Thursday, October 02, 2008

Chris Lytle Interview w/Fightline

Originally posted on Fightline.com

The boys from The Light's Out Show recently welcomed in Chris Lytle to get his thoughts on his new approach to fighting, his "day job" as a firefighter and his upcoming fight across the pond with Paul Taylor at UFC 89. Below is a portion of that conversation. Make sure to catch the full interview on The Light's Out Show. You can access it right now on the Fightline.com home page.
TLOS: Talk about your new, more explosive and dynamic approach to fighting.

Lytle: “After I lost to Matt Serra in The Ultimate Fighter, I said, you know what, I’ve got too many skills, I’ve trained too hard, I don’t care, I never want to go to decision again. If I go to a decision, I’ve failed.”

TLOS: With controversial decisions seemingly more prevalent, of your decisions, how many of those do you feel you were robbed?


Lytle: “I’ve had about 4 or 5 split decisions, mostly in Japan or some other people’s home state or home town…the way I look at it if I see a guy with a split decision in somebody’s home town, they probably won the fight. It’s just the nature of the business.”

TLOS: You’re a full time firefighter. How do you find time to train adequately?


Lytle: “Well I’m pretty lucky, I’ve got a good schedule. I’m on 24 hours and then off 48 hours, and when I’m off I train my ass off, and even when I’m on part of the requirement to be here, I have to lift weights, I still have to do my cardio. It’s the best job you could possibly have to be a fighter."

TLOS: How did the Paul Taylor fight come to be?


Lytle: “[After the Koscheck fight], I told them [the UFC] what kind of fights I wanted to be in. I don’t want a guy who wants to go to decision. I want a guy who wants to end me. They came back about 5 minutes later and said, ‘I got a fight for ya’’…He [Paul Taylor] reminds me a lot of me.”

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