Matt Lindland
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1970
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
- Fight Life
Fight Life 2012
as Himself
Once I Was a Champion 2011
as Himself
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II 2010
as Self
Strikeforce Challengers 8: Lindland vs. Casey 2010
as Self
Strikeforce: Evolution 2009
as Self
Affliction: Day of Reckoning 2009
as Self
Fighting Politics 2009
as himself
Affliction: Banned 2008
as Self
UFC 54: Boiling Point 2005
as Self
UFC 52: Couture vs. Liddell 2 2005
as Self
UFC 49: Unfinished Business 2004
as Self
UFC 45: Revolution 2003
as Self
UFC 43: Meltdown 2003
as Self
UFC 41: Onslaught 2003
as Self
UFC 39: The Warriors Return 2002
as Self
UFC 37: High Impact 2002
as Self
UFC 36: Worlds Collide 2002
as Self
UFC 34: High Voltage 2001
as Self
UFC 31: Locked & Loaded 2001
as Self
UFC 29: Defense of the Belts 2000
as Self
Credits from TMDB.