In the wake of Jeff Monson’s appointment as a city councilman in the Krasnogorsk region outside of Moscow in September, the American fighter turned Russian politician has faced some criticism for his decision to join political life in Russia. One of Monson’s most vocal critics is fellow fighter Alexander Shlemenko.
According to Shlemenko, Monson’s appointment to the Krasnogorsk city council is “terrible” for the constituents whom the fighter is responsible for. The former Bellator champion argued that Monson’s inability to communicate in Russian means he won’t be able to understand their issues and therefore cannot impose any meaningful changes or help his community.