Lorenz Larkin is on one of the best runs of his professional MMA career and credits a fresh perspective for his success.
When Bellator and Rizin collide for their second co-promotional event in Japan on July 29, Larkin (25-7 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) will look to extend his current winning streak to eight. Standing across the cage from him at Bellator X Rizin 2 will be former Bellator welterweight champ Andrey Koreshkov (26-4 MMA, 15-4 BMMA).
Larkin doesn’t care about the name he’ll be facing. In fact, he believes changing his mentality to not caring about much at all is the reason he’s running so hot at this point in his career.
“I really think I just stopped giving a f*ck about everything,” Larkin told MMA Junkie Radio. “The good thing is, even if something is bothering me like out there, when I fight or when I train, that sh*t is out of my head. I don’t even think about it. But I think for the most part, I just stopped worrying about every-f*cking-thing else that comes with fighting.”
Larkin, 36, says he will also get some added motivation in his second appearance of 2023 because he will be fighting at Saitama Super Arena, which is one of his favorite locations on the planet. However, beyond that, and whatever the result is against Koreshkov, “The Monsoon” just hopes Bellator can keep him active, because he has no plans on slowing down.
“Just keep me busy,” Larkin said. “I’m not even worried about all the other bullsh*t, just keep me fighting. Because with me, when I’m stagnant, that’s the sh*t that’s stupid for me. I either get big, which I’m pretty sure is no f*cking secret now. I get big. If there’s no fight on the table, like, I don’t just f*cking train 24/7. I don’t beat up my body like that. I’m doing other sh*t. I’m f*cking off-roading or shooting, or f*cking doing other sh*t.
“So for me, keep me excited. keep me busy. I never b*tch and complain about opponents. Just keep me busy. So far, I’ve had one fight in February, and then I got this fight now, so we’ll see if that comes true or not. But in the past, it’s been like two fights a year, so I don’t know.”
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