MOSCOW, July 8, Ivan Orekhov. MMA fighter Vyacheslav Datsik and an American with a Russian passport, Jeff Monson signed a contract for a fight under the rules of MMA. The fight will head the tournament, which will be held on August 5 in Moscow. Monson is 51 years old. According to MMA rules, he has not competed since 2017, the American with a Russian passport has 60 wins, 29 losses and one draw. In June, the athlete became vice-president of the Wrestling Federation of Bashkiria. Also in 2018, he was a deputy of the council of the Krasnogorsk city district of the Moscow region. Datsik is 42 years old. He was involved several times by law enforcement agencies for various crimes. From 2012 to 2016 he was in a correctional colony in Krasnoyarsk. Datsik has six victories and eight defeats. Earlier on Friday, he defeated Brazilian Antonio «Bigfoot» Silva in a boxing match ahead of schedule. In September, the athlete will have to fight with Alexander Emelianenko also according to the rules of boxing.
