M-1 Challenge 27 salaries and medical suspensions- Vinny Magalhaes’s $5,500 tops card

Phoenix, AZ -Champions led the pack of reported salaries from M-1 Global's Arizona debut over the weekend. Vinny Magalhaes ($5,500) successfully defended his light heavyweight belt versus Mikhail Zayats ($3,000) and the former Ultimate Fighter finalist was also the highest paid combatant on the card.

ULTMMA.com (www.ultmma.com) recently requested and today received the list of officially disclosed payouts as well as medical suspensions from the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission

M-1 Challenge 27 took place at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, AZ and aired on the premium cable channel Showtime. His fourth fight under the M-1 Global banner, Magalhaes finished Zayats with a one shot head kick followed by punches in the third round of their title bout.

American heavyweight Kenny Garner( $5,000), who captured the M-1 interim heavyweight title, was the second highest paid fighter on the card.

Total payout for the event included:

Daniel Madrid - $2,500

Tom Gallicchio - $3,000

Joshua Thorpe - $2,000

Yasubey Enomoto - $4,500

Eddie Arizmendi - $2,500

Artur Guseinov - $2,250

Kenny Garner - $5,000

Maxim Grishin - $2,000

Vinny Magalhaes - $5,500

Mikhail Zayats - $3,000

Medical suspensions:

Frederick Lumpkin (Amateur) - 30 Day Suspension

Maxim Grishin (Pro) - 60 Day Suspension due to Head Blows (Fatigue) Went to Hospital

Kenneth Garner (Pro) - 45 Day Suspension (Fatigue) and Indefinite Suspension (Needs Opthalmology Clearance) Cut on Retina

Mikhail Zayats (Pro) - 30 Day Suspension (TKO) Ref stops contest