Lorenz Larkin a free agent after UFC 202, frustrated with lack of UFC push

LAS VEGAS — The stakes will be high for Lorenzo Larkin when he meets Neil Magny in a pivotal welterweight contest at UFC 202.

Not only is Magny the highest-ranked opponent Larkin has faced in the Octagon, but the fight will also be the last fight of Larkin’s current UFC deal. And of late, the 28-year-old Riverside native has not been shy about voicing his frustration over what he perceives as a lack of push from the promotion, especially considering his reputation as one of the most exciting strikers in the 170-pound division and proclivity for stepping up on short notice.

“I’ve been thinking about it for a while,” Larkin said. “I don’t know, it’s just, everybody has their own outlooks on things. My outlook is just, I’m not getting pushed how I feel like I should be. It is what it is, but as long as I have all of the people who follow me, who really know who I am, those are my diehards and those are the ones that it really boils down to.”

While his early UFC career was plagued by bad luck and close losses, Larkin has looked much more like the blue-chip prospect that defeated Robbie Lawler in Strikeforce since dropping down to welterweight. The 170-pound division is a natural fit for Larkin’s slighter frame, and Larkin is one judge’s scorecard away from being a perfect 4-0 at his new weight class, with two …

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