From childhood sparring to Xtreme Couture, TPF’s Kyle Griffin follows brother’s lead

When Tachi Palace Fights 8 fighter Kyle Griffin decided to set his business degree aside in order to compete in mixed martial arts, his family probably shouldn’t have been surprised.

After all, his older brother – 12-time UFC veteran Tyson Griffin – h…

When Tachi Palace Fights 8 fighter Kyle Griffin decided to set his business degree aside in order to compete in mixed martial arts, his family probably shouldn’t have been surprised.

After all, his older brother – 12-time UFC veteran Tyson Griffin – had already chosen the same path. Not to mention, the two had been sparring partners since childhood.

“I would pick the fight, and he was a little bigger than me and ended the fight,” the younger Griffin told MMAjunkie.com Radio. “I did suckerpunch him a couple of times pretty good. Those are my proudest moments.”