The Bellator welterweight passed on a primary spot in the promotion’s grand prix, thinking he’d stay more active. Then a back injury took him out of a March fight against ex-champ Andrey Koreshkov.
In other words, exactly the fate he was trying to avoid.
”I was in this kind of limbo going, ‘When am I going to fight?’” Larkin told MMA Fighting.
Bellator eventually rebooked the Koreshkov fight for Oct. 4 at Bellator 229. Larkin figures if he can get in a few paydays in the next three months, this year won’t be a total wash.