{"id":44700,"date":"2012-11-08T13:01:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T21:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=44700"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:27:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:27:46","slug":"luke-rockhold-vs-lorenz-larkin-set-for-january-12-strikeforce-event-strikeforce-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold-vs-lorenz-larkin-set-for-january-12-strikeforce-event-strikeforce-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Rockhold vs. Lorenz Larkin set for January 12 Strikeforce event | Strikeforce News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-Copy17.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22789\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Luke-Rockhold-Copy17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luke Rockhold and Lorenz Larkin have a new date, this after their title fight was postponed\u00a0due to injury, and then a\u00a0card cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>The current Strikeforce middleweight champion Rockhold (10-1 MMA, 9-0 SF),\u00a0 and number 1 contender Lorenz Larkin (13-0 MMA, 4-0 SF) are being targeted for an unannounced Strikeforce card\u00a0set for\u00a0January 12, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold is unbeaten in Strikeforce and has defended his\u00a0belt twice since winning it\u00a0from Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza. Rockhold most recently defended his title in July, defeating challenger\u00a0Tim Kennedy by unanimous decision in Portland, Oregon. Prior the Kennedy bout, Rockhold made quick work of Keith Jardine, stopping him in the first round of their January 2012 fight.<\/p>\n<p>Larkin comes into the title\u00a0bout fresh off a dominant win over Robbie Lawler at &#8220;Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy&#8221; in July. Larkin, who is undefeated in his MMA career,\u00a0suffered a second-round knockout\u00a0loss\u00a0to Muhammed &#8220;King Mo&#8221; Lawal in January, but Lawal tested positive for a banned steroid and the result was flipped to a no contest.<\/p>\n<p>Rockhold and Larkin were initially\u00a0scheduled to meet in the co-main event of Strikeforce&#8217;s November 3rd show in Oklahoma City, but that card was scrapped\u00a0soon after Rockhold\u00a0was forced\u00a0out with a wrist injury.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDuring the cancellation announcement, Showtime and Strikeforce executives stated that\u00a0a blockbuster card was being planned for January. More announcements are expected soon, so stay tuned to bjpenn.com for further updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Rockhold and Lorenz Larkin have a new date, this after their title fight was postponed\u00a0due to injury, and then a\u00a0card cancellation. 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