1. Mike Kyle is the former WEC Heavyweight Champion and King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion.
53 Facts About Mike Kyle
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Mike Kyle attended Nampa High School and was friends with the late Justin Eilers, who Kyle would actually end up fighting in his second fight for the UFC.
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Eilers and a friend who were both two grades ahead of Mike Kyle, taught him Brazilian jiu-jitsu techniques when he was a sophomore in high school.
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Mike Kyle was a talented football player, playing fullback for Butte College in Oroville, California and Eastern Oregon University.
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Mike Kyle was invited to a spring camp for the San Francisco 49ers, but ultimately decided to focus on mixed martial arts.
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Mike Kyle made his professional debut on March 10,2001, when he was 18 years old and won by TKO only 90 seconds into the fight.
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Mike Kyle then won his next two fights, by punches before debuting in the King of the Cage promotion.
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Mike Kyle made his King of the Cage debut in a fight for the King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Championship against then King of the Cage Super Heavyweight Champion Dan Bobish.
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Mike Kyle accepted and has been training with AKA ever since.
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Mike Kyle then won his next two fights, which included another win under the WEC banner.
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Mike Kyle made his UFC debut against Wes Sims winning via KO at 4:59 of round one.
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Mike Kyle dominated the entire first round and knocked Sims out at 4:59.
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Sims protested after the fight that Mike Kyle had bitten him on the chest.
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Mike Kyle then fought the late Justin Eilers in a Heavyweight bout.
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Mike Kyle lost the fight when he was knocked out from a punch 74 seconds into the first round.
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Mike Kyle then fought former WEC Heavyweight Champion James Irvin at UFC 51 winning via knockout in the first round.
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Mike Kyle then left the UFC and had planned to fight in the PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan.
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Mike Kyle won the fight via decision in round three after ringside doctors ruled Kohsaka unable to continue.
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Mike Kyle then fought against Devin Cole at WEC 18: Unfinished Business, and lost by TKO.
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Mike Kyle then signed with Strikeforce, making his debut against Krzysztof Soszynski in a Heavyweight bout at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs Gracie.
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Mike Kyle then fought Brian Olsen for the WEC Heavyweight Championship and was disqualified after he hit Olsen with illegal strikes, for which he was placed on the national suspension list, and given an 18-month ban.
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Mike Kyle then returned to the IFC and won his bout via knockout, and followed this up with another win, this time via unanimous decision, his first career decision win.
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Mike Kyle then returned to Strikeforce to fight Rafael Cavalcante in a Light Heavyweight bout at Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields.
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Mike Kyle picked up one of the biggest victories of his career, winning by knockout against the future Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Mike Kyle then fought Jeremy Freitag at Xtreme MMA Australia 1 winning via TKO due to knees in the third round.
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Mike Kyle next signed with King of the Cage and fought against Travis Wiuff in a Heavyweight bout, initially winning by TKO in the second round.
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However, it was changed to a no contest decision after it was determined Mike Kyle hit Wiuff after the bell.
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Mike Kyle then fought Tony Lopez for the King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Championship and won via split decision after a five-round battle, becoming the King of the Cage Light Heavyweight Champion.
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Mike Kyle fought against Abongo Humphrey at Strikeforce Challengers: del Rosario vs Mahe.
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Mike Kyle fought against Steve Oliver at Xtreme MMA Australia 3 Mike Kyle won via TKO due to punches in round one, winning the XMMA Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Mike Kyle knocked Silva down with a powerful right hand and delivered many shots on the ground but was unable to finish.
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Mike Kyle later revealed that he broke his hand during the fight.
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Mike Kyle was set to face Gegard Mousasi at Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley, but had to withdraw due to a broken hand.
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Mike Kyle won by unanimous decision, picking apart the younger fighter with boxing techniques.
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Mike Kyle was expected to face Gegard Mousasi at Strikeforce: Tate vs Rousey, but withdrew from the fight due to injury.
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Mike Kyle next faced Rafael Cavalcante in a rematch at Strikeforce 40 in what would be a title eliminator match for the vacant Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Mike Kyle lost the fight via guillotine choke in the first round.
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Mike Kyle finally faced Mousasi at Strikeforce: Marquardt vs Saffiedine on January 12,2013.
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Mike Kyle then had a rematch with Travis Wiuff and won via knockout only 21 seconds into the fight.
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Mike Kyle was visibly upset after the fight with the referee, feeling that the stoppage was late.
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Mike Kyle was expected to face Maxim Grishin at Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 17 on September 30,2014.
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However, Mike Kyle pulled out of the bout due to injury, he was replaced with Trevor Prangley.
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Mike Kyle faced Evgeny Erokhin on December 20,2014, at FEFoMP: Russia's MMA Supercup.
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Mike Kyle lost the fight via KO in the second round.
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Mike Kyle was to face former UFC veteran Anthony Johnson on September 14,2013, at WSOF 5.
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However, Johnson was forced out of the bout due to injury and Mike Kyle faced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at the event.
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Mike Kyle faced Denis Goltsov on March 26,2016, at ACB 32.
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Mike Kyle lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Mike Kyle faced Dan Charles on January 13,2017, at ACB 51.
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Mike Kyle won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Mike Kyle made his professional boxing debut on January 17,2003, as a heavyweight, losing via unanimous decision.
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Mike Kyle returned to the boxing ring in 2016, winning via knockout for his first professional win.
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Mike Kyle is married and has one daughter with his current wife, as well as two sons from a previous marriage.