UFC tournament winner Oleg Tactarov and Russian mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson On December 17, a meeting on backgammon will take place in Moscow. This was announced at a press conference in the capital.
In August, Taktarov and Monson fought in Moscow according to boxing rules: after three rounds, the judges recorded a draw. After this fight, they expressed the desire to have a rematch, but according to MMA rules.
During his MMA career, Monson won 60 victories, suffered 26 defeats, one fight ended in a draw, and another fight was declared invalid. Taktarov has 17 wins, five losses and two draws.
Also on December 17, fighter Kevin Johnson, who received Russian citizenship, and two-time Olympic boxing champion Oleg Saitov will meet in a backgammon match.
Source : MatchTV
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