A Tribute To The Toughest Man In The UFC

In the sport of MMA, you have three kind of fighters. You have the fighters who talk shit and can't back it up, you have the guys who talk shit and actually back it up and then you have the guys who don't talk at all and fight through anything.

Being the toughest man in the world doesn't mean you're unstoppable or undefeated. Being the toughest means you'll fight anybody at anytime, put on a show and don't cry and moan about a loss.

To the hardcore MMA fans,most would agree that Chris "Lights Out" Lytle is that man. Although some of the new fans may not know him very well, Lytle is as tough as they come... trust me.

Chris Lytle was born on August 18, 1974 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Chris began wrestling in high school and to this day, still goes to his old high school to help his former coach with workouts

Some men were put on this planet to fight, Lytle is a former pro boxer, current MMA fighter and the guy even fights fires as he works full-time as a firefighter in Indianapolis.

The thing that I find remarkable about Chris Lytle is the fact that he has fought the best of the best in MMA and was never stopped. His MMA record is 27-17-5, he's fought 49 MMA fights and has never been knocked out or forced to submit.

He suffered two losses, one to Joe Riggs and the other to Thiago Alves that ended by TKO. But Chris was not really TKO'ed, he got cut and the fights were stopped because of it. All the other losses were by split or unanimous decisions. Even in his boxing career he never got knocked out. In boxing, he has a 15-1-1 record, his only loss coming by decision.

Chris Lytle has fought in the UFC 18 times and has fought top competition like Robbie Lawler, Karo Parisyan, Joe Riggs, Matt Serra, Matt Hughes, Thiago Alves, Josh Koscheck and Marcus Davis. I don't think anybody on this planet could fight top competition like that and not get stopped a single time.

He has great well rounded skills and always finds a way out when he's in trouble, he has great composure. Those skills were seriously put on display in his last fight against Kevin Burns. Lytle was rocked badly during the fight but kept his cool and survived on his way to win a decision.

He was also one of the 16 fighters on the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter where he made it all the way to the finale. His finale fight against Matt Serra was one of the most boring fights I personally saw. Serra was able to pull off the win by decision and Lytle promised never to have a boring fight again. He adopted a more reckless style where he stands up and throws everything from kicks, punches and knees.

Since making this change, Chris Lytle has fought eight times in the UFC winning submission of the night honors once, KO of the night once and fight of the night honors on four occasions.

Rumors are now saying that Chris Lytle will fight at UFC 110 in Australia against undefeated Korean fighter Dong Hyun Kim. Kim has proved to be a worthy opponent for anybody in the welterweight division so far. Whether he is able to stop Chris Lytle or not, we will find out, one thing is for sure, it should be an exciting fight.