Career
He currently trains at The Pit alongside UFC veterans, Chuck Liddell and Glover Teixeira. Lighty currently fights for the Strikeforce organization. He also owns a small business, Lighty"s Independent Volkswagen Repair.
K-1 career Lighty made his K-1 debut as a tournament reserve fighter on the August 2004 K-1 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, scoring a second-round knockout over Frank Cota.
In 2005, he finished as a runner-up at "Mayhem At The Mirage" tournament. He knocked out Tatsufumi Tomihira by a high kick in the quarterfinals and beat Chalid Arrab by a unanimous decision in the semifinals.
In the final bout, Lighty remained on his feet, but took a considerable amount of punishment from the Russian kickboxer Ruslan Karaev and lost the fight after three rounds of action. After 2007, there were not many K-1 fights held in the United States and Lighty decided to switch from kickboxing to mixed martial arts
In his next fight, Lighty fought Antwain Britt at Strikeforce: Evolution.
Lighty lost via TKO (doctor stoppage) after the first round. 2005 K-1 runner up.