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Tanner, ex-UFC middle weight champ, who once trained with Chuteboxe in Brazil and Team Quest in USA died sometime around September 3rd out in the desert, due to heat stroke.

Truly hard-working and soft-spoken I always felt he truly embodied the true fighting spirit lacking in the upcoming generation of the sport.

I read his blog posts almost religiously and few fighters have had the capacity to resonate so deeply with me. One of my favorite quotes from him that I will carry for the rest of my life, went something along the lines of:
Modern day culture tends to judge a mans worth based on the items he possesses, instead of who that man truly is.

Thanks for the wise words and all the entertaining fights over the years Evan, you will be missed.

For more on the story head on over to Sherdogs article “Tanner, According to Those Who Knew Him Best”

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In case you missed it, Randy Couture of Xtreme Couture is facing Brock Lesnar, on November 15 ‘08!

This is some big news, and a plethora of emotions come rushing to me all at once. Here we go, one at a time:

1. Wait, didn’t Randy Couture essentially condemn the UFC and turn his back on them?
What happened to standing by your morals, advocating for better fighter treatment from the UFC, industry standards etc… etc… or was that all just rhetoric and a selfish excuse for complaining about his own poor-pay? I mean I understand the legal battle he was facing against Zuffa and and he is making the best out of a shitty situation, but COME ON.

2. Couture said he had one more fight left in him and wanted it to be against “The Best” (Fedor)
Lesnar is pretty goddamn far from “The Best”, unless you are talking about hype factor, and even then its a stretch with the likes of Kimbo around. Although on this note, there is talks of Fedor possibly coming to the UFC to fight Randy after this one (provided Couture wins!), however that is its own post for another day.

This match does make sense to me - Couture is out to prove that he is the best by shutting down Lesnar, whos hype is only exceeded by the size of his lats, however…

3. If Couture looses it brings a lot of credibility of MMA into question
Couture has had a lot of trouble with large fighters in his jaded and carefully padded career, and with Lesnar, having only 3 fights if he does put away Couture it makes MMA seem somewhat of a shallow sport based on size and strength, instead of skill and determination.

Prediction: Couture works his usual game plan, shuts Lesnar down and submits or pounds his way to victory within 2 rounds.

Either way, if Fedor does come to the UFC only on thing is for certain - somebody is getting a good old fashioned Russian beatdown!

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