This would be a good matchup ...

[windmortal]

Matt Brown vs. Chris Lytle in the works for July's UFC 116 in Las Vegas

by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Apr 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm ET
Hard-hitting welterweights Matt Brown (11-8 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Chris Lytle (28-17-5 MMA, 7-9 UFC) have been targeted for a UFC 116 matchup.

MMAfighting.com was the first to report the match-up today, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has subsequently confirmed that at least one fighter has agreed to the bout with the intention to sign a contract.

UFC 116 is expected to take place July 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, though the promotion has yet to formally announce the card. A heavyweight title match between returning champion Brock Lesnar and interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin is the expected headliner.

Lytle recently emerged from an ACL injury to claim a win over short-notice replacement Brian Foster at UFC 110 in February. His original opponent, Korean standout Dong Hyun Kim, withdrew from the bout with a knee injury of his own.

The Indianapolis resident and full-time firefighter is riding a two-fight win streak since a setback to Marcus Davis this past January at UFC 93.

Brown, meanwhile, had an impressive three-fight win streak snapped with a submission loss to Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Ricardo Almeida at UFC 111. The "Ultimate Fighter 7" veteran's only other octagon setback was a razor-thin split decision loss to Kim at UFC 88.

A Cincinnati native, Brown lives and trains in Las Vegas for fights.

The position of Brown vs. Lytle on UFC 116's card is currently unknown.

For the latest on UFC 116, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

[jamesrud7380]

I'd like to see that. Hasn't Lytle been fight of the night, sub of the night, or KO of the night the last several fights he was in?

[windmortal]

Yep ... he's always electric. Love watching him fight.