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ST. Petersburg, Russia (June 29, 2016) – M-1 Global has announced heavyweights Denis Smoldarev and American MMA veteran Kenny “Deuce” Garner will square off in the M-1 ba-Bothata ba 69 ka sehloohong ketsahalo, Moqebelo bosiu, July 16, a Ingushetia, Russia.
M-1 ba-Bothata ba 69 will be streamed live from Ingushetia in high definition onwww.M1Global.TV. Bashebelli tla ba khona ho shebella selelekela lintoa le ka sehloohong karete ya ka logging pele ho ngodisa ka www.M1Global.TV. Fans ka 'na shebella tsohle tse ka khato ka lik'homphieutha tsa bona, hammoho le ka Android le Apple Smart phone le matlapa a.
Known as the “Brock Lesnar of Estonia,” Smoldarev (11-2-0, M-1 ba-: 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 ba-Bothata ba 64, Smoldarev lost by third-round submission via a choke to Alexander Volkov for the vacant M-1 Challenge heavyweight championship.
 Smoldarev (batho ba batsho likutu) drives a knee into his opponent
 Garner (16-9-0, M-1 ba-: 9-7-0), loantša tsoa Port St. Lucie, Florida, was the M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion four years ago. A 2011 ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 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 – literaeke) ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 32, the stage was set for Garner to challenge “kamehla” M-1 Challenge heavyweight title-holder Guran Gugenishvilli in a rematch to avenge an earlier loss.Garner graduated from Interim to “kamehla” M-1 Challenge heavyweight champion June 21, 2012 with a victory over Gugenishvilli via doctor’s stoppage in the third round. Six months later a bona “rabara a bapisoa,”, Garner stopped Gugenishvilli on punches in the fourth round to retain his title belt.
Ka M-1 ba-Bothata ba 44 ka November 2013, Garner lost his crown to Polish challengerDamian Grabowski a boraro ho pota ikokobelletsa (bipetsa). In his last fight at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 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 ba-Bothata ba 69 as Croatian featherweight Antun “Killer” Racic (18-7-0, M-1 ba-: 3-4-0) e nka tebello e sa hlōloeng ea Russia Movsar Evloev (5-0-0, M-1 ba-: 5-0-0).
Racic, who is coming off a split decision loss to Vitali Branchuk last February at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 64, is a submission master, while Evloev is a strong striker who stopped Alexander Krupenkin in the opening round at M-1 ba-Bothata ba 66 in his most recent action.
 (Antun Racic (L), Movsar Evloev (R)
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