Fans had a lot of anticipation for UFC Live 5, which featured a welterweight bout between sluggers Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle.
Lytle announced prior to the bout that it would be his final fight. Hardy went into the fight on a three-fight losing streak, including losses to current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre and contenders Anthony Johnson and Carlos Condit. A four-fight win streak in the UFC preceded that.
Hardy appeared to be on his way to losing a decision when Lytle locked on a guillotine choke late in the third round. Hardy had no choice but to tap with less than a minute to go in the fight.
Hardy’s record fell to 23-10 while Lytle retired with a 41-18-5 record. Despite having 18 losses, Lytle has never been stopped due to anything other than cuts.
Lytle fought 20 times in the Octagon, which have earned him six fight of the night awards, three submission of the night awards and a knockout of the night bonus. He was awarded a FOTN and SOTN bonus for his fight with Hardy.
“Lights Out” also has a full-time job as a firefighter. He announced in his post-fight interview that only his family is more important to him than fighting. It was more than enough motivation for him to call it quits after a 12-year career.
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