ST. PETERSBURG, Ռուսաստան (Հունիս 29, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced heavyweights Դենիս Smoldarev and American MMA veteran Kenny “Սատանա” Շտեմարան will square off in the M-1 Challenge 69 գլխավոր իրադարձությունը, Շաբաթ գիշեր, Հուլիս 16, Ինգուշեթիայում, Ռուսաստան.

Known as the “Brock Lesnar of Estonia,” Smoldarev (11-2-0, M-1: 7-2-0) is a combat sambo specialist and two-time M-1 Challenge heavyweight title challenger. In his last fight this past February at M-1 Challenge 64, Smoldarev lost by third-round submission via a choke to Ալեքսանդր Volkov for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.

Smoldarev (Սեւ կոճղերը) drives a knee into his opponent

Շտեմարան (16-9-0, M-1: 9-7-0), պայքարում դուրս Port St. Lucie, Florida, was the M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion four years ago. Մեջ 2011 ի M-1 Challenge 27, Garner submitted Maxin Grishin in the fifth round by strikes to become Interim M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion. After successfully defending his Interim title versus Մագոմեդ Malikov (KO3 – հարվածները) ի M-1 Challenge 32, the stage was set for Garner to challenge “կանոնավոր” M-1 Challenge heavyweight title-holder Guran Gugenishvilli in a rematch to avenge an earlier loss.

Garner graduated from Interim to “կանոնավոր” M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion June 21, 2012 with a victory over Gugenishvilli via doctor’s stoppage in the third round. Six months later իրենց “ռետինե հանդիպումը,”, Garner stopped Gugenishvilli on punches in the fourth round to retain his title belt.

Ի M-1 Challenge 44 ի նոյեմբերին 2013, Garner lost his crown to Polish challengerDamian Grabowski ի երրորդ տուրում ներկայացնելու (խեղդել). In his last fight at M-1 Challenge 59, Garner was punched out in the opening round by Russian great Սերգեյ Kharitonov one year ago in Kazakhstan.

One other fight has been announced for M-1 Challenge 69 as Croatian featherweight Antun “Մարդասպան” Racic (18-7-0, M-1: 3-4-0) takes on undefeated Russian prospect movsar Evloev (5-0-0, M-1: 5-0-0).

Racic, who is coming off a split decision loss to Vitali Branchuk last February at M-1 Challenge 64, is a submission master, while Evloev is a strong striker who stopped Alexander Krupenkin in the opening round at M-1 Challenge 66 in his most recent action.

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