ST. PETERSBURG, ລັດ​ເຊຍ (ເດືອນ​ມິ​ຖຸ​ນາ 29, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced heavyweights Denis Smoldarev and American MMA veteran Kenny “Deuce” Garner will square off in the M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 69 ເຫດ​ການ​ສໍາ​ຄັນ, ວັນ​ເສົາ ໃນ​ຕອນ​ກາງ​ຄືນ, ເດືອນ​ກໍ​ລະ​ກົດ 16, ໃນ Ingushetia, ລັດ​ເຊຍ.

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 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 64, Smoldarev lost by third-round submission via a choke to Alexander Volkov for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.

Smoldarev (ລໍາ​ຕົ້ນ​ສີ​ດໍາ) drives a knee into his opponent

Garner (16-9-0, M​-1: 9-7-0), ສູ້​ກັນ​ອອກ​ຈາກ Port St. Lucie, Florida, was the M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion four years ago. ໃນ 2011 ຢູ່​ໃນ M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 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 Magomed malikov (KO3 – ການ​ໂຈມ​ຕີ) ຢູ່​ໃນ M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 32, the stage was set for Garner to challenge “ເປັນ​ປົກ​ກະ​ຕິ” M-1 Challenge heavyweight title-holder Guran Gugenishvilli in a rematch to avenge an earlier loss.

Garner graduated from Interim to “ເປັນ​ປົກ​ກະ​ຕິ” M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion June 21, 2012 with a victory over Gugenishvilli via doctor’s stoppage in the third round. Six months later ໃນ​ຂອງ​ພວກ​ເຂົາ “ການ​ແຂ່ງ​ຂັນ​ປູກ​ຢາງ​ພາ​ລາ,”, Garner stopped Gugenishvilli on punches in the fourth round to retain his title belt.

ໃນ M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 44 ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ພະ​ຈິກ 2013, Garner lost his crown to Polish challengerDamian Grabowski ໂດຍ​ການ​ສົ່ງ​ໄດ້​ຕະ​ຫຼອດ​ທີ​ສາມ​, (choke). In his last fight at M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 59, Garner was punched out in the opening round by Russian great Sergei Kharitonov one year ago in Kazakhstan.

One other fight has been announced for M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 69 as Croatian featherweight Antun “Killer” Racice (18-7-0, M​-1: 3-4-0) takes on undefeated Russian prospect Movsar Evloev (5-0-0, M​-1: 5-0-0).

Racice, who is coming off a split decision loss to Vitali Branchuk last February at M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 64, ເປັນແມ່ບົດການຍື່ນສະເຫນີ, while Evloev is a strong striker who stopped Alexander Krupenkin in the opening round at M​-1 ທ້າ​ຫມູ່​ຫຼິ້ນ 66 in his most recent action.

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