Coming into 2022 on a four-fight winning streak, lightweight Spike Carlyle was able to keep his momentum going when he faced off against Koji Takeda at RIZIN 35 this past April. By submitting Takeda just over a minute into the second round of their bout, Carlyle built his winning streak to five in a row, and made for a career-highlight experience at the same time. “Just having the whole experience of traveling to Japan and experience the culture and fight for RIZIN, and also to have a spectacular finish like that was a dream come true,” Carlyle told MMAWeekly.com. When asked about his winning streak, Carlyle is quick to point out a couple specific things he’s done of late to get his career back on track following two straight losses in 2020. “My last five fights have all been at 155 pounds and higher, so I think that fighting at a higher weight class has been tremendously helpful,” said Carlyle. “Secondly, I making some personal errors and God had to humble me when I was in the UFC
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