Mixed martial arts (MMA) veteran and Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling (2000), Matt Lindland, came up short in his bid to defeat Suzanne VanOrman in the political race to capture the Oregon House of Representatives in District 52.
Lindland earned 42 percent of the vote compared to VanOrman’s 58 percent — effectively surrendering the seat previously held by retiring Rep. Patti Smith, R-Corbett.
“The Law” is no stranger to state politics. He played an integral role in the effort to legalize mixed martial arts in Oregon after becoming the state’s first licensed promoter. His addition to the Republican House would have provided a major boost to a sport that is continually trying to break into new markets.
Perhaps now Lindland can get back to his full-time duties as a mixed martial artist. He’s set to face Renato “Babalu” Sobral in a 195-pound catchweight bout during Affliction MMA’s encore offering at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on January 24,
Lindland recently scored a unanimous decision win over Fabio Negao during the July Affliction show. It was self-admittedly a rather disappointing fight, which eventually turned into a wrestling match.
Despite the win, he blamed his political responsibilities and other factors for the poor performance and assured fans that he would be back to his normal form his next time out.
He doesn’t have much choice going against a dangerous opponent such as Babalu.
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I love the head support given in this pic
You can tell Jesse likes to use photoshop. He posts some funny pics.
mania, you get the chuck interview I sent you?
and he is in love with Fedor too. The original of this pic comes from Fedor vs Coleman II fight
something big is coming guys…wait for it, site at a standstill usually mean interview write up!!!!!!
heres another manina bisping speaks on leban
http://sports.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Other-sports/2008/11/04/UFC-Bisping-exclusive-on-Leben-drugs/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/ufc/
Good article. Thanks
your welcome man, there’s a liddell article floating around too, he talks silva!
dont think Dana will risk wiping out his posterboy and dear Friend chuck liddell off the mma map!
I would love to see the fight happen, but Chuck is still a star and ZI dont think Dana wants to sacrifice Chuck’s status for a mega fight with the spider! Chuck needs a KO win, and fighting Silva is a bad place to look for one.
nice read, i am glad bisping took the high road and didn’t really bash leben even though he could have.
I am a HUGE Bisping fan and always have been and I really like the way this kid is shaping out! He is turning into a legit fighter and a good poster boy for the sport in England. I really like the way he carries himself. He always had the charisma, but now he is more refined. Its great to see and I think his mental game will get a boost consequently.
Good read, thanks
Juicing does NOT add or improve your skill set, so who cares?
Example : Leben, Chris.
Most athletes juice at one time or another.
I still like Alves, Leben, Brock, Sherk, etc.
I was talking too the other day OJR, answer a few questions then:
why do guys juice?
why didn’t anyone hit a million hr’s this season?
you don’t think a ripped in shape leban had a mental edge thinking he was in better shape?
why do you make totally ridiculous statements?
It doesn’t bother me that professional athletes juice. What do I care? From my perspective, if a guy can hit 90 homeruns instead of 50 that’s better for me. Professional athletes are the equivalent of a circus clown. I watch them to be entertained, plain and simple. I don’t view athletes as role models or anything more then a paid performer.
Sure, it unhealthy and unfair to those that aren’t juicing, but that’s not my problem.
Kevin-
I don’t make ridiculous statements.
You don’t agree, then don’t agree.
Juicing doesn’t increase cardio or make you a refined boxer.
It just make you stronger. That’s it.
Look at how much it helped Leben. He proves my case.
RealDrew-
Your post is Truth.
I agree, athletes aren’t role models. so you admit they make you stronger hence hit harder hence better chance at ko or holding opponent down…thanks for proving my point!
Kevin-
Ok, so why didn’t Leben win???
Thanks for proviong my point!
OJR your not being sensible. Jusy bc he juiced that means he should have won??? Where you getting that from? so if I juiced then I could beat up any non juicer out there? It may not make you a better technical boxer, but you punches will be harder! Kevin is right on this. I have done it and trust me you have a huge advantage, physically and mentally! and there is no debating that!!!
I have to side with Kevin and BOW. Just because you do roids, it doesnt mean you will always win, but it gives you a better shot then you would normally have of getting the win. IMO, if you want to hit harder, you should have to put in WORK, not stick a needle in your arm
yup you’re right bow, I don’t understand or comprehend how anyone can debate this issue. It’s like me saying I don’t care if someone drinks and drives, if they say they are fine, I believe them, then they go out and hit someone and it’s wrong. But by OJR’s moronic statements, if they don’t get caught it’s cool.
i think it goes back to the statement, if it wasnt helping, why would anyone use it? why would a fighter risk his career and most important, his repect, by using an illegal drug that would’nt benefit them? it dont make sense.
Just my opinion. Take it or leave it.
The truly ridiculous or moronic is when you
A) claim to show pics of your hot wife
B) change your screen name several times like a peacock changes feathers
C) blog about stories where you beat up guys and get bjs from chicks who swallow.
A) I think my wife is hot..not claim
B) I change it because I have the right and felt like it
C) did get in that fight, and not my fault your mom swallows!
I respect your opinion most of the time, but to say a guy isn’t doing anything wrong when juicing seems moronic!
cmon mania! I deserve my rebuttle posted!
I respect your opinion, just don’t get how anyone can actually think juicing isn’t cheating or not care!
A) I think my wife is hot, not claim it!
B) whats wrong with changing my screen name?
C) I did beat up a guy, I can’t help that your mom swallows!
If you truly respect an opinion you must respond with facts or reasonable arguments.
You did neither.
By the way, its rebuttal, not rebuttle.
Your posts are pure comedy.
bro, usually your opinion is good, but to say roiding isn’t cheating is the comedic statement! Good pick up on the spelling!
thanks kevin, good find. Bisping really keeps his eye on the prize, seems to me all he worries about is how to get one step farther. No over-analyzing the past, IMO thats how the worlds most successful people are… Hungry for more
That’s one crazy sex position.
She only won, because she grabbed the ropes
Nice pic, Mania.
i hope babalu retires matt lindland
It’s an Obama-nation.. get it?
Ummm…not really.
Abomination. pretty funny. Wish I lived in Mass. Decriminalized under 1 oz of weed.
I got it. A pun for abomination.
All of you political pundits…this would be the appropo thread…
Go at it.
BTW – Anything blogged would be the proverbial beating of a dead horse.
Now I get. Good one. Thanks for the help OJR.
No problem.
Maybe he tried the strategy he uses before fights of not showering during his campaign only it backfired on him.
haha yea that would be right in line with all the other filthy replublicans!
O yea and JV, guess McCain still sucks eh buddy? Way to stir the pot yesterday
Who are you going to call when you need someone to shoot a criminal? Not a liberal, that’s who.
Call me, I’m free
Ghostbusters?
I was waiting for that one. And you better believe Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Rick Moranis and the rest of those guys were packing.
lol, it was definitely coming, its a shame the army doesnt pack heat like the Ghostbuters!
thats to bad he didn’t win, i was hoping he would.
This is Sad…
Voting for someone in office at this point
makes little or no sense at all.
Most in the seats right now vote for more taxation, more corporate power and more destruction of our civil rights.
You get Obama now people who is owned and financed by
Goldmansachs and their buddies.
Enjoy!
If you don’t vote, you can’t cry about people in power !
Waaah! Waah! Waaah!
“destruction of our civil rights”
You are aware the neocons lost, right?
Way to stir the pot?? Are you kidding me? What do you think you are doing right now? Dude, you are a hypocrite my friend!
Never said there was anything wrong with stirring the pot, just hate republicunts and there fake ideals, sorry if i upset you, unless your a republican!
Are you sure it was a submission and not a KO via slam? Or lindland KO-ing himself via slam
liberal lunatics are everywhere…….If I thought I had the same beliefs as Rosie Odonnel,Michael Moore,and the Black Panters..i`d kill myself…
BUT GUESS WHAT…I dont.. I have more brains than that