Storbitanniens Paul Daley kommer att fightas mot Lorenz Larkin vid Bellator 183 som äger rum i SAP Center i San Jose den 23:e september. Detta har bekräftats av The Telegraph.
Båda welterviktarna förlorade i sina senaste matcher. Daley besegrades av Rory MacDonald denna maj medan Larkin föll i matchen om weltervikt-titeln mot Douglas Lima. Larkin gjorde i denna match även sin debut i Bellator.
The Telgraph rapporterade igår både Larkin och Daleys uttalanden om matchningen där de även gav sin åsikt om den andre.
Paul Daley hade följande att säga om sin motståndare som han ansåg vara överskattad:
Larkin is overrated. I think that I gave Douglas Lima more of a fight when we fought, I brought it to him 100%. I don’t feel like Larkin did that. Not to mention, I don’t think Lima feared Larkin, and as a result, he underperformed. I think even Rory [MacDonald] feared me standing up, granted he has the superior ground skills, but he feared a stand-up exchange with me. Let’s see what Larkin does in San Jose.
Lorenz Larkin hade följande att säga om matchen mot Paul Daley där han menade att denne är den motståndare han behöver just nu för att ge honom en språngbräda till en ny titelmatch:
From the get-go with Scott [Coker], I made it clear that I want to stay active and get right back in there following my fights. After Bellator NYC I got a call and I was chomping at the bit to take another high-level, competitive fight and right now, Paul [Daley] is that guy.
How it is in the division right now, you have your top guys and the guys who are trying to get where Paul and I already are. I just fought for the title, and Daley fought the guy who is going to fight for the belt next, so I think this fight clearly positions the winner to be next in line.
Lorenz Larkin och Paul Daley möts i Bellator MMA 183 i San Jose den 23:e september.
