American M.M.A. Fighter Granted Russian Citizenship - The New York
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WNY natives Patchy Mix, Billy Quarantillo score MMA victories
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American-Born MMA Fighter Elected to Russian Regional Parliament - The Moscow Times
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Can Americans fight for Russia? - Quora
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Why some American born fighters in UFC chose to identify themselves as being from another country? : r/ufc
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Russian-Based MMA Fighter Jeff Monson Renounces U.S. Citizenship
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US MMA fighter elected to Russia local council - Vanguard News
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Putin Grants MMA Fighter Jeff Monson Russian Citizenship - The Moscow Times
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Jeff Monson Tells Sputnik About Moving to Russia, Renouncing US Citizenship
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Six Highly Educated MMA Fighters - NY FIGHTS
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U.S. Cage Fighter Enters A New Arena: Russian Politics
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Jeff Monson, Former UFC Fighter, Is First American 'Citizen' of Ukraine's Rebel Luhansk State
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Meet the US-born ex-UFC star who defected to RUSSIA after being granted citizenship by Putin and given his own TV show
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Boxing Hall of Famer Roy Jones Jr., who has dual U.S.-Russian citizenship, hoping to help Brittney Griner