Out of Obscurity: Looking Ahead (June 30 – July 3)

Every Thursday, The MMA Corner takes a look at the upcoming weekend’s schedule of small regional and international shows with a focus on UFC and Pride veterans as well as consensus-ranked fighters. Here’s what’s going down between June 30 and July 3:

Spotlight Event

Spotlight Event

Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 9 (Johannesburg, South Africa; June 30)

Norman Wessels (3-0) will put his EFCA heavyweight title on the line against Ruan Potts (2-0) in a fight that made Sherdog’s list of 10 June Tussles Worth Watching.

June 30

King of the Cage: Next Generation (Highland, Calif.)

KOTC middleweight champion Brandon Hunt (7-2) will defend his title against David Gomez (8-3).

July 1

Other Events

All Star Promotions: Combat United (Los Angeles)
Breakthrough MMA: Proving Ground (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
Cage Combat 4 (Humble, Texas)
Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA (Las Vegas)

July 2

MMA Live 2 (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada)

No. 6-ranked 125-pound female fighter Sheila Gaff (9-4-1) locks horns with Anna Barone (1-2).

Other Events

Combat USA: Strive (Manitowoc, Wis.)
Deep: Japan MMA League 2011 (Tokyo)
OneWorld MMA: Dc Max 6: The Legacy Fight Series (Washington, D.C.)
Orions Fight Night 3 (Teresina, Piaui, Brazil)
Purgatory Championship Fights 4 (Wauseon, Ohio)

July 3

Other Events

Seconds Out/Vivid MMA: Tour of Duty 5 (Wyoming, Minn.)
Zst: Swat! 41 (Tokyo)

Top photo: Norman Wessels (r) (Extreme Fighting Championship Africa)

About the Author

Bryan Henderson

Bryan Henderson became a fan of MMA in the late '90s when he happened upon the early UFC events on VHS at a local video rental store. He started writing about the sport on his Sporting News member blog in 2007 before becoming an official staff writer for Sporting News' "The Rumble" MMA/boxing blog. He then became a staff writer and the Features Manager for MMA DieHards before moving on to assume the same roles in his current position with The MMA Corner. In addition to covering mixed martial arts, Bryan also operates the Modified Mind body modification e-zine website.