Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin holding a charity event at Millennia MMA Gym to benefit the Wylie Center for Children

Riverside, CA (December 18^th, 2013)  Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin is hosting a charity Ping Pong Tournament to benefit the great community work done by The Carolyn E. Wylie Center for Children. The event takes place at Lorenz’ home gym, Millennia MMA, on Dec. 20, 2013 from 1-5 p.m.

Lorenz will provide food and drinks during the event and there will also be live raffles and great opportunities to meet and hang out with local MMA stars. Simply bring $20, canned goods or unwrapped gifts to be donated to the Wylie Center to enter yourself in the Ping Pong Tournament for a chance to win a great Grand Prize. All money, canned foods, and gifts will go directly to the Wylie Center to immediately and positively affect the lives of local families in need.

Lorenz, a rising star in the UFC, is originally from Riverside, CA and takes great pride in his community, saying, “It’s a dream to fight for the UFC and I am so proud of where I’m from. Getting together with The Wylie Center to help families is something I’m excited to get the chance to do.”   

About The Wylie Center

The Wylie Center is a nonprofit organization that improves quality of life and enhances family relationships by providing programs for children and their families.  These services include: autism intervention, medical therapy, mental health treatment, early intervention, parent education and outreach.

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If you would like to learn more about this fundraiser please contact Paula Akompong (951-683-5193 ext. 209 orpakompong@wyliecenter.org) or Matt Aptaker (714-724-5071 or matt@paradigmsm.com).  Millennia MMA Gym is located at 8423 Rochester Ave. #102, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730.   For more information about The Wylie Center’s services, please visit www.wyliecenter.org or call 951-683-5193.  You can also follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thewyliecenter), twitter (www.twitter.com/thewyliecenter), Instagram (instagram.com/thewyliecenter) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/thewyliecenter).

Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin signs Paradigm MMA Management for full-service representation

February 4, 2013

(Irvine, CA) Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin has signed with Paradigm MMA Management for full service representation. The 26-year-old Strikeforce veteran is 13-0-1 in this professional MMA career, including a 4-0-1 record in his five Strikeforce fights. Lorenz will be coming into the UFC’s Middleweight division after making the drop from Light Heavyweight. Lorenz is looking to keep his perfect record in tact and establish himself as a threat in the already talent rich UFC Middleweight division.

Lorenz lives and trains in Riverside, CA and had this to say about sign with the firm: “I chose Paradigm because we share similar views on the direction of my career. I believe this will be a great business partnership, in addition to forming life long friendships. I am very excited to be part of the Paradigm team.”

Paradigm MMA President Audie Attar said, “We are honored and excited to have Lorenz joining the Paradigm MMA team. Lorenz is a young fighter with some serious raw talent and the will to work. We look forward to working together as a team for many years to come.”

Three Strikeforce Championship Fights Come To OKC

Strikeforce Brings Three Title Fights, Plus The Return of Daniel Cormier, To OKC Strikeforce comes to the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on Saturday, January 12th, and the card is loaded with championship matchups! Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez defends the belt against Pat Healy, welterweight champ Nate Marquardt returns to face Tarec Saffiedine, and Lorenz Larkin looks to try and claim the middleweight title from champion Luke Rockhold! Tickets on sale this week. The Countdown to UFC 154 Begins Tonight UFC 154 is on the horizon - see how champions Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit have prepared for their showdown in Montreal, plus Martin Kampmann and Johny Hendricks get ready for their battle of welterweight contenders! Countdown to UFC 154 premieres tonight at 11pm ET / 8pm PT on FUEL TV

TICKETS ON SALE THIS WEEK Strikeforce Champions Presented by MusclePharm  Saturday, January 12 - Chesapeake Energy Arena  UFC Fight Club Presale Starts Wednesday, November 14 - Noon CT Join today for first access to tickets! Newsletter Presale Starts Thursday, November 15 - Noon CT Presale Password: ENERGY Purchase Public On-Sale Starts Friday, November 16 - Noon CT Purchase

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit on Pay-Per-View - Saturday, Nov. 17 - Montreal, Canada UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz on FOX - Saturday, December 8 - Seattle, WA

THREE STRIKEFORCE® TITLE FIGHTS AND THE RETURN OF OSU STAR DANIEL CORMIER HEADLINE JAN. 12, 2013 EVENT IN OKLAHOMA CITY, LIVE ON SHOWTIME®

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, NOV. 16

Las Vegas, Nevada – STRIKEFORCE^® heads to the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla., onSaturday, Jan. 12 with three championship fights, plus the return of Oklahoma State University star Daniel Cormier, all televised live on SHOWTIME^®. With a collection of some of the best fighters in the world today, STRIKEFORCE has put together a memorable and historic card for the fans in the Sooner State. 

The action-packed night includes the following bouts:

• Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez (champion) vs. Pat Healy for the STRIKEFORCE lightweight title
• Luke Rockhold (champion) vs. Lorenz Larkin for the STRIKEFORCE middleweight title
• Nate Marquardt (champion) vs. Tarec Saffiedine for the STRIKEFORCE welterweight title
• Daniel Cormier (Grand Prix champion, OSU All-American) vs. Dion Staring

“We’ve built an absolutely stacked card for Oklahoma City and the SHOWTIME viewers,” STRIKEFORCE CEO Scott Coker said. “We have three awesome title fights featuring some of the best fighters to ever grace the STRIKEFORCE cage. Plus, we have Daniel Cormier, one of the fastest-rising heavyweight stars today, returning to his roots in Oklahoma to fight Dion Staring. January 12 is going to be a really special night.”

“The biggest stars in STRIKEFORCE are putting their titles on the line in competitive fights,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports^®, “and that is precisely what fans of STRIKEFORCE on SHOWTIME have come to expect.  We are excited to be part of the event.”

STRIKEFORCE^® will air live on SHOWTIME^® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast), while preliminary fights will be shown live on SHOWTIME EXTREME^® at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on West Coast). Additional fights scheduled for the event are expected to be released shortly.

Tickets for STRIKEFORCE^® go on sale to the public on Friday, November 16 at 12 p.m. CT and are priced at $150, $100, $70 and $50. Tickets are available at the Chesapeake Energy Arena box office, all Ticketmaster locations, at Ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000. Ticket prices will be announced in the coming days. Applicable service charges may apply.

UFC^® Fight Club^™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, November 14 at 12 p.m. CT, via the website www.UFCFightClub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter and STRIKEFORCE Insider subscribers Thursday, November 15, starting at 12 p.m. CT. To access this pre-sale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through www.UFC.com and the STRIKEFORCE Insider through www.STRIKEFORCE.com.

For more information or the latest STRIKEFORCE news, visit www.strikeforce.com. All bouts live and subject to change.

About STRIKEFORCE^® - www.strikeforce.com

Owned and operated by Forza, LLC, a subsidiary of Zuffa, LLC, which also owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship^® brand, STRIKEFORCE^® is a world-class mixed martial arts promotion based in Las Vegas, Nev. that currently holds live events annually across the United States. First established as a mixed martial arts entity in 2006, STRIKEFORCE now broadcasts its events live on SHOWTIME^® and has produced two live, primetime events on the CBS Television Network. With a growing roster featuring the world’s elite competitors, STRIKEFORCE has cemented its place as a leader in providing quality mixed martial arts action.

About Showtime Networks Inc.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME^®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ and FLIX^®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2^™, SHOWTIME^® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME^®, SHOWTIME BEYOND^®, SHOWTIME NEXT^®, SHOWTIME WOMEN^®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE^® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD^™, THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND^® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL^™ ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian Channel^™. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV^®. 

Chesapeake Energy Arena: 
Chesapeake Energy Arena is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2012 and recently completed a more than $90 million renovation that included a new grand entrance and other significant upgrades. The arena is managed by SMG, which since 1977 has provided management services to more than 220 public assembly facilities including arenas, stadiums, theatres and performing arts centers, equestrian facilities and convention, congress and exhibition cen­ters.

LUKE ROCKHOLD OUTPOINTS TIM KENNEDY TO RETAIN STRIKEFORCE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP; NATE MARQUARDT STOPS TYRON WOODLEY FOR STRIKEFORCE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

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SHOWTIME^® Telecast Will Replay Sunday, July 15, at 10 a.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and Tuesday, July 17, at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 14, 2012) – Luke Rockhold retained the STRIKEFORCE middleweight championship Saturday on SHOWTIME^®  by clearly outpointing Tim Kennedy in the main event from Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.  STRIKEFORCE newcomer Nate Marquardt beat previously unbeaten Tyron Woodley (10-1) in an impressive fourth-round  stoppage for the vacant STRIKEFORCE welterweight championship.

The SHOWTIME telecast will replay tomorrow/Sunday, July 15, at 10 a.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME and again Tuesday, July 17, at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.  The fights will be available On Demand from July 15-Aug. 12.

Rockhold (10-1) earned his second defense of the 185-pound title by outworking the challenger, earning a unanimous decision after five hard-fought rounds.  Rockhold had the better striking and grappling and was able to control Kennedy (14-4) in most areas throughout a fight scored 49-46 by the three cageside scorers.  Rockhold remains undefeated in the STRIKEFORCE organization.

After a 16-month layoff, Marquardt (32-10-2) made a loud statement about his return with a brutal knockout win over Woodley at 1:39 in the fourth round of an exciting and fast-paced slugfest. 

In other fights on SHOWTIME, Roger Gracie (4-1), who fought for the first time in his MMA career in the middleweight division, won a three-round decision over veteran Keith Jardine (17-11-2) and middleweight Lorenz Larkin (13-0, 1 NC) remained undefeated with an impressive three-round decision over Robbie Lawler (19-9, 1 NC). 

In live undercard fights on SHOWTIME EXTREME, hometown hero Pat Healy (30-17) won a three-round unanimous decision over Mizuto Hirota (14-5-1) in a welterweight bout; Ryan Couture (5-1) son of MMA legend Randy Couture, took a three-round split decision over Joe Duarte (10-3) by thescores of 29-28 twice and 28-29 in a welterweight bout; Jorge Masvidal (23-7) recorded a three-round split decision over Justin Wilcox (11-5, 1 NC) by the scores of 30-27, 29-28 and 28-29 in a welterweight scrap; and Jordan Mein (25-8) earned a three-round decision over Tyler Stinson (23-9) in a welterweight match. On the non-televised undercard, Jason High (16-3) impressively submitted Nate Moore (7-3) in an exciting fight to begin the night with a 26-second finish in round one with a guillotine choke.

STRIKEFORCE returns to SHOWTIME on Aug. 18 with a highly anticipated card headlined by female star and current bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, who takes on former bantamweight champion Sarah Kaufman live at 10 p.m. ET/PT.