Liguori (Pictured) last fought at DaMMAge Fight League “The Big Bang” in November, when he notched a unanimous decision against John Salgado. The 27-year-old New Jersey native trains alongside former middleweight King of Pancrase Ricardo Almeida and current UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Liguori -- who has won three fights in a row, five of his last six and nine of his past 12 -- owns notable victories against “The Ultimate Fighter” alums Matt Brown and Dorian Price.
Sixteen of Malyutin’s 27 fights have gone the distance. The 29-year-old Russian last competed under the ProFC banner in November, when he dropped a unanimous decision to Gor Harutunian in Armenia. Malyutin has alternated between wins and losses in each of his last five fights. Wins over KSW veteran Niko Puhakka, South Korean lightweight Yui Chul Nam and Pride Fighting Championships alum Luiz Azeredo anchor his resume. In 27 professional outings, Malyutin has never been knocked out.
Other featured matchups at Ring of Combat 35 pit Kurt Pellegrino protégé Justin Haskins against Liam Kerrigan, UFC castaway Sean Salmon against Renzo Gracie disciple Tom DeBlass and middleweight prospect Uriah Hall against Aung La Nsang. The New Jersey-based promotion has spawned a number of top talents in recent years, including the world-ranked Jim Miller, former International Fight League champion Dan Miller and unbeaten middleweight prospect Chris Weidman.
Ring of Combat 35
Friday, April 8
Tropicana Resort and Casino
Atlantic City, N.J.
Chris
Liguori vs. Mikhail
Malyutin
George
Sullivan vs. Elijah
Harshbarger
Justin
Haskins vs. Liam
Kerrigan
Gabriel
Miglioli vs. George
Sheppard
Sean
Salmon vs. Tom
DeBlass
Uriah
Hall vs. Aung La
Nsang
Ryan
Vaccaro vs. Evan
Chmielski
Michael LaDuke vs. Claudio
Ledesma
Tom
English vs. Mike
Prokop
Michael
Andrillo vs. Daniel
Akinyemi
Joe
Abouata vs. J.A.
Dudley
Frankie Perez vs. Andre
Shuler