A rematch of last year’s M-1 Challenge 53 main event in Beijing is scheduled to take place on July 3rd in Kazakhstan.
Last year in Beijing, Sergei Kharitanov and Kenny Garner fought for the better part of three rounds before the ringside doctor called off the fight. Eight months later, the two heavyweights will cross paths once again at M-1 Challenge 59 in Kazakhstan to determine a victor.
Moscow's Kharitanov is a veteran of promotions such as PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM and Strikeforce, where he holds wins over the likes of current UFC champion Fabricio Werdum, as well as Andrei Arlovski, Alistar Overeem and Pedro Rizzo.