#lorenz larkin

The fuck is Lorenz fighting at?

Albert Tumenov vs Lorenz Larkin - UFC 195

Man, imagine if things had shaken out differently. Tumenov and Larkin stayed in the UFC and mixed it up with guys like Wonderboy, Luque, Burns, JDM, Neal, etc. Ton of great match ups.

For those that don't know, Lorenz Larkin was a Strikeforce fighter that had got folded into the UFC when they bought Strikeforce. Had wins over guys like Robbie Lawler and Gian Villante in Strikeforce and had a bit of hype coming into the UFC. He had a rough go at 185lbs before dropping to 170lbs. Once there, he evolved into an incredibly potent kickboxing threat. Knocked out guys like Ponzinibbio, Neil Magny, and Doomsday Howard and took a decision over Jorge Masvidal. He would leave the UFC for Bellator after his contract expired. Lost his debut, which was a fight for the Bellator WW title and has been like 9-2 in the promotion since.

Albert Tumenov was a highly acclaimed prospect heading into the UFC with a deep background in boxing. And it showed. Easily one of the best boxers in the division during his run. He struggled with grapplers though. After starting his UFC career 5-1, he was basically wrestled out the promotion with submission losses to Gunnar Nelson and Leon Edwards. But he is one of the most technical and fiercest strikers in the welterweight division still. He's 6-0 since being cut by the UFC and is the current ACA welterweight champion.

Lorenz Larkin vs Santiago Ponzinibbio

Lorenz Larkin (23-7) has had one of the most confounding careers I can think of in MMA. The man has wins over Santiago Ponzinibbio, Robbie Lawler, Neil Magny, Jorge Masvidal, John Howard, Andrey Koreshkov, and Gian Villante. But he also has some of the weirdest losses and fights where he just doesn’t show up. 

Currently though, Larkin is on a 5 fight win streak including wins over two former Bellator champions (Rafael Carvalho and Andrey Koreshkov). With the interim welterweight title fight on the horizon and no sign that Amasov will be able to fight anytime soon because of the war, who know where that leaves Larkin.