The fighter personally asked the country's leader, Vladimir Putin, to help him with his citizenship goals this summer (15), so he could do more business in Russia.

The President obliged and Jones picked up his new passport on Tuesday (27Oct15), while visiting tourist spots in Moscow draped in a Russian flag, according to TMZ.com.

The boxer, who is scheduled to fight Enzo MACcarinelli in Russia next month (Nov15), says, "I'm happy to bring the U.S. and Russia together in the ring."