Lytle wants bout with Condit
Following his unanimous decision win over former welterweight champion Matt Serra at UFC 119, Lytle has won four straight matches…
Following his unanimous decision win over former welterweight champion Matt Serra at UFC 119, Lytle has won four straight matches and five of his last six, dropping only a close split decision to Marcus Davis in January 2009. And with time ticking, Lytle wants a big fight. In fact, his sights are respectfully set on one man: the surging Carlos Condit.
“Even before he fought, I said basically I want to fight a top contender and a good, exciting fighter,” he said. “I wanted to fight the winner of the Condit-[Dan] Hardy fight. After seeing Carlos knock Hardy out, it made me want it even more. He’s looking really good right now, beating good people and he’s a really exciting fighter. That’s what I’m looking for.”
If it happens, it will be a fight over one year in the making. Lytle and Condit had been slated to face off in Sept. 2009, but Lytle was eventually forced to withdraw from the match after suffering a knee injury that required ACL surgery. While the procedure sidelined Lytle for six months, Condit moved on, facing and defeating replacement Jake Ellenberger to launch his current three-fight win streak.