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Grishin vs. Garner, M-1 Challenge XXVII

“It makes no difference to me, I was going to have to fight him anyway” – Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner.

Outspoken M-1 Heavyweight Kenny “Deuce” Garner is rarely at a loss for words.  Coming off an impressive win over Pat Bennett on July 8^th, Deuce had set the table for a rematch with current M-1 Challenge Heavyweight Champion Guram  Gugenishvili .  A significant training injury to the champion’s elbow has caused the bout to be delayed. However all is not lost, as the flamboyant ATT Port St. Lucie slugger will now face M-1 Challenge veteran and top contender Maxim Grishin for the M-1 Challenge Interim Heavyweight title.  M-1 Challenge XXVII:  Grishin vs Garner will air LIVE on SHOWTIME on Friday, October 14 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast) and feature bouts from the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.

We recently had a chance to speak with Kenny Garner, and although there has been an 11^th hour change in plans, Deuce is taking it all in stride “ It makes no difference to me who I fight, Guram , Grimace, or Grishin.  The way I look at it I was going to have to fight Max after I beat Guram anyway”  said Garner “ M-1 can keep lining them up, and I’ll keep knocking them down, that’s my job, it’s what I do.”

Garner freely admits he continues to look forward to the chance to avenge his loss to Guram, a fight he views as a learning experience that can only make him stronger.  When asked his thoughts on the current Heavywight title holder he had this to say. “ Let Guram know that he is in my prayers, and I hope he has a quick recovery, because when we fight I want us both to be one hundred percent.”

Final Card

1) Vinny Magalhaes vs Mikhail Zayats
2)  Kenny Garner vs Maxim Grishin
3) Arthur Guseinov vs Eddie Arizmendi
4) Tom Gallicchio vs Daniel Madrid
5) Yasubey Enomoto vs Josh Thorpe

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M-1 Challenge XXVII: Guram vs. Garner 2

LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

Friday, October 14, 2011 From The Grand Canyon University Arena

in Phoenix, Arizona

CHICAGO (October 4, 2011) – M-1 GLOBAL announces the full card for the mixed martial arts (MMA) event titled M-1 Challenge XXVII: Guram vs. Garner 2. The bouts from the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona will air LIVE on SHOWTIME on Friday, October 14 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast).

The October 14th event is headlined with the five-round, heavyweight (265 Lbs.) championship bout between undefeated and reigning M-1 Global champion Guram Gugenishvili (11-0) and the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Tournament heavyweight winner Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner (7-3).

In co-main event action, M-1 Global Light Heavyweight (205 Lbs.) Champion and ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion Vinny Magalhaes (8-5) will make his first title defense against versatile Russian fighter Mikhail Zayats (14-5).

“I believe this is one of the most exciting cards we have put on. M-1’s third televised event on SHOWTIME has more depth and the fighters travelling from Europe have a point to prove,” said M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan. “Expect action from the first bell.”

The card also features versatile and feared Russian striker Arthur Guseinov (7-2) versus Eddie ‘Crazy Face’ Arizmendi (15-4) in a middleweight (185 Lbs.) collision

Arthur Guseinov’s last outing was a brief venture inside the ring at the M-1 Challenge: Bennett vs. Garner this past July; the high-powered striker knocked out Tyson ‘The Anti-Hero’ Jeffries with a spectacular spinning back-fist that was seen throughout North America thanks to making ESPN’s Plays of the Week.

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Yasubey Enomoto Ready for M-1 Challenge XXVII

LIVE ON SHOWTIME^®

Friday, October 14, 2011

From The Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona

CHICAGO (October 3, 2011) – M-1 GLOBAL announces the addition of Sengoku veteran Yasubey Enomoto (7-3) versus dangerous wrestler Josh Thorpe (10-4) for a Welterweight (170 Lbs.) bout at the mixed martial arts (MMA) event titled M-1 Challenge: Guram vs. Garner 2. The bouts from the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona will air LIVE on SHOWTIME on Friday, October 14 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast).

The October 14^th event is headlined with the five-round, heavyweight (265 Lbs.) championship bout between undefeated and reigning M-1 Global champion Guram Gugenishvili (11-0) and the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Tournament heavyweight winner Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner (7-3).

In co-main event action, M-1 Global Light Heavyweight (205 Lbs.) Champion and ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion Vinny Magalhaes (8-5) will make his first title defense against versatile Russian fighter Mikhail Zayats (14-5).

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Magalhaes vs. Zayats M-1 Challenge XXVII

ADCC Champion & M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Ace To Defend Belt Oct. 14th

Vinny Magalhaes: “I don’t really know who Mikhail Zayats is… I had to

Google him just to find out.”

Decorated Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, Vinny ‘Pezao’ Magalhaes (8-5) has been a tear as of late; not only has he culminated his sensational submission career with the recent gold medal at the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships, he’s also won  four MMA fights in a row and has had his arm raised in six out of his last seven outings. His recent run has been nothing short of an unbridled success; Magalhaes exhibited a commanding TKO victory over undefeated Jake Doerr on M-1’s SHOWTIME, through out a slick mounted Gogoplata submission on Viktor Nemkov to capture Europe’s leading mixed martial arts promotion’ Light Heavyweight strap and cemented himself as one of the planet’s best submission artists. All in all that equates to one incredible year.

Magalhaes’ next trip to the ring comes October 14^th as the co-main event on M-1 Global’s third US-based, televised event on SHOWTIME; standing opposite the champion will be Russia’s versatile standout fighter Mikhail Zayats.   Fans can capture the joint-jacking warriors in action from the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona LIVE on SHOWTIME starting at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast).

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M-1 Challenge XXVII

Official for Friday, October 14, 2011

From The Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona

NEW YORK (September 27, 2011) – M-1 GLOBAL announces the addition of relentless striker Tom Gallicchio (16-6) versus submission protégé Daniel ‘Blackout’ Madrid  (6-2) at the mixed martial arts (MMA) event titled M-1 Challenge: Guram vs. Garner 2. The bouts from the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona will air LIVE on SHOWTIME on Friday, October 14 at 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast).

The October 14^th event is headlined with the five-round, heavyweight (265 Lbs.) championship bout between undefeated and reigning M-1 Global champion Guram Gugenishvili (11-0) and the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Tournament heavyweight winner Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner (7-3).

In co-main event action, M-1 Global Light Heavyweight (205 Lbs.) Champion and ADCC Submission Wrestling World Champion Vinny Magalhaes (8-5) will make his first title defense against versatile Russian fighter Mikhail Zayats (14-5).

“This is a phenomenal stylistic matchup between two extremely talented fighters,” said Evgeni Kogan, M-1 Global’s Director of operations. “Gallicchio’s fights have marked some of the most exciting battles we’ve seen; he always comes prepared and is clearly determined to earn a shot at the title. Madrid has been on our radar for some time and this is his breakout opportunity; as part of the televised card on our third SHOWTIME event, he has a tough test at hand.”

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Kenny 'Deuce' Garner

Kenny Garner: “

This time there won’t be any mistakes!”

The relentless self-marketing machine, Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner (7-3), returns to action inside the confines of M-1 Global’s five-rope ring on October 14^th intent on making the most of a second shot at Europe’s leading MMA promotion’s heavyweight strap; the undefeated and reigning Champion Guram Gugenishvili (11-0) once again stands in Garner’s path to stardom. The battle from inside the new 5,500 seat Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona can be caught LIVE on SHOWTIMEstartingat 11 p.m. ET/PT (Delayed on the West Coast).

Garner earned his second shot at the belt with a systematic destruction of decorated American wrestler Pat Bennett; the bout marked a repeat of the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas tournament finals with a near identical outcome as Garner knocked out Bennett just past the one minute mark of the bout’s second frame.With the cameras rolling on his celebration, Garner quickly called out Guram

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