Out of Obscurity: Looking Ahead (April 4 – April 10)

Every Monday, MMA DieHards takes a look at the upcoming week’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 April 4 and April 10:

Marcus Davis (photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Spotlight Event: Maximum Fighting Championship 29: Conquer (Windsor, Ontario, Canada; April 8 )
Douglas Lima (17-4) will defend his MFC welterweight belt against UFC and Strikeforce veteran Terry Martin (21-8)…Ryan Jimmo (14-1) will put his MFC light heavyweight strap on the line against Bellator and Strikeforce veteran Zak Cummings (13-2)…UFC veteran Marcus Davis (17-8) clashes with Curtis Demarce (10-8)…UFC veteran Hermes Franca (20-11) is slated to face Robert Washington (9-2)…UFC and Strikeforce veteran Pete Spratt (21-19) goes up against Bellator vet Demi Deeds (15-8)…The event airs live on HDNet at 10 p.m. ET.

24/7 Entertainment: Professional Cage Fighting (Midland, Tex.; April 8 )
UFC and WEC veteran Will Campuzano (8-4) squares off with Randy Hinds (5-3).

Gruesome MMA: The Homecoming (Prestonsburg, Ky.; April 8 )
UFC veteran Joe Jordan (46-12-2) locks horns with Strikeforce vet Billy Vaughan (9-7)…TUF 12 alum and Strikeforce veteran Marc Stevens (12-6) welcomes Charlie Mullins (0-0) to the pro ranks…The event airs live via pay-per-view internet stream at GoFightLive.

Ring of Combat XXXV (Atlantic City, N.J.; April 8 )
UFC and EliteXC veteran Chris Liguori (12-8) meets M-1 Challenge vet Mikhail Malyutin (17-10)…UFC and Strikeforce veteran Sean Salmon (18-13) fights Tom DeBlass (3-0)…The event airs live via pay-per-view internet stream at GoFightLive.

Rogue Warrior Championship (El Paso, Tex.; April 8 )
UFC veteran Mike Van Arsdale (8-5) is slated to face Esteves Jones (6-1)…UFC and Bellator veteran Rich Clementi (39-18-1) tussles with Josh Hinkle (8-2).

XCage: Predators (Tijuana, Mexico; April 8 )
TUF 8 champion and UFC veteran Efrain Escudero (15-2) takes on Strikeforce and WEC vet Ashe Bowman (9-8)…UFC and WEC veteran Edgar Garcia (9-2) locks horns with Bellator vet Edwin Aguilar (22-15).

Hoosier Fight Club 7: Validation (Valparaiso, Ind.; April 9)
UFC veteran Forrest Petz (22-9) goes up against TUF 6 alum and Strikeforce vet John Kolosci (14-7)…UFC and IFL veterans Keith Wisniewski (26-12-1) and Chris Wilson (16-7) will do battle.

Jackson’s MMA Series 4 (Albuquerque, N.M.; April 9)
No. 10-ranked 135-pound female fighter and EliteXC veteran Julie Kedzie (15-8) clashes with EliteXC vet Kaitlin Young (4-4).

King of Kombat 10: Mass Destruction (Austin, Tex.; April 9)
UFC and Pride veteran Jorge Patino (23-13-1) battles Cleburn Walker (9-5)…Bellator and Pride veteran Luiz Azeredo (15-9) is slated to face Derek Campos (4-1).

Ringside MMA 10: Cote vs. Starnes (Montreal, Quebec, Canada; April 9)
In a fight that made Sherdog’s list of 10 April Tussles Worth Watching, Martin Desilets (11-2) squares off with Roger Hollett (11-3)…The evening’s headliner features a battle between UFC veterans Kalib Starnes (12-5-1) and Patrick Cote (13-7)…TUF 11 alum and IFL veteran Seth Baczynski (12-6) and prospect Alex Garcia (6-0) will vie for the interim welterweight title…The main card will air live on pay-per-view and the preliminary card airs live on The Fight Network in Canada…The event also airs live via pay-per-view internet stream at GoFightLive.

Ultimate Cage Battles: Stars and Stripes (Parma, Ohio; April 9)
M-1 Challenge and IFL veteran Eduardo Pamplona (13-2) tangles with Joe Bunch (12-3).

Xtreme Knockout 10 (Arlington, Tex.; April 9)
UFC and Bellator veteran Jake Rosholt (9-3) meets Bellator vet Brandon McDowell (32-29).

Other Events
April 8
American MMA Fight League (Newtown, Pa.)
Brutaal Genesis: The Rebirth (Maplewood, Ala.)
Classic Entertainment and Sports MMA 5: Cage of Pain (Lincoln, R.I.)
Rogue Warrior Cage Fighting Championships: Fighting for Our Wounded (El Paso, Tex.)
Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA (Las Vegas)

April 9
Arena Gold Fight 3 (Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Battle at the Fort IV (Hays, Kan.)
Cage Fight Live 1 (Herning, Denmark)
Caged Combat MMA (Flint, Mich.)
Caged on Campus 2 (Nelsonville, Ohio)
Extreme Challenge 178 (Oskaloosa, Iowa)
Extreme Challenge MMA (Quincy, Ill.)
FightWorld Cup 8: Road to Victory (Nerang, Queensland, Australia)
ICE 52 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Iron Man 4 (Savage, Minn.)
King of the Cage: Outkasts (Lac Du Flambeau, Wis.)
Kombat Zone 28 (Waterloo, Ind.)
Legacy Fighting Championship (Houston, Tex.)
NAAFS: Proving Ground MMA Series 4 (Akron, Ohio)
Premier Fighting Championship 5 (Amherst, Mass.)
Respect Fighting Championship 5 (Essen, Germany)
Samurai Fight Night 3 (Aberdare, Midglamorgan, Wales)
Tenth Legion: Symbol of Power (Hull City, England)
Xtreme Fight Promotions: Hard Knox at the Rox (Wilmington, N.C.)

April 10
Shooto: Gig Saitama 3 (Fujimi, Saitama, Japan)
Ultimate Cage Championships Contenders: Future Champions (Stockport, Greater Manchester, England)