Each local fighter is coming off a different yet disappointing result going into Saturday’s event at The Forum
A trio of local fighters will be participating on the Bellator 290 preliminaries card Saturday night at The Forum.Here’s a look at the fighters, their last bouts and what to expect Saturday:“Things are not going as planned, but when things are not going as planned, you have to find a way to make it work.”
At the time, Gracie was on the cusp of vying for the Bellator welterweight title. But he lost a unanimous decision to Jason Jackson, then rebounded with a first-round TKO of Mark Lemminger. No pressure, said Gracie. That’s reserved for fighting in front of his uncles, Royce and Gracie, who will be among the MMA legends in attendance for“My uncles, they are like superheroes for me,” he said. “When I was growing up, I remember when I dressed for Halloween, I used to dress up in my gi and say that I am Royce Gracie.”To hear Larkin tell it, he was speechless with how his July bout finished with Mukhamed Berkhamov.
“If you get hit in a certain spot, if you get hit with force, you’re dropped,” the Riverside fighter said. “If it doesn’t drop you, it’s gonna make your knees buckle, you know? And I hit him with it. And he was still fighting for the takedown.” The decision ended a run of six consecutive victories for Larkin, 36, who said he was more than happy to accept another fight against an unranked opponent on a 12-fight winning streak whom few wanted to face.
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