Lorenz Larkin chose alternate grand prix spot to avoid long layoff

Lorenz Larkin knows he belongs in consideration among the top welterweights in Bellator. But he wasn’t going to wait around for the chance to prove it.
When the eight-man bracket for the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix was announced in August, it featured a who’s who of the division’s best, including champion Rory MacDonald, former champions Douglas Lima and Andrey Koreshkov, and rising star Michael “Venom” Page. Larkin was slotted into an alternate bout, wh