Out of Obscurity: Looking Ahead (Dec. 22 – Dec. 25) The MMA Corner Staff December 22, 2011 Events 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 Dec. 22 and Dec. 25: [tabgroup][tab title=”Spotlight Event”] World Ultimate Full Contact: Best from the Best (Mahachkala, Russia; Dec. 24) Fresh off his heavyweight title defense at “King of the Cage: Magnaflow” on Dec. 15, Bellator and ShoXC veteran Tony Lopez (27-8) heads to Russia to vie for the WUFC world heavyweight title against Shamil Abdurahimov (12-1)…The event airs live via pay-per-view at GoFightLive. [/tab][/tabgroup] Dec. 23 King Combat 2 (Macapa, Amapa, Brazil) Iliarde Santos (22-6-1) locks horns with Fabricio Guerreiro (12-1). Dec. 25 Other Events Zst: Swat! 45 (Tokyo) Photo: Tony Lopez (L) battles Esteves Jones at KOTC: Magnaflow (Adrian Gallegos/mmaprime.tv)
