Lorenz Larkin (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

currently competing in the

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division of

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. A professional competitor since 2009, Larkin formerly competed for

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and the

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(UFC). As of August 16, he is #8 in the Bellator Middleweight Rankings.

Background

Larkin was born and raised in

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as one of nine siblings. Larkin began training in

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

at a young age and also played football, but soon gave it up because he did not excel at it or other team sports. He attended

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. Afterwards, he continued boxing but was not able to compete as much as he would like to, due to his father's objections. Larkin also felt that he was too short to be a professional boxer in the

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division, so he took up

Kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

and

Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

which led him to mixed martial arts. Prior to his career in mixed martial arts, Larkin also trained in

Kung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

. In an interview, Larkin stated he enjoyed the martial arts movies that were popular around the time he was growing up and wanted to be a Kung Fu fighter.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Larkin holds records of 5-0 and 10-0 in amateur boxing and amateur mixed martial arts, respectively, with one of those wins coming against Heavyweight prospect Walt Harris. Making his professional MMA debut in August 2009, he compiled an undefeated record of 12-0.

Strikeforce

Larkin made his debut in the

promotion on April 1, 2011, against kickboxer

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at Strikeforce Challengers: Wilcox vs. Damm, replacing

Satoshi Ishii is a Japanese-born judoka, mixed martial artist, kickboxer and submission grappler who has held Croatian citizenship since 2019. Ishii won the gold medal in Olympic Judo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the ...

on a week's notice. Larkin won the fight via

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in the second round and earned praise for his impressive performance against a veteran fighter, while being largely unheard of himself. Larkin returned to the promotion in June 2011. He faced

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and won the fight via unanimous decision. Villante controlled the first round from top position but Larkin turned it around in the second round by keeping the fight on the feet and landing many strong kicks to the legs of his opponent. Larkin kept this up in the third round while also scoring an unexpected takedown in the last ten seconds. Larkin was originally scheduled to headline the next challengers event against

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but Zwicker pulled out due to an injury. Larkin instead faced Nick Rossborough and won the fight via unanimous decision. Larkin next faced

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at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine. He lost the fight via KO in the second round, the first loss of his professional career. However, the result was overturned and changed to a No Contest after Lawal tested positive for steroids (

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). For his next fight, Larkin dropped down to Middleweight division. He faced heavy-handed future UFC welterweight champion

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on July 14, 2012, at Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Larkin was to challenge

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for the championship on November 3, 2012, at Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir. The event was to be held at the

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in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, but was cancelled in October 2012. The fight was rescheduled and set to take place on January 12, 2013. However, Rockhold once again pulled out of the fight due to injury. Larkin was then scheduled to face

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, but the fight never materialized.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In January 2013, the Strikeforce organization was closed by its parent company Zuffa. A list of fighters scheduled to be brought over to the Ultimate Fighting Championship was released in mid-January and Larkin was one of the fighters listed. On February 9, 2013, the UFC announced that Larkin would make his debut against

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at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez in San Jose, California. He lost the fight due to a controversial unanimous decision with many major MMA media scoring the fight as a win for Larkin. For his second UFC appearance, Larkin faced

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on November 6, 2013, at

UFC Fight Night 31 ''UFC: Fight for the Troops 3'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 31'') was a mixed martial arts event held on November 6, 2013, at Fort Campbell in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Background The event was th ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Larkin faced

Brad Tavares Bradley Kaipo Sarbida Tavares (born December 21, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Tavares currently competes in the middleweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2007, Tavares foug ...

on January 15, 2014, at

UFC Fight Night 35 ''UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 35'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 15, 2014, at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. The event was broadcast live on Fox Sports 1, and was ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Larkin faced

Costas Philippou Constantinos Philippou ( gr, Κωνσταντίνος Φιλίππου, born November 29, 1979) is a retired Greek-Cypriot mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the UFC's Middleweight division. Early life Philippou was born in Limassol o ...

UFC Fight Night 40 ''UFC Fight Night: Brown vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 40'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 10, 2014, at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. Background The event was the second time that the organization has held ...

. He lost the back-and-forth fight via knockout in the first round. Larkin was expected to face

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. However, after

was cancelled, Larkin/Brunson was rescheduled and eventually took place on August 30, 2014, at

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. Larkin lost the fight by unanimous decision. For his next fight, Larkin moved down to the welterweight division. He faced

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on January 18, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 59 ''UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 59'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 18, 2015, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between ...

. Larkin won the fight via TKO in the first round. The performance also earned Larkin his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Larkin faced

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on June 27, 2015, at

UFC Fight Night 70 ''UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 70'') was a mixed martial arts event held on June 27, 2015, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Background The event was originally expected t ...

. Larkin won the fight via TKO in the second round and earned a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus. Larkin faced

Albert Tumenov Albert Khuseinovich Tumenov (russian: Альберт Туменов; krc, Альберт Туменланы; born December 26, 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former amateur boxer. Tumenov competes in the welterweight di ...

on January 2, 2016, at

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. He lost the back-and-forth fight by split decision. Larkin faced

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on May 29, 2016, at

UFC Fight Night 88 ''UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 88'') was a mixed martial arts event held on May 29, 2016, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background A bantamweight bout between top undefeated p ...

. He won the back-and-forth fight via split decision. Larkin faced

Neil Magny Aoutneil "Neil" Jacques Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2010, Magny ...

on August 20, 2016, at

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. He won the bout via TKO in the first round, after hurting his opponent with leg kicks and finishing the fight with elbows.

Bellator MMA

In March 2017, Larkin announced he had signed a multi-fight deal with

. In his debut, Larkin faced welterweight champion

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at Bellator NYC on June 24, 2017. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In his second fight for the promotion, Larkin faced British striker

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on September 23, 2017, at Bellator 183. Despite a good first round where he stunned Daley multiple times, He went on to lose the fight via knockout in the second round. Larkin faced

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in a catchweight bout at Bellator 193 on January 26, 2018. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Larkin was expected to face

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at Bellator 207. On October 1, 2018, news surfaced that Silva pulled out of the fight due to an injury, and he was replaced by Ion Pascu. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Larkin was expected to headline Bellator 219 against

Andrey Koreshkov Andrey Andreevich Koreshkov (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Корешков, born August 23, 1990) is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA. He is the former Bellator Welterw ...

on March 29, 2019, but withdrew from the fight due to an injury. The bout with Koreshkov eventually headlined Bellator 229 on October 4, 2019. Larkin won the back-and-forth bout via split decision. Larkin faced

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at Bellator & Rizin: Japan on December 29, 2019. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Larkin was scheduled to face Costello van Steenis in a middleweight bout at

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on May 7, 2021. On April 27, it was announced that van Steenis suffered an injury during training and pulled out of the bout. On May 1, former Bellator Middleweight World Champion

Rafael Carvalho Rafael Carvalho de Souza (born 27 July 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions of Bellator MMA, where he was a former Bellator Middleweight World Champion. As o ...

was announced as a replacement. Larkin won the bout via split decision. Larkin was scheduled to fight Khalid Murtazaliev on May 6, 2022 at

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. However at the end of March, Murtazaliev pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Anthony Adams. Adams in turn pulled out as well and was replaced by UFC vet Kyle Stewart. Larkin won the bout within the first round, landing multiple knees to the body and punches on Stewart while he was on the ground. Returning to Welterweight, Larkin faced Mukhamed Berkhamov on July 22, 2022 at

Bellator 283 ''Bellator 283: Lima vs. Jackson'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on July 22, 2022 at Emerald Queen Casino and Hotel in Tacoma, Washington, United States. Background Visiting the state of Washington fo ...

. Half way through the first round, Larkin landed an elbow on the back of Berkhamov's head, resulting in him not being able to continue. The bout was declared a no contest.

Championships and accomplishments

*Mez Sports MMA **MSMMA Light Heavyweight Championship (One time) *

** Fight of the Night (One time) vs.

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(One time) vs.

Mixed martial arts record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Larkin, Lorenz 1986 births African-American mixed martial artists American male mixed martial artists American wushu practitioners American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Living people Mixed martial artists from California Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Mixed martial artists utilizing wushu Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Sportspeople from Riverside, California Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Strikeforce

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bellator MMA

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

See also

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