Out of Obscurity: Looking Ahead (Aug. 18 – Aug. 21) The MMA Corner Staff August 18, 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 Aug. 18 and Aug. 21: [tabgroup][tab title=”Spotlight Event”] Superior Cage Combat 2 (Las Vegas; Aug. 20) UFC and WEC veteran John Alessio (31-14) meets Strikeforce and Bellator vet Waachiim Spiritwolf (9-8-1)…UFC and Bellator veteran Josh Neer (30-10-1) takes on WEC vet Blas Avena (7-4)…UFC and EliteXC veteran Justin Buchholz (11-6) squares off with Thiago Meller (17-3)…UFC and IFL veteran John Gunderson (31-11-2) tangles with James Birdsley (37-12)…David Bollea (3-0), nephew of pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, is slated to face Jimmy Jones (2-0). [/tab][/tabgroup] Aug. 19 Fight Time 6: Pride and Glory (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Bellator and EliteXC veteran Mike Bernhard (9-2) is slated to face Justin Guthrie (5-4). Legends of Fighting 48: Mega (Indianapolis) UFC veteran Sean McCorkle (11-2) fights Alex Rozman (1-13). Shark Fights 18 (Reno, Nev.) TUF 8 alum and UFC veteran Shane Nelson (13-5) takes on Strikeforce and EliteXC veteran Aaron Wetherspoon (8-3) in the evening’s main event…IFL and MFC veteran Emanuel Newton (15-6-1) battles Ricky Shivers (10-5-1). Other Events Disorderly Conduct: Respect is Earned (Omaha, Neb.) Fight Card Entertainment 41: Devastation (Chicago) High Stakes at Hinckley Grand Casino (Hinckley, Minn.) Hombres de Honor 26 (Maspalomas, Spain) MEZ Sports: Pandemonium 5 (Riverside, Calif.) Renaissance MMA 21: Strength and Honor (New Orleans) Ring Rulers: Reloaded (West Monroe, La.) Aug. 20 All Sports Promotion: Champions Night (Koszalin, Poland) In a fight that made Sherdog’s list of 10 August Tussles Worth Watching, Pride veteran and Olympic gold medalist judoka Pawel Nastula (2-4) squares off with two-time Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Andrzej Wronski (0-0). BAMMA USA: Badbeat 3 (Commerce, Calif.) TUF 11 alum Joseph Henle (4-0-1) fights Gabriel Lopez (1-5). Euro Tat2 Fight Tour (Rockford, Ill.) UFC and Affliction veteran Tim Sylvia (28-7) is slated to face Patrick Barrentine (9-5)…UFC and Strikeforce veteran Sean Salmon (18-15) looks to snap a six-fight losing streak when he takes on UFC vet LaVerne Clark (26-18-1)…The event airs live via pay-per-view at GoFightLive. Hoosier Fight Club 8 (Valparaiso, Ind.) TUF 9 alum Frank Lester (6-5) locks horns with Justin Ruggio (2-0)…TUF 8 alum and UFC veteran Phillipe Nover (4-3-1) squares off with Jake Murphy (2-1). Jungle Fight 31 (Itu, Sao Paulo, Brazil) Two-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion and Bellator veteran Sergio Moraes (6-1) goes up against Jose Ribamar (29-5-1) in a fight that made Sherdog’s list of 10 August Tussles Worth Watching. King of the Cage: Overdrive (Norman, Okla.) Donald Sanchez (22-11) will defend his KOTC bantamweight (145 lb.) title against fellow Bellator veteran Jeremy Spoon (10-0) in a fight that made Sherdog’s list of 10 August Tussles Worth Watching…Pride and EliteXC veteran Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett (24-23-2) locks horns with Dejuan Jackson (5-10). Pacific X-treme Combat 26 (Manila, Philippines) Dream and EliteXC veteran Ross Ebanez (20-7) clashes with Hyun Gyu Lim (6-3-1). Ring of Fire 41: Bragging Rights (Broomfield, Colo.) UFC and WEC veteran Tyler Toner (11-3) fights JR Sims (2-2). Other Events Absolute Action MMA 17: Stacked (Florence, Ky.) Airing live via ppv at GoFightLive Battlefield Fight League 10 (Vernon, British Columbia, Canada) Airing live on The Fight Network in Canada Black and Blue Entertainment: New Blood 2 (Brooklet, Ga.) Cage Fighting Xtreme: Fight Night in Brainerd (Brainerd, Minn.) Caged Chaos 3: Wanted (Columbia, S.C.) Deep: Japan MMA League 2011 vol. 4 (Tokyo) Airing tape delayed on The Fight Network in Canada Dragon House MMA 7 (San Francisco) Extreme Adrenaline Championships 2 (Fredericktown, Ohio) Extreme Challenge 190 (Quincy, Ill.) Global Fighting Alliance 14: No Mercy (Leesville, La.) MMA Big Show: Fearless (Cincinnati) MMA Brawl Room: War at the ITAM I (Youngstown, Ohio) Morehead City Mayhem (Morehead City, N.C.) NLF 1: The Beginning (Ardmore, Okla.) Primetime MMA: Annihilation 2 (Burnsville, Minn.) Spartan FC 9 (Ashland, Ky.) Supreme Cage Fighting (Logansport, Ind.) Xtreme Fight Events: Cage Wars 9 (Chester, Pa.) Aug. 21 Other Events Deep: clubDeep in Diana 2 (Tokyo) Dollar D Promotions: Melon Thump’n 3 (Rocky Ford, Colo.) Gladiator Challenge: Pro-Am Series (San Jacinto, Calif.) Krucial Kombat: The Defiance County Fair (Hicksville, Ohio) South West Fighting Championships 3 (Torquay, Devon, England) Universal Reality Combat Championship: Davao Digmaan 3 (Davao City, Philippines) Photo: John Alessio (Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog)