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Chris Lytle to run for office post-UFC?

Chris Lytle’s post-UFC career could include political run in Indiana Fulltime firefighter, professional boxer, star mixed-martial-arts fighter, devoted family man….

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Chris Palmquist
June 23, 2009 · 1 min read
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Chris Lytle’s post-UFC career could include political run in Indiana

Fulltime firefighter, professional boxer, star mixed-martial-arts fighter, devoted family man.

Could Renaissance Man and UFC welterweight Chris Lytle’s list of job responsibilities soon include rookie politician?

On Monday’s edition of MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio), the longtime fighter mentioned interest in entering the political ring once his career in the cage runs its course.

“I’ve been talking to some people in my state about it, trying to use whatever popularity I have from my name to help me run for some sort of political office,” Lytle said.

Lytle, a fan favorite who’s stand-and-bang style and no-nonsense interviews have earned him a home in the UFC for nearly a decade, joked about another qualification.

“I can lie with the best of them, my friend,” Lytle joked.

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