Chris Lytle inks UFC contract extension, UFC 89 bout with Paul Taylor

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Chris Lytle’s reign of mediocracy to continue in the UFC
Published 7/16/2008 by fightlinker at Fightlinker.com
... July 16, 2008 – 11:18 am by fightlinker [image] It’s pretty hard to follow up this whole ‘Rampage hitting cars with a monster truck and being hunted down by gun wielding cops’ thing, so I think I’ll just shift things down to first gear right away with the most boring news on earth: Chris Lytle has a new 4-fight deal with the UFC. Why, I have no idea. Chris Lytle has lost pretty much every single fight against decent competition since the beginning of time. There are few constants in this world, but this is up there with the northern star for reliability. I don’t want to be ...

Report: Chris Lytle signs extensions with the UFC; set to face Paul Taylor at UFC 89
Published 7/16/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... Welterweight veteran Chris Lytle has signed a four fight extension with the UFC , MMAjunkie.com reported on Tuesday . Citing Lytle’s agent Ken Pavia as their source, Junkie also is reporting that Lytle will return to the Octagon at UFC 89 on Oct. 18 at the NIA in Birmingham, England. While it has yet to be officially announced by the UFC, the report indicates that Lytle’s opponent is expected to be UK-native Paul Taylor . Lytle is 25-16-5 overall and 4-8 lifetime in the UFC. He last competed at UFC 86 on July 5, losing a unanimous decision to Josh Koscheck . Despite ...

Report: Lytle-Taylor Signed for UFC 89
Published 7/16/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... The news comes from our friends at MMA Junkie, who have confirmed the two signings with Lytle’s manager, Ken Pavia. ...

Lyoto Machida to Face Thiago Silva at UFC 89; Lytle/Taylor Also Added
Published 7/16/2008 by ben at Cage Potato - MMA News, Knockout Videos, and the Hottest Ring Girls
... In other UFC 89-related news, the UFC has re-signed Chris Lytle (25-16-5, 4-8 UFC) to a four-fight contract extension, with his first match being in Birmingham against Brit Paul Taylor (9-3-1, 2-2 UFC). I’d think that a four-fight extension is a little generous for someone who already has twice as many losses in the Octagon than wins. But hey, the fans want ...

Quick Hits: UFC 90 in Chicago, Kimbo To Fight In The Fall, and More
Published 7/19/2008 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
... “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ runner-up Chris Lytle has signed a four-fight contract extension with the UFC and has agreed to take on Paul Taylor at UFC 89 on October 18th in Birmingham, England. [MMAJunkie] ...