He made one title defense, defeating Matt Lindland, before leaving the UFC due to financial reasons and signing with PRIDE in 2003.
She beat mixed martial artist and Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland 52%–48% in the 2008 general election.
The event also featured the first televised UFC appearance of Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland.
He was only there to train in wrestling, but he had the opportunity to briefly speak with Matt Lindland.
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Sims is a world renowned MMA coach who has worked with fighters such as Dan Henderson, Matt Lindland, Chael Sonnen, Tarec Saffiedine and Pat Healy at Team Quest and is currently head of the wrestling program at Evolve MMA.
The card was headed by a main event of Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Lindland, Jackson's first fight on American soil since becoming a headliner in PRIDE, and featured famed boxing broadcaster Barry Tompkins and wrestling star Bill Goldberg at the announce desk.