his last two wins are viewable online The Olympian (October 1, … Fight vid here This consciousness-raising effect of his travels lead him to ask “why is this happening?” Afterwards, he became involved in the IWW, with the Pacific North-East being a somewhat more politicised area, in radical terms at least, than elsewhere in the States. On September 9, 2018, American mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson became a government official in the Russian Federation. The article first appeared in issue 1 of The Leveller. Jeff lost an epic five-found points decision, after pushing the fight hard for the duration, but being unable to overcome Sylvia’s significant reach advantage (almost a foot difference in height). For those who don’t much about Jeff, he’s a fighter from Olympia, Washington, affiliated with American Top Team. and WAIT til you see the sports page of next issue! Retrieved on 2009-01-15. Do democratic governments still represent the people they claim they were chosen by? 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. ', Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov set for UFC Fight Night headliner in June, Charles Rosa vs. Justin Jaynes booked for UFC's June 26 show, UFC on ABC 2 poster: Marvin Vettori, Kevin Holland headline on short notice, 'Ultimate Fighter' winner Juan Espino meets Alexandr Romanov at UFC on ESPN 22, 'The Korean Zombie' vs. Dan Ige set for UFC Fight Night main event June 19, Bellator 255 video highlights: Patricio Freire cruises into showdown with A.J. Glad he aint a wife beater. At home, Jeff was beginning to see the effects of capitalism on his doorstep; “you’d go walk down the street or the other end of town and there’s see people that didn’t have things, and the excuse was always ‘oh well they don’t work hard enough’ or ‘they’re not participating in the economy’, and that ‘if you work hard enough, you’ll get whatever you want’ and you believe that.”. Discussion in 'General MMA discussion' started by sirgerbil, May 16, 2011. sirgerbil. If you're not sure if something is appropriate for the library, please ask in the feedback and content forum. philosophical anarchist/socialist. But Monson maintains there’s nothing extraordinary about anything he does just because of his profile as a competitive fighter, and reserves his admiration for anyone involving themselves in fighting back against capitalism - “people taking off work, risking their jobs, or taking off school, for a passion that they have… what they believe in… sleeping in churches, other people’s houses, communicating with people they don’t know”. ▶ Bookmark articles to your own reading list The libcom library contains nearly 20,000 articles. He's a good fighter but I think Fedor is the best and heard he's back fighting again. We shouldn’t be competing with each other just to survive, but the precarity we all face under capitalism leads to us competing for everything from housing, to jobs, to school places for our children. 2009 has not been a good year for Jeff Monson to say the least. He has also been an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq. congratulates Jeff on his current excellent form and would like to thank him for taking the time out to chat with us and meet local anarchists. Closing the discussion, Jeff explained that his politics have never been a hindrance in terms of his fight career, and asserted that, some promotion may even see them as a bonus, because it makes him a controversial character, and thus a crowd-puller. He’s evidently sincere about what he says. ... Anarchist tattoos Tattoo Artist`s Name/Nickname: Unknown Name of Tattoo shop: Unknown ... Monson has many tattoos that are hard to decide what they are and out of respect for the big man we will just show you the pictures and let you decide. [1] He also competed at senior level at USA Wrestling events for a number of years. As a result, fighters have to get involved in sponsorship deals, many teach seminars or train other fighters, others coach in gyms – all to put food on the table while also trying to train seriously for a fight. You got a video/audio of his visit choccy? Anarchist and professional mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighter Jeff Monson was in Belfast in March to fight Lithuanian Sergej Maslobojev in the main event of Cage Wars' "Decade" in Belfast’s Kings Hall. After an initial introduction, Jason from Organise! If it's your first time on the site, or you're looking for something specific, it can be difficult to know where to start. This was Jeff’s first trip to Northern Ireland, having previously visited the Republic before, and he was excited to meet with local anarchists, as he had done for comrades in Manchester, and Paris before. Jeff Monson. — A mixed martial arts fighter accused of spray-painting an anarchist symbol on the Washington state Capitol has pleaded guilty to malicious mischief. This is the last part of our series of five articles on the class struggle in French West Africa, centred in particular on Senegal. He’s a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a two-time ADCC Submission Wrestling Champion, one of the most prestigious grappling tournaments in the world. ↑ 'Anarchist' Monson sentenced to work release. “I’m a wage slave”, says Jeff, before describing the inequalities in the wage-structure of fight promotions. ', http://www.thefightfactory.eu/forum/topics/charges-against-jeff-monson, http://mmavideolinks.to/fighter-videos/180/9180-jeff-monson-vs-dave-keeley.html, http://www.mmabloodbath.com/2010/10/jeff-monson-vs-travis-fulton-fight.html. Finally realized who Jeff Monson reminds me of. A week later, he also won his fight in Japan at the ‘Dream’ promotion against Sergei Kharitonov, and is now on a six-fight winning streak. Despite UFC 65 grossing 19.4mil US dollars, where Jeff fought for the heavyweight title, as main event, he was paid a paltry $13,000. I want to start with the latest NSA leaks and the fact that everyone found out US was spying on everybody, including their closest allies like Germany, France – 35 countries altogether. after he choked his opponent. ... Outside of his fighting career, Monson is a self-professed anarchist. to be honest Jack, I hope the headlines get more tacky Biography. he fuckin LOVES his tabloid headlines - to be honest the more I see it, the more it grows on me! McKee, Conor McGregor says UFC 264 trilogy vs. Dustin Poirier set: 'Adjust and absolutely f**king destroy! Yahoo! He has expressed his anti-government views on multiple occasions and bears several anarchistic symbols tattooed on his body. There are also inscriptions in various languages, including English, Russian and Japanese on his body. Click here for the guide. I thought this was a good one Jeff closed his talk by asserting that we need to fight back to take control of our own lives, “all we have to do is stand up for ourselves as a group – they sleep at night because we let them.” As the discussion opened up to those in attendance Jeff talked about the nature of earning a living as a fighter, Monson made clear that the fighters don’t see much of a cut of the millions made at MMA promotions year on year. Jeff Monson Photo 3. This could be changing, Jeff described some moves by fighters towards organising a union. McKee, Patricio Freire vows to end 'scared' A.J. I’ve been trying to interview this guy to hear his theories on 9/11, Planet X and aliens but apparently it’s difficult to get a hold of someone who is a self-proclaimed anarchist. He is also a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Pride and various other promotions. We spoke with Jeff Monson by phone Wednesday night about this event and the message he was trying to send. he was really sound, and is 100% genuine and honestly gives a shit about his politics After a photo of MMA’s Jeff Monson making the anarchist symbol hit the net pictured above, Yahoo Sports started to shake their head. Astonishingly in a profession where the bosses make so much off people taking such high risks, fighters do not get any support from medical care from MMA promoters – so if a fighter sustains a serious injury and is unable to fight for 6 months, tough luck, them’s the breaks. When he sweats, they turn away. “We don’t need a governor or a president to say, ‘well ok, we’re gonna do this’ or ‘we’re gonna put up this much money for this’ or maybe decide not to do it”. MMA anarchist looking for one more tour with the big show. It wasn’t until he attended university, studying a psychology degree that his eyes were opened to economic inequalities and abuses of power. Fight coming up in June. In addition to being one of the top grapplers in the world, Jeff is also known for his anarchist views and affiliations. What happened to Jeff Monson? Monson went on to discuss the misplaced euphoria in the US over Obama’s recent election as the first black President. By: MMA Junkie Staff. He describes his own background as somewhat privileged and blinkered until he attended college - “I grew up sort-of middle class… suburban USA, my parents bought me a car when I was 17, I never went without. Jeff Monson charged with mischief; ESPN not an accomplice. Good news, just goes to show how the media spin stories. In 2007, he also used the platform of a press-conference after winning at Pride 34 in Japan, to criticise the US presence in Iraq. http://mmafury.com/videos/daniel-cormier-vs-jeff-monson-full-fight-video... Monson recently became a Russian citizen and an enthusiastic member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, an electoral political party. Monson's winnign streak ended against Pedro Rizzo (who'd beaten him in 2007 too) last week, after a points decision. Mixed martial artist, anarchist and Wobbly Jeff Monson in his own words. gave a brief summary of what anarchism is, and what Organise! This article came out of a talk given in Belfast by anarchist MMA fighter Jeff Monson in March 2009. He did however tell the audience that it had affected sponsorship deals, explaining how a nutrition company, intrigued by his image, huge and tattooed, went sour when they found out he was an anarchist. While conceding that it’s marginally better than McCain or Bush, he stressed that it’s ultimately meaningless, and that ‘representative democracy’ is no democracy at all. I wish he had actually shouted "ANARCHY!!!!!!1!!1!" Monson just got his 40th career win in his 10th fight this year alone and is now on a six fight win-streak. If you have an ebook reader or a Kindle, check out our guide to using ebook readers with libcom.org. One of his main reasons for being involved in politics, is a fundamental belief that everyone is entitled to the basics of what it takes to live in society; healthcare, education, transport to name a few. His body is covered with a big number of tattoos of anarchic content, including the symbolism of anarcho-communism. http://www.thefightfactory.eu/forum/topics/charges-against-jeff-monson Long day eh? From The Olympian: "Prosecutors have charged Olympia mixed-martial-arts champion and avowed anarchist Jeff Monson with first-degree malicious mischief based … Famed MMA fighter, UFC vet. he said he's keen to do these sorts of things in different places whenever he has time, I heard more recently he was on assault charges against a woman? Jeff described his involvement in anti-war activity, one of which was his participation in a blockade of a shipment of arms to Iraq from a port in his home state, Washington. Jeff Monson, anarchist & MMA fighter, is doing an AMA in r/AnarchistNews. Name Jeff Monson Nickname The Snowman Association American Top Team Weight Class Heavyweight Height 5′ 9″ (176cm) Style Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Submission Grappling Birth Date January 18, 1971 Fighting Out Of Coconut Creek, Florida, USA Nationality American ”’Jeffrey Monson”’ is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington, who competes as a Heavyweight. The UFC hasn’t made a formal announcement yet, but it looks like the summer’s hottest ticket is set. [citation needed]Monson is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Champion. Today the Labor Department announced the unemployment rate dropped to a three year low of 8.5 percent. Solidarity Federation and IWW 450 present: A conversation with Jeff Monson: Revolutionary Politics, fighting and Putin! Sort of disturbing to see someone undergo this kind of transformation. Sports. Regardless, Jeff didn’t dilute his opinions, and from what he said it Belfast, it doesn’t look like he will any time soon – he’s a sincere anarchist, and a genuine, approachable guy. Jeff then spoke for around 15 minutes on his upbringing, how he got into anarchism, and his experiences as a fighter. We then went into a broader discussion about his views on capitalism, anarchism, and communism, including the collapse of the Soviet Union. Pretty sure it was Vignoles, should have said. former ADCC champion and anarchist, Jeff Monson will be in Birmingham for a no-holds barred discussion and Q+A session. We talk about being a World Champion mixed martial arts fighter, defecting to Russia, serving jail time, socialism, communism, and his thoughts on Antifa and Trump. Jeff Monson: The Ultimate Fighting Anarchist. Organise! Jeff Monson, 38, pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Capitol case, and entered an Alford plea for graffiti at the Lacey armed services recruitment center. Jeff was also scheduled to give a grappling seminar straight after the talk, and then be wizzed to the fight press conference that evening. He's gone from being a champion of anarchism to now having Lenin Marx, and Engels tattooed on his leg and is sharing anti-Semitic propaganda on twitter. At Cage Wars, the day after the talk, Jeff won his heavyweight title fight easily, with a trademark north-south choke. “We talked about how money, tax payer’s money was being spent. I was able to travel … Brazil and the Philippines, the Middle East, I was able to see the most extreme poverty you’ve ever seen in your life, something that they wouldn’t even show in the movies”. ▶ Start forum discussions, submit articles, and more... about | donate | help out | submitting content | other languages | a-z | contact us | site notes, 'Speaking of the scorned ex-girlfriend, her charge for destroying Monson’s cell phone was also dropped, but she allegedly “used his bank card and security code to empty out his account without his knowledge,” which is felony identity theft, right there. ▶ Use the site private messaging system If you'd like to upload content to the library which is in line with the aims of the site or will otherwise be of interest to libcom users, please check out our guides to submitting library/history articles and tagging articles. Galgorian OG Lightweight:lol: Monson doesn't kick that much ***. McKee's perfect record in Bellator grand prix final, Bellator 255 results: Jason Jackson outpoints Neiman Gracie in close decision, Bellator 255 results: Heated Tyrell Fortune overwhelms Jack May for TKO in rematch. Organise! Voting for someone [means] you’re expecting someone else, the police, Obama, a governor, or the legislator, to come in and make your life better” he said before adding that this ultimately means we don’t make decisions for ourselves - “ you’re giving them your freedom, you’re giving it up, in order that you don’t have to make decisions for yourself”. Topics covered the nature of wage-slavery, access to health care, and inequalities in UFC wages. Sidenote: Next to understanding quantum physics, Jeff Monson is the hardest person to get a hold of. Travelling the world served as another wake-up call - “when I got into fighting, my eyes were opened-up. That charge wasn’t dropped, so she might end up in more hot water than the crazed anarchist pro fighter after this altercation.'. “You atrophy yourself when you give people power over you. the article's mine but the headline's his. he is also very supportive of the fascist donbar / luhansk "people's republics", oh didn't know that. Jeff Monson Monson is an accomplished grappler, winning multiple ADCC titles among other various accolades. cheers for post, Charges dropped, he punched a wall and broke a laptop, after she threw his phone out a window apparently. blame Deezer!!!! If you don't have permissions to post content yet, just request it here. He’s known for being an Anarchist, and is definitely one of the most fascinating figures in the sport. He is Logged in users: ▶ Can comment on articles and discussions ▶ Get 'recent posts' refreshed more regularly been a Monson fan forever. Sophie Shevardnadze:Our guest today is Jeff Monson, American mixed-martial arts fighter and self-proclaimed anarchist. Pretty boring 3-rounder - mostly Monson pushing the pace and Rizzo stuffing his takedowns the whole fight. 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A two-time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling Championship & winner of the No-Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championship, Jeff "The Snowman" Monson, is doing an AMA in r/AnarchistNews Thursday. Never shy from speaking his mind about his politics, when it comes to his opinions about capitalism, Jeff literally wears his heart on his sleeve, as evidenced by the many political tattoos he displays. we'll stick up some more of the Leveller issue 1 articles this week when we've time. When he sneers, people shudder. It was a pleasure to have had him chat to us. http://mmavideolinks.to/fighter-videos/180/9180-jeff-monson-vs-dave-keeley.html He goes on to problematize this view, “we’re giving them permission to do it, we’re giving them permission to rule over us”. This was a time y’know of Ronald Reagan, ‘Reaganomics’, the ‘trickle-down effect’… I kinda got a crash course from those professors in the way the world works”. But Monson’s view isn’t so bleak; he’s confident that we can and should make decisions for ourselves, and don’t need politicians or bosses to tell us how to run our lives – “If the people need a hospital, we know how to build a hospital. “People were actually crying… tears of joy…like ‘We’re saved! “Jeff Monson is either really dumb or really smart. Members of Organise!, Workers Solidarity Movement, and the CNT were present, as well as local grappling and MMA fans. as a group does in Belfast for the purpose of those in attendance that might not know a lot about anarchism. The outspoken anarchist had a warrant issued after pictures circulated of him spray-painting the Washington State Capitol. During graduate school, Jeff took classes in Community Psychology, and attributes his politicisation partly to two influential lecturers who described the dynamics of power and espoused libertarian views. ASSOCIATED PRESS (July 29, 2009). Rizzo was very patient, frustrating Monson and scoring with a few leg kicks here and there, but otherwise not particularly offensive. Doubt that Monson thinks of himself as any kind of an anarchist anymore. Retrieved on 2009-07-29. Jeff arrived the morning before the fight, having flown from Florida to New York and then to Belfast. Additionally he’s currently facing charges for spray-painting anarchist graffiti on his state capital building and military recruitment centres. sirgerbil, May 16, 2011 #1. Even in sports like football, players are usually supported a lot better by their clubs, though many other sports have relatively strong unions. The theme of Jeff’s talk was billed as ‘Sport & Politics’ – a theme broad enough to be of interest to people from both political and MMA/grappling backgrounds. Mixed-martial arts fighter and anarchist Jeff Monson is facing a grueling few months as he prepares to take on some big fights before 2011 is done. The article first appeared in issue 1 of The Leveller . Please check your email for a confirmation. In 2006, after a 3-fight winning streak in the UFC, Jeff earned a shot at the UFC heavyweight title against freak of nature Tim Sylvia. Gilbert Burns vs. Stephen Thompson booked for UFC 264 in July, CFFC 95 video: Paul Capaldo lands flawless spinning back kick KO, Alexander Volkanovski, Brian Ortega set to coach 'The Ultimate Fighter' return season on ESPN, Bellator 255: Patricio Freire chokes out Emmanuel Sanchez to set up showdown with A.J. But capitalism, a system based on profit, not need, where we don’t control the products of our combined social labour, results in us competing amongst ourselves for the most basic requirements of living; food, clothes, and shelter, Monson sees this as tragic – “we should keep the competing to the cage, or to the chess-board, or to the football field.” Monson’s point is clear. His recent form is also convincing many that he’s still amongst the top of the heavyweight category in MMA. While limited publicity and last minute confirmation meant attendance could have been higher, the discussion managed to span a broad range of topics, reflecting the diverse interests of those present. How to break the dependency between governments and corporations? Submitted by Choccy on Jul 10 2011 00:23 Anarchist mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson discusses his life, politics and fight career in a … Luckily, there's a range of ways you can filter the library content to suit your needs, from casual browsing to researching a particular topic. Anarchist Jeff Monson could face jail time Posted on 2009/08/06 by denverabc Professional MMA fighter and anarchist Jeff Monson faces potential jail time when sentenced this October in connection to a graffiti incident in November 2008. Monson discusses his current political case and prosecution he faces in Olympia, WA, other charges filed against him in North Carolina, and his views on politics and anarchism. Jeff Monson is ineligible for regional rankings due to inactivity. Monson was a Division I wrestler at Oregon State University and at the University of Illinois, and was a Pac-10 champion. The world is a better place’”. If we need a road, we can build a road”, indeed, we DO as workers already create and build these things, we just don’t have control of them. His fighting gave him a degree of credibility – he wasn’t a rebellious teenager angry at the world, here was a guy with a graduate education, earning his keep as a professional fighter, but questioning the system that means people don’t even have their basic needs, including education, met. 'Speaking of the scorned ex-girlfriend, her charge for destroying Monson’s cell phone was also dropped, but she allegedly “used his bank card and security code to empty out his account without his knowledge,” which is felony identity theft, right there. Key demands, aside from the obvious raising of fight wages for those at the bottom end of the ‘ladder’ in the industry, include more stable contracts, and medical coverage for fighters. When we met him, he’d only been off the plane three hours, and was still nursing an injury from a fight the previous weekend, which he won. — Jeff Monson (@JeffMonson) June 5, 2015 He often shows a rebellious attitude towards government, even sports a tattoo that says, “DESTROY AUTHORITY.” This is ironic since Russian President Vladimir Putin rules with absolute authority and does not allow room … She apparently didn’t care about Jeff Monson advocating the need for everyone to be an anarchist, his controversial views about the Middle East, his anti-corporate stance, the need to not vote in elections, Monson’s belief that communism is not that bad of a thing — or even the time when he defecated in his pants during a match. I was a ‘RA-RA-USA’ type… didn’t know about the world, about world events”. Prior to competing full time, Jeff worked as a mental health counsellor, having studied psychology to masters level in university. Jeff Monson considers himself as an anarchist and advocates for the complete eradication of the class hierarchy in modern society. In solidarity, Monson is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). To put this in perspective, say a fighter trains 6-10 weeks for a fight, which is usual, this is less than $7,000 per month, criminally low for an industry that generates so much income. Domestic dispute but no assault. ↑ MMA fighter busted for graffiti. Staying with the point of making decisions about our own lives, but shifting from social living to more individual issues, Jeff spoke briefly about gay marriage, something that gets much exposure in the US and differs in treatment from state to state – “it’s unfathomable to me that people have that decision over our lives; who we can marry, who we can be with or not be with… It comes down to one person or a group of elites that decide our future for us”. http://www.mmabloodbath.com/2010/10/jeff-monson-vs-travis-fulton-fight.html. Last month ESPN the Magazine ran an interesting article about the MMA fighter Jeff Monson, who calls himself an anarchist and has been involved in various protest movements. Turned out he was a photographer for a french mma magazine. Jeff Monson has a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s Degree in Psychology. was lucky enough to arrange for Jeff to do a short talk to local anarchists and MMA fans about sport and politics. 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