Jeff Monson immediately realized he had made the wrong decision.

A little over 30 seconds into his scheduled fight against Ivan Shtyrkova in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Monson dragged the fight to the ground but was unable to move his arm because of an injury sustained a month earlier. He felt his bicep tear as he kept a hold of Shtyrkova. At that point, he decided to surrender and limit the damage to his arm.

"When they went to the ground, even though that's his speciality, he felt the muscle tear further and couldn't fight from his normally strongest position,"Monson's manager and press secretary, Marshall Comins told BloodyElbow. "At that point he decided not to go further."

Monson had originally hoped to withdraw from the scheduled fight when he got injured last month. However, it appears the promoter urged Monson to try his best to remain on the fight card.

"Jeff severely injured his bicep a month ago while training in Saint Petersburg. He talked to the promoter about bowing out of the fight, and the promoter asked Jeff to reconsider. He reluctantly agreed.

"Jeff just has that competitive spirit. It's hard for him to back away from a competition, even when it's in his best interest. Jeff instantly regretted taking the fight."

Monson, who is in the process of obtaining his Russian passport, holds a 59-26 professional record. He was scheduled to face Donald Njatah Nya on June 3rd in Kazan but was forced to postpone the contest.