FIGHTING POLITICS Documentary. The Matt Lindland Story

[MrTapout36]

he reminds me of fitch a little hisv wtrstling is excillent his striking is lackluster it's just u cant help ur chin ya kno everyone says just 2 insult a fighter "glass jaw" well it's like calling someone a retard not quite as offensive but it is knocking someone on something they cant help theyre are very skilled fighters with bad chins dustin hazzlet jorge santiago lyoto machida but not every fighter is a skilled karate black belt so fighters like linland have no choice but to smother everyone

[brazi16]

This is so much bullshit Matt may have Been good this is just a bunch of his friends saying shit to make him look better. And bald lanky and not too muscular they just described Anderson and he fucked rich up twice. and Matt had his chance in the UFC he didn't take advantage of it he actually knocked himself out at one point.

[RompYa]

UFC = Business first

[neoimean7]

@keithjardineruls thanks.....it was like 3 am

[neoimean7]

@keithjardineruls would he had been a big star on the ufc? and do i make any sence?

[trankuser9]

Would someone please ask Gina carano to punch Loretta hunt in her ugly fucken head

[neoimean7]

WHY DID HE GET FIRED FROM THE UFC?

[GT37RB18C1]

Now this bum is trying to take the rights to Team Quest for himself, and screw Dan Henderson out of ownership.

I hope Hendo beats the fuck out of this has been/ never was, faggot.

[808PUNCH541]

Have any of u actually fought?! I have and I also fight out of Quest and let me just say LINDLAND is as legit as it gets! Easy to pass judgement on a fighter by some losses but everyone has lost yea the video is outdated but trust me spend just one day as matt's partner in practice and your opinion will change! Mine did

[kcborg]

@808PUNCH541 Agreed, I used to train at Quest and he was always so impressive. Shame that he had to leave the UFC and start taking 205 and Heavyweight figths in order to stay active.

[lozfalcon]

I saw Linland fight Rampage at the Forum four years ago, never came close to beating him. And how much credibility does Sonnen has left about anything he says anyway? This movie looks really outdated, Vitor KO'ed him in a few seconds.

[PaulSebert]

I suppose it was also politics that brought his fight with Robbie Lawler to an abrupt halt last night.

[GT37RB18C1]

They put so much emphasis on Rich Franklin being the "Star" of the UFC at the time. Then Anderson Silva came in and wrecked him...twice. Lindland would get destroyed by Silva at any point in his career, he doesn't have the skill set to beat someone of Silva, GSP, or as we have seen Fedor's caliber.

[RompYa]

loretta hunt is fuckn ugly as

[quizzachu]

this is fucking pathetic what a joke Lindland in my opinion was a great fighter but this is disgusting

[RichMorti]

Wow, this is pretty pathetic. He is not in the UFC because he not only does not have wins over elite fighters, when he does fight top five opponents he loses in dramatic fashion.

Matt, wake up! You may have had the potential to be the best but you didn't get it done on in cage, plain and simple. And btw, this video is misleading, he may have won national titles but they were NOT NCAA Div I titles, he never even made All American.

[MrTapout36]

@RichMorti that was then but i think takin silver in the olympics out weighs not getting anall american title

[jabmalassie]

Ali and Tyson would KO him within seconds

[indigofloyd]

plus the guy had a title shot and got tapped twice in the same fucking fight

[indigofloyd]

lindland is boring as fuck number 1my ass .this documentry sucks more than the law

[H1Cypher]

Did they just compare Matt Lindland to A-Rod? This documentary has truths- but it also comes off as very bias.

[TheLivingHermit1]

Lol at all the casual "fans" that complain about Lindland being called a top fighter in this video. This is based on what took place during his stint in the UFC, when you fucks didn't even know what it was because it wasn't as trendy as it is today. Back then Lindland was a top fighter. Now shut up and go back to arguing on your pro-wrasslin videos.

[jenjw548]

I see your point uploader with your comments. But the fact that half of sherdog workers are saying he's the best at MW and whatnot in the trailer... for me that really discredits alot of what this show is all about. Linland wasn't cut because he wore a T-Shirt, and he wasn't cut for because he was going to hurt UFC's golden boys... lets make a movie about it.... Yeah the t-shirt incident was an excuse. But it looks like alot of your interviews are extremely bias. Team quest and sherdog...

[hussain3075]

lindlands style and marketablilty got him kicked out ufc dosent seem to appeal to boring guys eliott marshall is an example who went 3-1 and got released

[SuperPsychoDave7621]

Wow...a documentary bashing the UFC for releasing Lindland starring Loretta Hunt, Josh Gross, ol' Fatty Sherwood, and that retard Kevin Iole. Is anyone really surprised? Dont get me wrong, Lindland got the short end of the stick, but a whole documentary? Really?

[GBDazzler]

I think there are some serious overestimations if this was made before the belfort fight you could argue he's top 5, but he was brutally ko'ed by belfort, and was schooled by jaca, when he was in the ufc he wasn't impressive particularly and was ko'ed by terrell, the best moment of his career was losing a split to rampage which was a close fight. But his fights are never entertaining unless his opponent attacks, i respect lindland but come on and anyhting with loretta hunt is a hard watch

[STEALTH872003]

@GBDazzler Dana put it best in his rebuttal to Loretta Hunt, he said if the UFC was protecting Rich Franklin, why did they feed him to Anderson SIlva who battered him twice?

[prooc]

@STEALTH872003 That was a few years after they let him go and no one thought before that Anderson would win.

[STEALTH872003]

@prooc Fair enough, I think even at the time this documentary was being done that Anderson would've crushed Matt. When Anderson takes his fights seriously, he usually has his opponent beat by the 2nd rd. I'm not a Anderson nuthugger, I'm just going off of what I've seen from his fights

[MrTapout36]

@STEALTH872003 not if mat could take down anderson mayb he would have a chance in his prime

[TheLivingHermit1]

@STEALTH872003 Lindland got cut because he was a boring fighter. Silva wasn't. Why replace your poster boy with a boring fighter, when you can replace him with a black (although not ghetto) exciting fighter? Really why are people still arguing this? Oh wait, bunch of noobs and casuals.

[MrTapout36]

@TheLivingHermit1 there are alot of boring figters in the ufc now look at fitch hes a top contender gsp's not the most exciting fighter in the world

[selfesteemdestroyer]

i wouldnt fuck loretta hunt if she paid me.

[RichMorti]

Ok he was aced out because of politics?

Lindland's wins against Top Five Opponents: 0.

Case closed.

[legauchefrappe]

ya matt lindlan was gonna run through everyone, bulll shittt!

[StephenFawking]

I Think Matt got cut from the UFC due to poor hygene. Everyone that fights him says he smells awful. I wouldnt some guy with nasty backne, and dirty ass sweat, n grease grinding up on me. Dude needs to take a fuckn shower.

[luvsufc]

I wonder if you little mma know it all bitches would talk this shit to matt's face,I'm guessing not,,,,cause boring or not he could still kick your little ass's.

[oTECHNiiQUEo]

AT 2:44 LISTEN To how the guy is pronouncing his name....the ufc is a sport that obviously should be on the level of the NFL but at that point in time they needed to appeal to the casual fan not the hardcore one like myself that would know matt or want to see him

[AkiyamaYoshihiro]

@armedleg this is just my opinion I have no clue why sherdog got there credentials pulled

[angolan1]

Lindland is garbage, even when he was at his peak, he was boring as fuck. Sonnen is a fucking retard. I just finished watching Belfort who knocked the fuck out of him. AHA

[AkiyamaYoshihiro]

even at his peak - who did he beat? decisioned Baroni twice! Miletch (a welterweight) knocked himself out vs Vitalie. A boring 3 rd decision against Salavery and prangley

[AkiyamaYoshihiro]

blame linland for not being popular or fighting boring! it's his fault not Dana's! business is business

[henrooo]

lol

[Loomr]

it's pretty awkward to hear these kind of claims "he's the best in the world" .... like ? yeah, really, according to guys from his camp?

And then like a year later or something the document comes out and lindland is actually in the position where he's considered a has been, ready for retirement. This is Because things change so fast in mma ... so really their point of view will come out as nonrelevant whining.

They are right about ther overall point but lindland is not a good example atm.

[FightingPolitics]

Hey Guys..

If you respect the views of these reporters/fighters then you will respect this film.

[dcastil77]

@FightingPolitics

What kind of comment is that? A documentary should be persuasive in its thesis. You shouldn't have to rely on some silly statement about some false sense of respect we as viewers owe to the reporters/fighters involved. They either present compelling evidence to support your film's argument, or not. In this case it appears to be a Dana White hit piece under the guise of Lindland's legendary status, which was never deserved to begin with. Again, who were his best wins?

[angolan1]

@FightingPolitics If you respect the sport then you can respect what Dana White has done for this sport. The sport wouldnt be as big as it is now if it wasent for him. And Lindland is not even a top 5 middle weight. He might be #1 as a boring fighter..

[armedleg]

Essentially, you're delusional. There's no other way to describe it. That pinhead boxercise instructor has done nothing for MMA.

When will people understand that the fertittas making money does not equate to the sport's advancement. A lot of people made money on wall street recently, they also nearly destroy the US economy.

wake up, kill zuffa

[Zanmatoou]

well said friend,

everything dana and the fertitas did and do is only for the UFC and not MMA in general. zuffa is a very big and tremendously effective media-machine that makes everyone who's easy to brainwash think that outside of the UFC there is no MMA and no credible fighters. It's as disrespectful as it can get.

[XitUp]

@FightingPolitics Well judging from the trailer, I won't.

[zedrein18]

@FightingPolitics "Respect"? That sounds like something a guy in the street talks about right after he takes your jacket and shoes. I don't buy that bullshit.

[neclg2004]

I enjoy your vids, but they are too biased and it's OBVIOUS. Linland is a good fighter, but he's lost to Rampage and Belfort who in my opinion, neither are the best right now. While him getting cut by Dana appears to be wrong, I'd leave out the "best fighter" implied statements.

[CAS53507]

hes good.

but these motherfuckers are making him out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

he got knocked the fuck out by vitor and had a chance to win the ufc middleweight title but lost to Murilo Bustamante. And of course they were protecting rich franklin, thats why they gave him Anderson silva. what a bunch of bull shit this movie is.

[darkprincess4635]

matt lindland is my uncle... i never have mett him but im still really proud of my uncle ^^

[HeIIoHater]

loretta Cunt is just trying to discrace the UFC, fuck these morons, they better reconize UFC/Dana white saved MMA.

[boogynights]

@here in the states not global.

[HeIIoHater]

yea dummy, global to, tell me where all the UK fighters wanna fight? The UFC, every MMA fighter alive knows the UFC is the best orginization, and where is the UFC? In America

[luvsufc]

ha ha listen to you fucking faggots,saying Matt is a joke,,,,he has no skill,,,,,,,,what???????? cause he got 3 losses,,,,,what the fuck you stupid motherfuckers ever done ?????except drink beer jerk off and talk shit behind your little computer screen??????????do me a favor YouTube tough guys,,,if ya got a gun go grab it stick the barrel in your mouth and pull the trigger!!!!!!!!!!

[FightingPolitics]

For those who know about the story, it's doesn't matter his current standing in MMA, the facts of him getting cut because of a t-shirt remains.

[prooc]

@FightingPolitics Where can you get the video?

[DexHammerstone]

it matters b/c a big portion of YOUR movie is about how Lindland is the best MW fighter no one's heard of. now that everyone knows that's FALSE, you have a film that's one giant whinefest about Matt not getting back into the big show because: 1. he went against company rules 2. he has no fan appeal, and NOW 3. he'll get wrecked by top competition.

[AkiyamaYoshihiro]

even back in 2005 when he was top 5 - he still had Anderson Silva, Franklin ranked ahead of him. he was never the number 1 MW. I agree with you - he was so boring it wasn't even funny.

[armedleg]

Of course you'll say that. Everything you say comes out of a zuffa press relaese. How pathetic.

kill zuffa now

[prooc]

@DexHammerstone They filmed this four years ago dumbfuck. 

[indigofloyd]

This guy has 3 of the most devastating/hilarious knockout losses i have ever seen Terrel, Vitale and Vitor and Jacare kicked his ass bad a couple of weeks ago. What a complete joke of a documentry this must be.

[indigofloyd]

I thought Belfort killed this jackass

[dcastil77]

Lindland got destroyed by Bustamante and Terrell with his biggest wins coming against Phil fucking Baroni: he was overrated even in his "prime" (no brownie points just for looking good in defeat to Rampage), which is what makes this doc that much more galactically stupid. The funniest part is that Lindland WILL lose to Jacare on Saturday at Strikeforce in embarrassing fashion, so don't expect to see this doc at your local blockbuster unless they're looking to expand the comedy section.

[LastAvailableNick]

it was nice to see Lindland get KTFO by Belfort,

#1 middleweight in the world...buahahahahahaha

[JTMoneyv2]

should be in the UFC

[luvsufc]

you people talking this shit about matt linland,lol, ya its real easy to talk tuff sitting on your fat asses behind a keyboard,i bet you would not say this shit to his face, would ya?

[Eating003]

"#1 middleweight in the UFC...."

Have these people heard of Anderson Silva yet or are they stuck 3 years in the past when rich franklin was a 'big name'.

[superfuzzbigmuff87]

god loretta hunt is 1 ugly bitch.

[superfuzzbigmuff87]

that ugly fat fuck said if lindland was in the UFC he could be number 1hahahahaha yea rite he's a fuckin pussy that would get fuckin killed by the best middleweights in the UFC, he wouldn't stand a fuckin chance.

[TheDirtball69]

@superfuzzbigmuff87 you know at Least Lindland has the balls to get in a ring so no, he's not a pussy Mr.computer tough guy. Secondly Anderson Silva is not indestructable, Chael Sonnen showed that he has extreme trouble with wrestlers. I sat next to him and Chael Sonnen at a ufc event and they were two really nice guys and Lindland doesn't deserve to get bashed. I hope you idiots putting him down realize that while he may not be on top of his game as of lately. He can still surprise us.

[TheDirtball69]

@superfuzzbigmuff87 anyone that goes out there and puts it all on the table like that deserves alot more respect than you random shit talkers. You were the same people ignoring Lesnars wrestling career as well, you know wrestling is not an easy sport right?

[kcborg]

@superfuzzbigmuff87 Shows how much you know about MMA. That dude is Jeff Sherwood, the guy who runs and owns Sherdog. I have a feeling he knows a lot more than you about MMA. You also have to take into account when the video was made. At the time Lindland had just come off of the fights against Fedor and Rampage and was generally considered a top 5 185er. Hendo was the only fighter to have success against Silva and Lindlands wrestling is way better than Hendo's. Sorry dude but you're wrong

[liukangstoupee]

@kcborg

been to sherdog lately? that place is more run down than bloody elbow.

[Radeo]

lol@ Lindland propaganda

[TheGerman31]

This is stupid as hell, how is Rich Franklin there poster boy? That's bullshit. Loretta Hunt has some personal vendetta against Dana, always coming out with bullshit stories

[Kin94285]

Matt Lindland has got to be one of the most underrated fighters in MMA.... Everyone thinks he sucks, but his credentials are there, and hes ranked in the top 10 in many places, except for the UFC. But the UFC has always been biased towards their own fighters.

[kappkids]

how the hell are you going to know all these UFC fighters and not know who Matt "the law" Lindland is.. wtf... haha, hes not like a GSP or ladell name but he sure is up there.. with the top at least..

[Hongoxxxx]

matt is a exelent fighter , i like his style and his motorcicle, great work in da  ground, good in stand position, but he not have lucky he had the level.

[Zoogii]

Matt who?? (2:44)... haha

[ADZ01982]

A great fighter who had some bad luck. I think his career is over after that brain destroying KO to Belfort.

[takerhbkfan]

the ufc shouldn't have cut him, he' s good fighter and great wrestler but this doc is too biased, he's not #1 middleweight in the world, he's overrated, I hate how they discredit rich, rich did pretty well against henderson losing a close split decision, I bet franklin would've done much better against lindland. even if he could beat rich i doubt he would beat the likes of a.silva, henderson, marquard, demian maia, mousasi, okami,etc. he couldn't even beat bustamante

[riotstick67]

I agree. Matt is definitely a great fighter, but there are too many elite fighters at mw to speculate that he is even in the top ten. I will say that any of the fighters save for Silva that you mentioned COULD lose to Matt, but he could also lose to any of them easily. I would love to see Lindland fight someone on the level of Marquardt to see where he actually fits.

[riotstick67]

Matt Lindland has horrible luck. He beats top guys in one fight, and then gets flattened by a rookie in his next fight. He knocked himself out in a fight. He just can't catch a break. I hope this movie does well. It looks well done, and honest.

[riotstick67]

Silva by KO rd. 1.

[ElteeMullet]

This video makes me hate the fucks at sherdog even more.  Rich would fuck up lindland.

Vitor also has something to say about matt being the best.....

[riotstick67]

Not necessarily. Lindland is a terrible style match up for Rich. Unless Rich knocks Matt out in the first minute of the fight, Matt takes a decision or gnp stoppage.

[ElteeMullet]

You are fucking retarded. Matt is to old, and way overrated. Who has he beat? Hendo is better then Linland and Rich gave him all he could takem alot of people even think Rich won that fight.

So pull sherdogs cock out of your mouth and stfu noob.

[kingcityguru]

A. Silva is terribly over-rated. As for the Law, I would put him in the top 10 and see where he lands after that group fights it out.

[riotstick67]

How could Silva be overrated when he has beaten everyone in devestating fashion. You have no idea what you are talking about.

[cunneto2912]

@riotstick67 apart from maia who he ran away from during the last round, silva looked like he had a mental handicap and acted like a complete retard, almost spoiled the PPV... almost (as mma does not revolve around shita i mean silva)

[snakerattle79]

Poster Boys in an ORG is total BS

[grantboss]

Not commenting on Matt Lindland but I love how that fatass is talking like he knows what MMA is about. Fucker has probably never been inside on octagon in his life.

[Prodigysportsman]

you are a moron. that's Jeff Sherwood. The most knowledgeable sports writer in MMA.

[grantboss]

Like I said, I don't care if he owns sherdog... and I was right. Fucker has probably never been in an octagon in his life.

[Prodigysportsman]

have you?

[grantboss]

yes actually, I have been doing BJJ for about 3 years and MMA for about 1 1/2. My record is 3-1 and I fight for MXC out of monroe michigan.

[eugdog106]

lindland should learn jiu jitsu

[riotstick67]

He knows enough jiu jitsu to avoid subs from just about anyone not named Fedor.

[thasandman88]

No disrespect to Matt Lindland, but i don't see him being number 1 in the middleweight class. I believe that his training partner Dan henderson is alot better then lindland and Anderson Silva would demolish him standing up or submit him like he did to henderson. I think nate marquardt could also submit him.

[jsg103]

I like lindland but he is the most overrated mw in the world. He doesn't fight top competition very often but somehow he is number 1.

[FightingPolitics]

Thanks for all the comments. More details on this project coming soon.

[jpierce5621]

I'm not overly impressed with his record. His biggest wins are probably Lutter and Miletich. Both are good fighters but Anderson Silva could probably take any two of them at once. A good fighter, yes, top 5, not a chance.

[Radiounderground]

Matt Lindland is a top 5 185 guy no matter how you look at it. And he's capable of beating any of them on a given day.

[jsg103]

to be a top 5 can you can't be capable of beating the other top guys, you have to actually beat them. He just hasn't fought many top guys, especially lately. Take a look at gsp in the ww division, 10 out his last 12 fights were top ten guys at the ten, lindlands biggest wins were pat, lutter, and baroni, thats not much.

[joemj413]

He'll be back in the UFC once he gets a brown belt in showering.

[taxidriver2929]

Lindland is/was a good fighter but, it sounds more like they are talking about Fedor(considering the propaganda that Dana uses against him) Yeah I don't think Lindland would be number 1 but, I do think Dana didn't want him messing with his poster boy Franklin.

[icemanlonewolf]

Yeah, Dana didn't want to lose his poster boy. So they bring in Anderson Silva and give him a title shot after one fight. They would prefer Silva be champion because he needs a translator and is not that much of a card seller.

I'm sure there are many reasons for his dismissal. The shirt thing obviously, but I bet that lead to some arguments and Dana pegged Lindland as a hard guy to deal with and someone he does not want to be involved with. Also Lindland can be a bit of a boring fighter.

[prooc]

He didn't fight Anderson until years after they let Lindland go.

[lowdown1964]

War Lindland!

[fonzy41]

Rampage even admitted to it. Your a noob.

[kingofscottsdale]

??? Really? Van Arsdale and Horn? That's all you've got? I guess that proves my point. He's not that great.  He also has an "L" on his record with his fight against Rampage....he didn't win.

[fonzy41]

Kingofscottsdale.

He beat Horn faster than Chuck, He beat Van Arnsdale faster than Randy, He BEAT Rampage...

[kingofscottsdale]

Oh cry me a river....Matt Lindland the #1 Middleweight? These people are idiots. Anderson Silva would destroy Lindland. As well as a number of other middleweights. He hasn't even won against a top 10 or 15 middleweight since Pat Miletich in 2002. Lindland is washed up and would get his ass kicked if he fought in the UFC.

[Pain81]

Fuck Dana White

[daz45]

clearly these guys missed terrell vs lindland, just look at werdum if werdum gets cut after what he's done in the ufc lindland has no chance of getting in

[WolfgangVanBachtoven]

War Lindland. He's only boring to fucking morons.

[mmatazo]

lindland is no were near number one mw

[liampowerlifter]

bar fight beat ali ass

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM NO NO NO NO NO NO U JUST ONE BIG LOOSER GRANDAD

[mmatazo]

faber would fuck up ali in prime any time

[mediocrity75]

hmmm...did you watched his last fight in WEC?

[mmatazo]

yea i did. whats ur point?

[crood1]

interesting

[Kagemusha08]

While I'm sure that the UFC brass had a personal dislike of Lindland that contributed to his dismissal, he's kind of kicked himself in the ass. He was told not to wear that sponsorship, which was a direct competitor to the Fertittas' casinos, yet he still wore it to the weigh-ins. If you tell your boss to go fuck himself to his face, would you expect to keep your job? Lindland should have known better than to butt heads with Dana, especially since he was a hard-to-market fighter.

[ihaterupert]

Yeah. hard to market to idiots that don't appreciate fighters for their abilities, but appreciate those fighter's media personas with which they feel most comfortable living out their fantasies. Man fucks like you piss me off so much.

[MMAEruption]

I think the UFC was waiting for an excuse to dump him.

[RussLao]

Matt lindland is a fucken boring fighter. so one dimensional its not funny. I only get excited in his fights when he gets his ass beat.

[fonzy41]

Hey Dana's wife.

[checkers12234498568]

One of the most boring fighters I have ever seen. LOL at this movie.

[fonzy41]

Hey Dana.....

[johnsonmcfly]

who cares lindland is a boring piece of shit

[DevJoch]

Looks really well done. I wonder what Dana is going to say about it.

[fonzy41]

Festivals in Jan/Feb...

[prooc]

When does this come out?

[DUCKemz]

I second this question...

[da1prophet]

Lindland rules....proud to be his Rose City homeboy....

[fonzy41]

sick....payback for dana.

Production value looks good, it's looks really good. good storyline.

[DUFFY888]

Follow the money

[06superchargedbalt]

I knew Matt! He's badass! Dana Sucks balls.