Published by Stephen Rhodes

The UFC put together this tribute to the late fighter Evan Tanner.

Post a comment . Sep 18, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Evan Tanner, UFC

Published by Stephen Rhodes

For those of you who will be or plan to be in the Amarillo, TX area, there will be a Evan Tanner memorial to be held in the Texas city, according to Fightlinker.com and verified by Team Tanner organizer Kyria.  For those who are interested, here are the details:
I spoke with Evan’s family today and [...]

Post a comment . Sep 17, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Evan Tanner

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Despite all of the rumors about the passing of the late UFC fighter Evan Tanner, one thing is for certain:  the cause of death has been determined; according to the Imperial Valley Press, a sheriff’s deputy with the Imperial County Police said that Tanner died from heat exhaustion.  Prior to this, people close to Tanner [...]

Post a comment . Sep 12, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Evan Tanner

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This week’s edition discusses the life and death of former UFC fighter Evan Tanner, Rashad Evans’ win over Chuck Liddell at UFC 88, Liddell’s future and much more.

Post a comment . Sep 11, 2008
Filed under: Videos, Chuck Liddell, Evan Tanner, UFC, UFC 88

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A montage of Evan Tanner highlights - a definite must-view.

Post a comment . Sep 10, 2008
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Octagon Buzz is sad to report that former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner, according to MMAJunkie.com and verified by a report by the Imperial Valley News, had passed away; his body was discovered in the Palo Verde mountain range of southern California on Monday by the Imperial County Sheriff’s Department on a routine fly-by over the [...]

Post a comment . Sep 09, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Evan Tanner

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Below is the UFC programming schedule for the week of August 18 -24, 2008; all of the programming is on Spike TV:
UFC Unleashed
Sunday, August 18 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT).
After many years of being teased by the prospect of a face off between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva, MMA fans finally were able to witness the showdown in [...]

Post a comment . Aug 15, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Alan Belcher, Alessio Sakara, Anderson Silva, Assuerio Silva, Brad Imes, Branden Lee Hinkle, Brandon Vera, Brock Lesnar, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Chuck Liddell, Dan Henderson, David Bielkheden, David Terrell, Diego Sanchez, Dustin Hazelett, Elvis Sinosic, Evan Tanner, Fabiano Scherner, Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir, Frank Trigg, Houston Alexander, Jason Lambert, Jeff Monson, Jeffery Cox, Joe Riggs, Joe Stevenson, Josh Koscheck, Justin Eilers, Keith Jardine, Ken Shamrock, Kendall Grove, Kyle Bradley, Luke Cummo, Manvel Gamburyan, Marcus Aurelio, Matt Hughes, MMA, Rashad Evans, Renato Sobral, Rich Franklin, Ryan Roberts, Sam Stout, Spencer Fisher, Spike TV, Tim Sylvia, Tito Ortiz, UFC, Wanderlei Silva, Wesley Correira

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After making his return to action in March with a loss to Yushin Okami after a nearly two-year layoff from MMA, former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner will look to go back to his winning ways when he goes against The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall Grove on Saturday.  In this interview with Chris Howie of [...]

Post a comment . Jun 18, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Evan Tanner, Kendall Grove

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When: July 21
Where: The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV
Odds:
Welterweights
Diego Sanchez  1/5  vs. Luigi Fioravanti  7/2
Josh Burkman  5/11  vs. Dustin Hazelett  9/5
Lightweights
Spencer Fisher 5/11 vs. Jeremy Stephens  9/5
Middleweights
Drew McFedries  10/13 vs. Marvin Eastman  1/1
Jeremy Horn  5/7 vs. Dean Lister  11/10 
Evan Tanner  4/9  vs. Kendall Grove  33/20
Odds courtesy of BoDog; odds are effective as of 6/17/08.  Bold denotes [...]

Post a comment . Jun 17, 2008
Filed under: MMA Fight Odds, Diego Sanchez, Drew McFedries, Evan Tanner, Jeremy Horn, Josh Burkman, Spencer Fisher