Matthew Peter Horwich (born October 2, 1978) was an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division.
He watched many Bruce Lee films growing up and entered Dojo Kai Korean traditional martial arts classes.
He then garnered interest for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 17 and saved up enough money to become a mentee of Royce Gracie.
During his time in Seattle, Horwich experienced a religious conversion as a self-described "spiritual" Christian and rededicated himself to building a career in martial arts.
[1] Horwich developed his skills as a submission specialist training with Team Quest as well as BJJ black belts B.J.
On September 9, 2010, Horwich fought Bellator season two semifinalist Eric Schambari, losing via split decision.
[1] His hobbies include playing guitar and writing music and poetry, mostly themed around his interest in quantum mechanics.