Reagan Penn (0-0), younger brother to UFC icon B.J. Penn, will make his professional MMA debut against Paul Gardner (2-0) at ProElite 1.

ProElite vice president of fight operations T. Jay Thompson today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the welterweight bout is signed, sealed and delivered.

ProElite 1 takes place Aug. 27 at storied MMA venue Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.

Penn brings black belt credentials to the cage and a wealth of experience outside it as one of his older brother's coaches and training partners.

Tennessean Gardner, meanwhile, has ended all of his amateur and professional fights with strikes and done so in the first round.

ProElite 1 is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Andrei Arlovski and Ray Lopez. Additional bouts include a middleweight clash between UFC vet Drew McFedries and Kala Hose, and a rematch between "The Ultimate Fighter 3" winner Kendall Grove and UFC vet Joe Riggs.

The latest card currently includes:

• Andrei Arlovski vs. Ray Lopez
• Kendall Grove vs. Joe Riggs
• Kala Hose vs. Drew McFedries
• Reagan Penn vs. Paul Gardner
• Mark Ellis vs. Jake Heun
• Sara McCann vs. Raquel Pa'aluhi