Remember me....Matt Lindland

[Glove]

Born in Oregon City, Oregon Matt (The Law) Lindland would be one pf many wrestlers that would find very early success right away in the raw landscape of MMA. A successful High School wrestler that carried on to college, he even competed at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games (Freestyle Wrestling) winning Silver, while also competing and winning Silver at the 2001 World Champions at Patras, Greece. It was in 2000 where he would enter the UFC however, facing off Yoki Anjo at UFC 29, winning by TKO. It wasnt his first time fighting in MMA, that came in 1997 where he would compete in World Fighting Federation and IFC compiling a 3-0 record. After his win over Anjo, Lindland would face Gracie protege Ricardo Almedia winning by DQ after repeated fouls at UFC 29. The Law was making himself known in the UC after wins over Pat Militech and Phil Baroni, he would face off with UFC Middleweight Champion Murilo Bustamante, he would suffer his first loss by Submission choke at UFC 39.

Matt would go on to face many tough opponents thruought his career even fighting at Heavyweight and facing Fedor Emilanenko in 2007 where he would lose by armbar. He would finish his career at 22-9, and was consistently ranked in the top 10 at middleweight-Light Heavyweight for ten years with notable wins over Phil Baroni 2X, Mike Van Arsdale, Fabio Leopold, Travis Lutter, Jeremy Horn, Carlos Newton. He would retire from MMA in 2011 and is seen sometime coaching at Team Quest in Oregon.

Matt Lindland vs Karo Davyton (World Fighting Federation)



Matt Lindland vs Carlos Newton (IFL: Houston)

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Anytime I see that name I just think 'tough son of a bitch'.

And KOing oneself...unfortunately.

 

[The Best JG]

Got destroyed by Fedor

Rope grab is a myth

#platinumbless

 

[QueenVitor]

I remember him

 

[seven-deuce]

IIRC, Rampage Jackson's entrance music for his match against Matt Lindland was Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law" -- which I thought was a hysterical response to Lindland's "I Fought the Law".

 

[mkt]

Got destroyed by Fedor

Rope grab is a myth

#platinumbless

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I wouldn't say "destroyed," especially given the difference in weight classes. But Lindland's training partner and fellow MW Dan Henderson finished Fedor in the first round a few years later. Sweet revenge!!

 

[Pequeño Corey]

He's most remembered for not bathing, in an attempt to gross-out his opponent.

 

[wrestlefan]

I remember him

Early stoppage, Vitoria barely connected.

 

[chardog]

got beat two times in one fight vs Bustamante

 

[The Best JG]

I wouldn't say "destroyed," especially given the difference in weight classes. But Lindland's training partner and fellow MW Dan Henderson finished Fedor in the first round a few years later. Sweet revenge!!

Haha yeah.. snuck that punch through during the scramble and absolutely cracked him one. Hendo is a legend

 

[NaughtyBoy]

I remember him

I remember also the way Robbie flatten him out.

Nice memories.

 

[bigconan]

I wouldn't say "destroyed," especially given the difference in weight classes. But Lindland's training partner and fellow MW Dan Henderson finished Fedor in the first round a few years later. Sweet revenge!!

beating a way out his prime fedor, isn't much of revenge...lets see how good hendo would have done against pride fedor...not very well.

 

[bigconan]

Haha yeah.. snuck that punch through during the scramble and absolutely cracked him one. Hendo is a legend

Hendo is a guy that could never win a ufc title...cause while he was great in a small pond..the moment he came to the ocean...he drowned..he had 2 chances at world titles and lost both times.

That would be like calling conor a legend, if he didn't win any world titles in the ufc...and simply using his cage warrior titles as evidence...that wouldn't cut it...and neither did his pride belts..

 

[TheAmericanGazelle]

Did the Brazilian tap better than Brazilians....

Kidding. Mostly.

 

[Karelinator]

Got destroyed by Fedor

Rope grab is a myth

#platinumbless

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Not really a complete myth, Fedor did briefly grab the rope for some stability (water and sand).

However, just seconds earlier, Lindland had much worse grab himself, to trap Fedor in the corner and with a TD in the first place.

So it was pretty much 1:1 and instant karma.

 

[mkt]

beating a way out his prime fedor, isn't much of revenge...lets see how good hendo would have done against pride fedor...not very well.

Hendo was 6 years older than Fedor and had lost to Jake Shields at MW not too long before this fight. Stop the excuses. Fedor lost...get over it.

 

[mkt]

He's most remembered for not bathing, in an attempt to gross-out his opponent.

Did anyone besides Rampage claim that? If not, it sounds like one of Rampage's tall tales and excuses for a mediocre performance.

 

[HelloJapan]

I remember him

I see your Vitor, and raise you a Lawler...

Fuck it...

 

[Glove]

From the responses above it seems that Lindland wasn't liked by some. I wasn't a fan of him personally, but he was certainly a top Middleweight for years and is sort of a pioneer for people at his weight class.

 

[Oscaraps]

Eh ko himself and refused to take showers and refused to take showers before fights