Matt Lindland

Matt Lindland


in Oregon City, Oregon, USA
Matthew James Lindland is an American retired mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, speaker, actor, coach, entrepreneur and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008. He also started an apparel company named Dirty Boxer. In mixed martial arts, Lindland competed primarily in the Middleweight division for the UFC, Strikeforce. Affliction, the IFL, Cage Rage, the WFA, and BodogFIGHT. Lindland appears in the award-winning MMA documentary Fight Life, released in 2013. The film was directed by James Z. Feng and produced by RiLL Films. Matt Lindland and Ed Herman guest starred on the TV series Leverage on July 22, 2011. Lindland played an MMA fighter. Lindland has also appeared in the HBO hit television show Oz, acting and performing stunts. He was also featured in the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen film New York Minute, again acting and performing stunts

Movies for Matt Lindland...

Fight Life
Title: Fight Life
Character: Himself
Released: January 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Chronicles the daily lives of professional MMA fighters from all different levels over the course of one year.
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Once I Was a Champion
Title: Once I Was a Champion
Character: Himself
Released: June 18, 2011
Type: Movie
Writer, philosopher, alcoholic, and MMA fighter Evan Tanner died mysteriously in the desert of Clapp Springs, California. He was searching for treasure but not the material kind. This feature length biopic focuses on fifty people whose lives he forever changed as they try to figure out who he really was and the reason behind his untimely death.
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Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
Title: Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 2010
Type: Movie
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II, also known as Strikeforce: St. Louis, was a mixed martial arts event that was held by Strikeforce on December 4, 2010 at the Scottrade Center in St Louis, Missouri, United States.
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Strikeforce Challengers 8: Lindland vs. Casey
Title: Strikeforce Challengers 8: Lindland vs. Casey
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 2010
Type: Movie
Strikeforce Challengers: Lindland vs. Casey was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The eight Challengers episode took place on May 21, 2010, at the Rose Garden at Portland, Oregon.
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Strikeforce: Evolution
Title: Strikeforce: Evolution
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 2009
Type: Movie
Strikeforce: Evolution was a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Strikeforce on December 19, 2009 in San Jose, California at the HP Pavilion at San Jose. The event aired live on Showtime in the US and live on SuperChannel in Canada.
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Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Title: Affliction: Day of Reckoning
Character: Self
Released: January 24, 2009
Type: Movie
Affliction: Day of Reckoning was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Affliction Entertainment on January 24, 2009, in Anaheim, California at the Honda Center. It was originally scheduled for October 11, 2008, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada with a different fight card. The main event was former Pride World Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. Also on the card was Josh "Babyface Assassin" Barnett, who took on Gilbert Yvel. In a light-heavyweight match, former Strikeforce Champion Renato "Babalu" Sobral took on Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. Matt Lindland was reassigned from a 195-pound catchweight bout with Sobral to a middleweight matchup against former UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort.
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Fighting Politics
Title: Fighting Politics
Character: himself
Released: January 1, 2009
Type: Movie
The story of cage fighter Matt Lindland.
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Title: Leverage
Character: Tank Conklin
Released: December 7, 2008
Type: TV
A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
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Affliction: Banned
Title: Affliction: Banned
Character: Self
Released: July 19, 2008
Type: Movie
Affliction: Banned was a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA.[2] It took place on July 19, 2008 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The card featured many of the top MMA heavyweight fighters. The main event was the return of PRIDE World Heavyweight Championship Fedor Emelianenko fighting against former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia. The event also saw fights between former UFC Heavyweight Champions Andrei Arlovski and Ben Rothwell, Josh Barnett took on Pedro Rizzo, and former UFC Light-heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort fought Terry Martin. Former UFC standout Matt Lindland and former Pride FC standout Antônio Rogério Nogueira also competed.
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Title: IFL Battleground
Released: March 7, 2007
Type: TV
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UFC 54: Boiling Point
Title: UFC 54: Boiling Point
Character: Self
Released: August 20, 2005
Type: Movie
UFC 54: Boiling Point was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 20, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.. UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell makes his first title defense against the man who handed him his first ever defeat – Jeremy Horn. The undercard features the return of Randy "The Natural" Couture, the UFC debut of The Ultimate Fighter winner Diego Sanchez, and a highly anticipated welterweight match-up between Georges St. Pierre and Frank Trigg.
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UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
Title: UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2
Character: Self
Released: April 16, 2005
Type: Movie
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 16, 2005, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, and later released on DVD.
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UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Title: UFC 49: Unfinished Business
Character: Self
Released: August 21, 2004
Type: Movie
UFC 49: Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It featured the anticipated rubber match between Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort and Randy Couture, following a disappointing doctor's stoppage in their last encounter at UFC 46.
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UFC 45: Revolution
Title: UFC 45: Revolution
Character: Self
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
UFC 45: Revolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event marked the 10th anniversary of the UFC and to celebrate the anniversary the UFC inaugurated its Hall of Fame, with Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock as the first inductees.
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UFC 43: Meltdown
Title: UFC 43: Meltdown
Character: Self
Released: June 6, 2003
Type: Movie
UFC 43: Meltdown was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 6, 2003, at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the card was the Interim Light Heavyweight Championship match between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell.
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UFC 41: Onslaught
Title: UFC 41: Onslaught
Character: Self
Released: February 28, 2003
Type: Movie
UFC 41: Onslaught was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. UFC 41 featured two championship bouts, a Heavyweight Championship Bout between Ricco Rodriguez and Tim Sylvia, and a Lightweight Championship Bout between BJ Penn and Caol Uno. The event also marked the return of Tank Abbott to the UFC
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UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Title: UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Character: Self
Released: September 27, 2002
Type: Movie
UFC 39: The Warriors Return was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 27, 2002, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was broadcast live on pay per view in the United States, and was the first UFC event to be released on DVD.
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UFC 37: High Impact
Title: UFC 37: High Impact
Character: Self
Released: May 10, 2002
Type: Movie
UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and was later released on home video.
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UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Title: UFC 36: Worlds Collide
Character: Self
Released: March 22, 2002
Type: Movie
UFC 36: Worlds Collide was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on March 22, 2002. The main event was a Heavyweight Championship Bout between Josh Barnett and the holder, Randy Couture.
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UFC 34: High Voltage
Title: UFC 34: High Voltage
Character: Self
Released: November 2, 2001
Type: Movie
UFC 34: High Voltage was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the MGM Grand Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on November 2, 2001. The card was headlined by two Championship Bouts, Randy Couture faced Pedro Rizzo for the Heavyweight Title, and Matt Hughes faced Carlos Newton for the Welterweight Title.
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UFC 31: Locked & Loaded
Title: UFC 31: Locked & Loaded
Character: Self
Released: May 4, 2001
Type: Movie
UFC 31: Locked and Loaded was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 4, 2001. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
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UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Title: UFC 29: Defense of the Belts
Character: Self
Released: December 16, 2000
Type: Movie
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 16, 2000 at Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.