{"id":45880,"date":"2012-11-26T10:31:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T18:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=45880"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:26:38","slug":"following-second-cancellation-team-larkin-says-its-obvious-rockhold-doesnt-want-the-fight-mma-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/following-second-cancellation-team-larkin-says-its-obvious-rockhold-doesnt-want-the-fight-mma-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Following Second Cancellation Team Larkin Says It&#8217;s Obvious Rockhold Doesn&#8217;t Want The Fight | MMA NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lorenz-larkin2.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lorenz-larkin2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"lorenz larkin2\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lorenz-larkin2.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lorenz-larkin2-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/lorenz-larkin2-361x250.jpeg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n    <em>\u201cIf you receive a bout agreement and can\u2019t fight you should say something right away. He\u2019s putting a lot of pressure on matchmakers because they\u2019re trying to put on this final card. What are you doing to Zuffa when you\u2019re pulling out and they\u2019re spending weeks on promoting the fight? Now they have to find a replacement fight and he needs to fight. When you think about it he hasn\u2019t fought in six months. So it\u2019s not only about fighting for a title but also from a financial stand point. It\u2019s frustrating. You signed to fight; you signed a bout agreement so let\u2019s fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cFor Luke, of course he wants to keep his title when he goes over to the UFC,\u201d DeWitt said. \u201cThat\u2019s going to be a bargaining chip when he restructures his contract for a UFC contract. I can see why this is a dangerous fight and obviously they don\u2019t want to fight us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Luke Rockhold has only fought nine times in nearly 5 years. However he has gone on a nine-fight unbeaten streak in that time and managed to catch a Strikeforce title in the process.<\/p>\n<p>While most of his time with Strikeforce has been marred with injuries, the champ has been dominant and pretty much willing to face anyone they put in front of him.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement of his injury cancellation this past weekend the manager behind Strikeforce middleweight contender, Lorenz Larkin, told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmadiehards.com\/live\/features\/larkins-camp-on-rockhold-pulling-out-of-title-bout-this-is-totally-unprofessional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Die Hard<\/a> he believes Rockhold is pulling a duck job.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf you receive a bout agreement and can\u2019t fight you should say something right away. He\u2019s putting a lot of pressure on matchmakers because they\u2019re trying to put on this final card. 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