Matt Lindland started wrestling at age 15. He wrestled at the University of Nebraska winning the Big Eight title at 158 in 1993 and becoming an All-American. He represented the United States in Greco-Roman Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 69-76 kg weight category , winning the silver medal. Before he competed in the Olympics, Lindland was notable for having secured his spot on the US Olympic team through the courts. In the finals of the United States Olympic trials, Lindland lost to Keith Sieracki, who Lindland had accused of tripping him (under the rules of Greco-Roman wrestling, athletes are not permitted the use of their legs for advantage or defense of offensive moves). After appealing, an arbitrator ordered a rematch for Lindland and Sieracki, in which Lindland won 8-0.
The USOC however sought to keep Sieracki on the team, and appealed in federal court. A federal district judge, then a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, both decided in Lindland's favor. A request for a hearing by the USOC in the Supreme Court of the United Stateswas denied, which settled Lindland's status on the team. Lindland would later earn his nickname "The Law" from the protracted case.
Lindland starting mixed martial arts training with Randy Couture, Dan Hendersonand others at Team Quest. He won four fights in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championshipbefore losing to Murilo Bustamantein a championship match.
Lindland's next loss came at the hands of Falaniko Vitale, who Matt Lindland attempted to slam, only to knock himself out in the process. At UFC 54 Lindland was dropped from the UFC roster for breaking one of the sponsorship and advertising-related terms of his contract by wearing an unapproved T-shirt at the weigh-ins. After his dismissal Lindland continued to corner fighters at UFC events such as in B.J. Penn's bout against Georges St. Pierre. He has also continued his professional MMA career in IFLand Bodog Fightwith five wins and two losses, with the two losses coming outside of his weightclass against the current UFC Light heavyweight champion Quinton Jacksonand the Pride Heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko. After his loss to Jackson, Lindland joined the International Fight League, which also marked Lindland's debut as an IFL team coach – he fought against top ten middleweight Jeremy Horn. Lindland won by TKO early in the second round. He then beat Carlos Newton at IFL Houston by submission.
Tim has been working in radio for over 20 years. He hosts the morning news drive on 95.5 the game sister station News Radio 750 KXL 6am to 9am on Saturday and Sunday. Tim has mostly been working in the news as an anchor and reporter but he does enjoy covering certain sporting events, mainly MMA. He has known Matt for years and has been reporting on mixed martial arts for even longer. He even recently picked up an Associated Press award for his coverage on the sport as well. Tim enjoys training and keeping in shape but will mostly bring the everyday fans point of view to the show. He says he's just really glad to be a part of it and is excited to bring the first mixed martial arts radio show to the Portland fans. He says what better expert to have for the first MMA radio show in the nation than one of the biggest names in the sport, Matt "The Law" Lindlund.