FiveKnuckles.com: What's the story behind you calling out your submission against Duane Ludwig?

Lyle Beerbohm: At that time I had a great camp. I was in the best shape of my life, and was really confident. Now his stand-up is above and beyond mine, but I knew I had the advantage in the ground game. I was pretty confident with my take downs and knew I could get him to the mat. Ken Pavia was talking with me in the back while I was getting pumped up for the fight and asked me: "How are you going to finish this fight?" I replied: "Anyway you want." I was being somewhat of a cocky jerk, but it was all in good fun and I'm usually not like that... We were just having fun back there. He called out a bulldog choke not knowing that was my move, one of my favorite moves that I hit all the time in practice. When I hit it on Ludwig, Ken basically crapped his pants... He couldn't believe it. (laughs)

FiveKnuckles.com: Ludwig has been more than a handful for most of the fighters he's been in there with. How were you able to pull that off?

Lyle Beerbohm: I can throw head kicks with both legs. I can fight orthodox and southpaw. I wrestle both ways; I can shoot on either leg. What I'm trying to say is I pretty much do weird stuff to keep my opponents off balance. I don't give them the normal look that they're accustomed to seeing. For that particular fight, I was relaxed. I bit down on my mouthpiece, kept my chin tucked, and expected to take some punches. I knew I'd eventually get the fight to the ground. I was setting up my shot with a high head kick. He'd go to block it, and I'd shoot in. A head kick is something you have to block or risk taking the damage, but you can't defend a kick and a takedown at the same time. I'm very confident in my takedowns. I don't think anybody at 155 lbs. can defend my takedowns. When I got him to the ground, I imposed my will and he basically walked right into to my bulldog choke.

FiveKnuckles.com: That fight was at a catch weight of 160 lbs. Is it tough for you to cut all the way down to 155?

Lyle Beerbohm: When I weigh in at 155 lbs... the next day I'm usually 176-177 lbs. I gain a lot of weight back after the weigh in. Cutting weight can be tough sometimes, especially before I got used to it, but being in peak condition it's definitely doable. My dad is my nutritionist these days. He's made it through some health difficulties. He has diabetes and just survived a heart attack so he's getting his nutrition down to a science to improve his health. He's been giving me tips on how I can optimize my nutrition to enhance my performance and be fueled -- ready to fight. With that being said, cutting down to 55 gets easier every time.

FiveKnuckles.com: Any idea of who you're fighting next?

Lyle Beerbohm: I'm in the process of doing a contract deal with Strikeforce. I used...