Since his official retirement in 2008 following a victory against Mark Kerr, the ‘Russian Bear’ focused on his acting career and the Russian Federation of MMA, which he currently operates. The UFC 6 tournament winner finished his career with a 17-5-2 record overall.