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22 of February, 07:01

American athlete donated the royalties to help the residents of Donbas
American Athlete Jeff Monson, who competes in Brazilian JIU-jitsu and mixed martial arts (MMA), prevailed in the battle tournament "Stronghold 108: the glory of the Fatherland" in the capital of Russia and gave their own fee for the fight to help the residents of Donbas, said on Sunday.

"All the money I got for today's battle will go to help the Donbass, they need children affected by conflict," said the Athlete immediately upon completion of the match.

The athlete also tried to convince people to assist victims of hostilities residents of Ukraine feasible help.

Monson is a popular athlete in Russia, where the continuously takes part in different tournaments in MMA. He previously stated that it wants to receive Russian citizenship.

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