Jeff Monson Explains Why He Wore a T-Shirt With Nazi Symbols

Russian mixed martial artist Jeff Monson has spoken out about a photo of himself in a T-shirt with banned Nazi symbols.

Earlier, Monson posted a photo on a social network wearing a T-shirt with a swastika and the caption “fascism then”, next to which is a Star of David with the inscription “fascism now”. Later, the Telegram channel Mash Batash reported that the Russian Investigative Committee would check Monson in connection with the display of Nazi symbols.

— It seems that some people are trying to use false propaganda to mislead people and paint me in a very negative light. However, the essence of the T-shirt is simple and clear: fascism is evil! After all, it was the heroic efforts of the Russian people in the Great Patriotic War that helped the world eradicate and destroy fascism that arose in Nazi Germany.

Unfortunately, today, after so many years, the threat of fascism is again emerging in the world. Ironically, it is Israel, a country that fell victim to the Nazis, that is now engaged in genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine with the support of the United States.

Many Jews in Israel and abroad are against the government’s actions and the legality of the destruction in the Gaza Strip, where mostly children and women are dying. This T-shirt is an expression of protest against evil and hatred of fascism in any form!

I regret if my actions have disappointed the fascists and Zionists who expected me to apologize for wearing this T-shirt. However, I will never apologize for the fight against fascism – not in Nazi Germany, not in Ukraine, not in Palestine. At such times, we must stand side by side, shoulder to shoulder in the fight against the enemy, – Monson wrote on the social network VKontakte.

Monson surrendered his US passport in 2023 and now holds only Russian citizenship.