Matthew Peter Horwich was born on October 2,1978 and was an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division.
15 Facts About Matt Horwich
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Matt Horwich watched many Bruce Lee films growing up and entered Dojo Kai Korean traditional martial arts classes.
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Matt Horwich then garnered interest for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 17 and saved up enough money to become a mentee of Royce Gracie.
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Sometime after his mentorship, Matt Horwich was jailed for thirty days for fighting and breaking windows.
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Matt Horwich has trained extensively with accomplished Kickboxer and Muay Thai Fighter Chris Reilly.
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Matt Horwich defeated the Radach by knockout in the second round, becoming the IFL's first ever middleweight champion.
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Matt Horwich later signed with the UFC after the IFL shut down and made his debut at UFC 90.
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Matt Horwich made his second UFC appearance at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann against Ricardo Almeida which resulted in a second decision loss and his release from the company.
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Matt Horwich fought Tom 'Kong' Watson at BAMMA3 as a late replacement for Alex Reid on May 15,2010, and lost.
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On September 9,2010, Matt Horwich fought Bellator season two semifinalist Eric Schambari, losing via split decision.
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Matt Horwich faced a rematch with Jake Rosholt at Shark Fights 17: Matt Horwich vs Rosholt 2 on July 15,2011, losing by unanimous decision.
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Matt Horwich fought Piotr Strus at KSW 25 on December 7,2013.
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Matt Horwich was married the day after his first attempted defense of the IFL Middleweight Championship.
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Matt Horwich is often described as a hippie who frequently quotes Bible passages and personal aphorisms in conversation.
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Matt Horwich's hobbies include playing guitar and writing music and poetry, mostly themed around his interest in quantum mechanics.