All Entries Tagged With: "Evan Tanner"
Remembering Evan Tanner: One Year Later
I found out that Evan Tanner had died the day after my eighteenth birthday, a year ago today. And there are some things that are shocking, that leave the jaw open and the eyes wide. For me, it was the realization that I would never meet Tanner, one of my favorite fighters and by all [...]
The History: Behind the UFC 185 Pound Belt
Of all of the UFC titles, the UFC’s 185 pound belt is one of the most interesting to me, partly because it has one of the briefest histories, and partly because it is one of the few belts that remains as it has always been. As Anderson Silva looks to put the title on the [...]
Justin Levens and Wife Found Dead in Condo
MyFoxLA is reporting that a man and woman were found dead in their condo yesterday afternoon. The couple both died from gunshot wounds in a possible murder suicide. A man and a woman were both found dead in a bed in a Laguna Niguel condominium Wednesday. The man, in his 20s, and the woman, in [...]
Remembering Evan Tanner
I realize that we have already posted on the passing of Evan Tanner, but I ran across a quote from Evan that I thought was worth mentioning. “I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When [...]
RIP Evan Tanner 1971 – 2008
The UFC has released an official statement regarding the death of UFC middleweight fighter Evan Tanner. Tanner was recently found dead at his campsite after he left for an extended camping stay and did not return text messages to concerned friends. On what will unquestionably be remembered as one of mixed martial arts’ saddest days, [...]
Catching up with Evan Tanner
It’s been a little while since we heard anything about Evan Tanner in any MMA news, but it looks like he is still having a good time and enjoying life. In his latest SpikeTV blog, Tanner talks about surfing with his friend and his memories with a surfboard. It’s interesting to read about a professional [...]
Time to Hang it Up?
In every sport around the world there are times when a superstar will sit in his locker, look down at his hands and ask “is it time”. Sometimes they resist the urge to throw in the towel and move on to coaching or sports casting. For others they can’t resist the feeling to try to [...]
TUF Finale: Low Expectations are Easy to Meet
I won’t say that last night was exciting, but I didn’t expect it to be. I didn’t expect to be impressed with Kendall Grove and Evan Tanner, both of whom were coming off losses (Grove was coming off two, and only on contract because he won TUF 3), and I wasn’t. Still, in defense of the [...]
Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Preview
The card is set and it is almost time to determine who will take the next step to money, stardom, and a UFC contract. Saturday at 9pm ET Spike will play host to this 3 hour event and after a bad night on the town for Jesse Taylor left him on the outside looking in, [...]
UFC 85: A Serious Contender Born?
Saturday, in many peoples eyes was an event full of problems, numerous withdrawals, the loss of the main event twice and the loss of the UFC’s most marketable fighter in Chuck Liddell, made the event into more of a jumble sale than a fight card. However, it was to be a homegrown British guy who [...]
