With a TKO loss to Brian Foster at this past weekend's UFC 106 event, UFC welterweight Brock Larson will now look for work outside the organization.
The veteran fighter today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he was cut from the UFC's roster following the Nov. 21 defeat.
Larson leaves the organization with a 24-6 record, which included a 3-3 mark in the UFC and a 4-1 record in the WEC.
"It's probably a good thing," Larson stated via text message. "I was having a hard time getting motivated for my last two fights. I needed a change. The undercards just didn't do it for me."
Larson went 1-1 during separate UFC stints in 2005 and 2006. After a 4-1 run in the WEC from 2006 to 2008, he joined the UFC earlier this year. He submitted Jesse Sanders and Mike Pyle (in a "Submission of the Night" performance) but then dropped a decision to Mike Pierce and a TKO to Brian Foster at UFC 106. All four of this year's UFC fights were on un-aired preliminary cards.
Larson mentioned Strikeforce and Japanese organizations such as DREAM or World Victory Road as a possible next home.
An organization such as Strikeforce, for example, would be a good fit. The promotion has fighters such as Jake Shields, Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron under contract, but no champion has been crowned in the weight class.
Larson, 32, is a member of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, where he trains with the likes of Brock Lesnar, Sean Sherk and Nik Lentz.
source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/16994/ufc-cuts-welterweight-brock-larson-following-ufc-106-loss.mma
Not a major loss in my opinion and not a major gain for Strikeforce either in my opinion.
The veteran fighter today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he was cut from the UFC's roster following the Nov. 21 defeat.
Larson leaves the organization with a 24-6 record, which included a 3-3 mark in the UFC and a 4-1 record in the WEC.
"It's probably a good thing," Larson stated via text message. "I was having a hard time getting motivated for my last two fights. I needed a change. The undercards just didn't do it for me."
Larson went 1-1 during separate UFC stints in 2005 and 2006. After a 4-1 run in the WEC from 2006 to 2008, he joined the UFC earlier this year. He submitted Jesse Sanders and Mike Pyle (in a "Submission of the Night" performance) but then dropped a decision to Mike Pierce and a TKO to Brian Foster at UFC 106. All four of this year's UFC fights were on un-aired preliminary cards.
Larson mentioned Strikeforce and Japanese organizations such as DREAM or World Victory Road as a possible next home.
An organization such as Strikeforce, for example, would be a good fit. The promotion has fighters such as Jake Shields, Nick Diaz and Jay Hieron under contract, but no champion has been crowned in the weight class.
Larson, 32, is a member of the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, where he trains with the likes of Brock Lesnar, Sean Sherk and Nik Lentz.
source: http://mmajunkie.com/news/16994/ufc-cuts-welterweight-brock-larson-following-ufc-106-loss.mma
Not a major loss in my opinion and not a major gain for Strikeforce either in my opinion.