- US mixed martial arts fighter Jeffrey Monson was elected to the council of deputies of a small city just outside Moscow.
- Monson, 47, is a cage fighter known as The Snowman.
- He was granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin in May, and says he applied for citizenship because he had felt a solidarity with the Russian people since he first visited the country in 2011.
- Monson, a vocal critic of US foreign policy, said he ran as an independent.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. mixed martial arts fighter Jeffrey Monson, granted Russian citizenship by President Vladimir Putin in May, was elected on Sunday to the council of deputies of a small city just outside Moscow, official election results showed on Monday.
Monson, 47, a tattooed cage fighter known as The Snowman, registered in June to run for a seat on the council of Krasnogorsk, northwest of Moscow, where election documents say he now works as a coach in a sports club.
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