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06/04/09 - Monson calling for fight with Fedor
Jeff Monson is calling for DREAM to set him up for a fight with Russian heavyweight supremo Fedor Emelianenko.
Monson (30-8) beat tough Russian veteran Sergei Kharitonov - a former training partner of Emelianenko’s - at DREAM 8 yesterday (pictured).
“My goal in DREAM is to fight the best. Ultimately, I want to fight Fedor. If DREAM could set that up it would be great,” he said after disposing of Kharitonov in just 1:42 of the first round.
The American Top Team heavyweight scrambled for an early takedown, patiently worked for side control and then moved to North-South position to apply his patented Monson Choke.
“I am happy that the fight ended quickly as I know Sergey is a tough fighter with good conditioning. I wanted to end it quickly and am glad I managed to do so,” he said.
“I was a little surprised that I caught him like that so early. Normally that sort of hold is something that would take awhile to get. I have been training with Roy Nelson at American Top Team and there are many great ground fighters there.”
He added that he was “training that move just last night so it was very fresh in my mind. Of course when the opening was there, I took it“.
Monson also explained that he is grateful for the chance to fight in Japan as he is, as he puts it, having “some legal issues in the U.S. due to my stance against the Iraq war”.
The long-time anarchist and political activist is in trouble for applying graffiti to a building on the Washington State Capitol complex.
FO Staff
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