Making the case for Evan Tanner to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame

During a public Q&A last week at the Sports USA Bar in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, UFC President Dana White revealed that the promotion is expected to decide soon on which fighter will be inducted into its Hall of Fame. This past March, Mark Coleman, one of the organization’s most dominant heavyweight champions, was inducted at UFC 82. With a new nominee potentially to be decided upon soon,... [Read More...]

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Police believe Tanner died of heat exhaustion

While an autopsy has yet to be performed on the body of former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner, a sheriff’s deputy with the Imperial County Police Department is quoted in the Imperial Valley Press as saying that Tanner died of heat exhaustion. Authorities suspect that Tanner died as a result of exposure to severe heat in the open desert. It is believed that temperatures near his location... [Read More...]

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Ex-UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner dead at 37

A dead body discovered by Imperial County (Calif.) law enforcement officials near the Palo Verde mountain area on Monday has been identified as that of 37-year old former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner, according to the UFC via its official website. A report in Monday’s Imperial Valley Press first revealed that Tanner had been declared missing over the weekend. A motorcycle reported to... [Read More...]

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