thats cool

Ive only seen like one of his fights so we will see…

Wow…thats real exciting. Sure there is more to talk about like Hughes guy tapping for a quick second in last nights tuff but the reff let the fight go.

Can you fight drunk in the UFC?

Screw that, I’m back on the bandwagon NOW.

WAR TANNER.

I wonder how many people go into the ring with Anderson Silva honestly thinking to themselves, “I have no idea how to beat this guy”

Don’t give him a can to start off with. Throw him in there right away with Jason MacDonald to see where he’s at. He needs to go through Mac and Rich first before even thinking about getting a shot at Silva.

[quote comment=”206715″]Can you fight drunk in the UFC?[/quote]

Hmmm. A drunk Evan Tanner vs. a high Kendal Grove?

[quote comment=”206717″]I wonder how many people go into the ring with Anderson Silva honestly thinking to themselves, “I have no idea how to beat this guy”[/quote]

Didn’t you watch Silva/Franklin II?

[quote comment=”206715″]Can you fight drunk in the UFC?[/quote]

They might mistake him for a fan…

[quote comment=”206715″]Can you fight drunk in the UFC?[/quote]
Ever watch a Tank Abbott fight?

I can’t wait to see Tanner back with his mountain man beard.

sweeeeettttt! Go tanner go!

Well…honeslty, who really is going to beat Anderson? They need to sign as many mw as they can, the divisons in need of competition for the champ. Wasn’t Tanner the Mw champ at one time, until Franklin beat him?

Tanner is a bad ass. I’m suprised any of you know who he is. Carry on…

Poor guy must really need more money for booze and a new boat.

[quote comment=”206718″]Don’t give him a can to start off with. Throw him in there right away with Jason MacDonald to see where he’s at. He needs to go through Mac and Rich first before even thinking about getting a shot at Silva.[/quote]

He couldn’t go through Franklin… he’d have a better chance with Silva… styles, it’s about styles… I have a feeling Tanner won’t try to throw much, just take him down and try to GnP him… I doubt if he can get past Silva’s punches though

Alright! I want Evan Tanner vs. Anderson Silva in March! He may only have this last fight left in him before it’s too late and he automatically gets old ala Shookah Riddell(Japanese accent). Make it happen UFC. Dooo it. Do it.

sweet, the more MW the better.

thank god evan tanner is one of my favorite fighters i cant wait

Dana better get on signing David “the Crow” Loiseau, who made a bloody mess out of Tanner. God knows EliteXC isn’t doing anything with “the elbow crow”. Loiseau’s fights where much more entertaining than Envan’s fights yet they canned hime for two consecutive losses. maybee they should get rid of Chuck then?

[quote comment=”206735″]Well…honeslty, who really is going to beat Anderson? They need to sign as many mw as they can, the divisons in need of competition for the champ. Wasn’t Tanner the Mw champ at one time, until Franklin beat him?[/quote]

Okami, Hendo and Machida are all people I’d like to see against Silva.

And yes, Tanner had the MW belt but lost it to Franklin.

Im glad he’s back - he was real good to watch, especially against baroni - i hope they dont match him against franklin cuz he’s obviously gonna lose, maybe not easily, but surely lose - n if that does happen he wont be a contender - avoid franklin and take him to the top, if he ever does beat silva then let him fight franklin after - sounds good

[quote comment=”206788″]thank god evan tanner is one of my favorite fighters i cant wait[/quote]

me too buddy, i reaal like him, i hope it works out man, i think he is up there with randy in terms of fighters who are respcted by all fighters and all fans - TANNER FOR PREZ

YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
The Drunken Master has returned!

I dont care what anyone says. Awesome fighter to watch. Every single one of his fights are a blockbuster. Legit contender if he comes back strong.

Will be great to see Tanner return! One hell of a fighter who has always left it all inside the cage! Won’t take long for him to work to the top.

knowing Dana he probably gave him a contract for about $1000 a fight and a canoe with a mini fridge.

Some of the best news a guy like Evan Tanner can have in his life. Guy obviously has some real issues. 36 isn’t what it used to be say 10 -15 years ago. He could definitly come in to the octagon in shape and beat someone’s ass bad. He was known for his wars in the Octagon. I dont ever think I saw a fight with him in it where blood was not present, minus the Terrell fight.

Of course he will need to work up the ladder with these 4 fights he is inked to. I say…..

First fight - Alan Belcher
2. Yushin Okami
3. Anderson Silva
4. Franklin

After all he only has a 4 fight contract, you gotta give him Silva at some point.

I like Tanner but lets be honest about this he got schooled by Franklin twice and we all know how ordinary Silva made Franklin look.

He’s a tough and brave fighter but with not much abilty.

He would is a good addition to the middleweight division but put him in there with the spider and it will be brutal.

The ONLY fighter that i wanna see fight Silva is Dan Henderson. Dana needs to dig deep into his pockets and pay Henderson whatever he wants to drop to M/W.

I’m a massive Evan Tanner fan, hope he wins the battle over his demons and is sucessful in the octagon.

[quote comment=”206794″]Dana better get on signing David “the Crow” Loiseau, who made a bloody mess out of Tanner. God knows EliteXC isn’t doing anything with “the elbow crow”. Loiseau’s fights where much more entertaining than Envan’s fights yet they canned hime for two consecutive losses. maybee they should get rid of Chuck then?[/quote]

I found the Crow to be a very exciting fighter as well. Who cares if he never becomes champion, the guy makes fights. Crow Silva = fireworks.

[quote comment=”206795″][quote comment=”206735″]Well…honeslty, who really is going to beat Anderson? They need to sign as many mw as they can, the divisons in need of competition for the champ. Wasn’t Tanner the Mw champ at one time, until Franklin beat him?[/quote]

Okami, Hendo and Machida are all people I’d like to see against Silva.

And yes, Tanner had the MW belt but lost it to Franklin.[/quote]

Okami is a boring fighter, but I think Silva could make a great fight out of it.

I think Hendo needs to drop down to compete with the Spider, whats going on with Louiseau (the CROW) or however you spell his name. He was awesome there for awhile but after the war with Franklin he dropped off the mat. Any chance of him returning to the UFC??

evan tanner left side pic looks like cast away, from the movie who role by tom hanks.. not a ggod shape,he need a shape better than the right side pic if he wants to be effective against anderson silva

Tanner has no shot at even thinking he can beat Silva. He can be a low tier Mw guarding the entrance to ufc..UFC new comers will fight Tanner to get broken in.. I truly believe they need new blood at 185.

I am going out on a limb here but…….Tanner over Silva by beer bottle submission!

Im confused , let Okami go even tho hes 6-1 in the UFC and sign this fin loser?

WTF is going on ?

Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg

[quote comment=”206862″]I think Hendo needs to drop down to compete with the Spider, whats going on with Louiseau (the CROW) or however you spell his name. He was awesome there for awhile but after the war with Franklin he dropped off the mat. Any chance of him returning to the UFC??[/quote]

I (and many ppl) also think Hendo should drop to 185, and unify MW titles.

David Loiseau has still been fighting, just not for the UFC. He did have another fight in the UFC after his fight with rich Franklin in early march/2006. He fought Mike Swick at UFC.63 but he lost. Then his contract expired and he signed with EliteXC and fought Joey Villasenor(?spelling?) on Feb/10/07 and lost decision. His most recent fight the Crow was able to get a win over Freddie Espiri??? on may,5/07 with a submission victory.
I hope David Loiseau can get his fight game back to par so he can fight in the UFC agian. The MW division needs more depth…

As far as the original thread…..
I hope Evan Tanner is going to get into fighting shape and put on some WARs like ive seen from him in the past..But he is looking pretty grizzly in that pic. I wonder if he still has it in him?

[quote comment=”206889″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote

rofl lol

[quote comment=”206889″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote

“Silver and Gold… Silver and Gold…”

THAT WAS HILLARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!! Its exact!

LOOK OUT FOR THE ABOMINABLE SNOW-MONSTER!!!!

[quote comment=”206889″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote

Haha LOL..Good compairison..
I was thinking “Kimbo White” the drunkin pirate?

That is pretty fin hilarious , yall shoulg give Griffanfan05 a shirt for that , that was funnier then the winners of most of the contests youve had.

[quote post=”3840″]If nothing else, Tanner is known to leave everything he has inside the Octagon.[/quote]
Actually, he left everything he has at the bottom of a California bay.

[quote comment=”206723″][quote comment=”206715″]Can you fight drunk in the UFC?[/quote]

They might mistake him for a fan…[/quote]
Like that Jesse Holland guy @ Newark…

Lemee know if you guys wanna hang out or whatever… GDI..

I dont know if Tanner can make a real impact in that division outside of a couple of fights. Guy has some talent, but lacks the focus to be a top teir fighter. Then again, with his recent issues, maybe that will help him understand what he needs to do to get to where he wants to be. GL man.

[quote comment=”206722″][quote comment=”206717″]I wonder how many people go into the ring with Anderson Silva honestly thinking to themselves, “I have no idea how to beat this guy”[/quote]

Didn’t you watch Silva/Franklin II?[/quote]

HAHAHAHA, Franklin is one of my favorite fighters, but that’s funny…

Good for Tanner. I’m happy to see him back. Just don’t let him fight Franklin. I think that dollar amount of his contract, and the quality of his first opponent would be good indicators of whether or not the UFC is thinking about having him eventually fight Anderson. I for one hope so. I mean why not? But if they do give him a shot, they should give Chris Leben a rematch with Silva first. Terry Martin looked to be getting that push, to the point where if he beat Leben, he most likely would have been the next victim of Anderson Silva.

[quote comment=”206853″][quote comment=”206794″]Dana better get on signing David “the Crow” Loiseau, who made a bloody mess out of Tanner. God knows EliteXC isn’t doing anything with “the elbow crow”. Loiseau’s fights where much more entertaining than Envan’s fights yet they canned hime for two consecutive losses. maybee they should get rid of Chuck then?[/quote]

I found the Crow to be a very exciting fighter as well. Who cares if he never becomes champion, the guy makes fights. Crow

Silva = fireworks.[/quote]

I disagree with signing The Crow. Ever since Rich Franlin whooped his ass for 25 minutes, he hasn’t been the same. He then fough Mike Swick and lost. Swick isn’t even a MW. Loiseau didn’t even look like he wanted to fight. Then he fought Joey Villasenior in EliteXC. Did you see that fight? Probably not, becaue if you did, you’d know why he hasn’t fought for them again. I never seen a fighter in a fight that truthfully dind’t want to be in there. It was by FAR the WORST performance I have ever seen anyone. Never mind someone who was supposed to be considered near the top of his division. It actually looks like EliteXC dropped him. His last fight was against Freddie Espiricueta in Art of War and he actually won. But, has anyone heard of Freddie Espiricueta? The Crow croaked and I don’t want to see him stand there emotionlessly in the octagon. He is now a joke in my book.

I am excited to see Tanner come back
He has the heart and strength and an overall toughness
but who knows.
definetly shouldn’t get a title shot right away thou
His first fight I would like to see maybe alan belcher or travis lutter,scott smith, dean lister maybe nate quarry
I like any of those opponents for his first fight.

evan tanner looks like he was Noah in evan almighty. But seriousl, Evan Tanner is one of the greatests Warriors in UFC history. I didnt say greatest fighter, I said greatest warrior. There is a big difference. I am very happy and curious to see how Tanner will perform in his octagon return, however I feel that a 4 fight contract may be to much for not knowing how he will perform at this stage in his life.

[quote comment=”206889″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote

[quote comment=”206906″]That is pretty fin hilarious , yall shoulg give Griffanfan05 a shirt for that , that was funnier then the winners of most of the contests youve had.[/quote]

I actually agree with this notion. No offense Mr.NC-17, but comparing that picture of Evan Tanner to Yukon Cornelius was 100 times funnier than saying that Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jamision’s kids have green hair. GriffinFan05, that was quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever read on this site. Just remembering Yukon Cornelius’s name is worth a prize in my book.

Reminiscing, I’d like to think that I’ve had some good one liners throughout my days of posting here, but GriffinFan05 just took the cake. I can’t remember many of them, but I do remember one of my favorite posts of mine being in a Kevin Randleman thread when he submitted non-human urine for his drug test. copy/paste below.

“The last time I had to go for a drug test, I submitted giraffe piss. I had no problems sneaking it in and it would have worked just fine. Except for the fact that the giraffe had crystal meth and oxycontin in his system. “

[quote comment=”206715″]Can you fight drunk in the UFC?[/quote]
Absolutley, you wont feel the beating your getting from Anderson Silva as bad

I haven’t seen man y Tanner fights, and the ones i have seen are from a time when i didn’t understand the technical side of MMA so don’t REALLY know how good he is, but i remember every fight i saw him in was a war…. and has he ever been KO’d? That guy can take some beats man!

I don’t even care who it is anymore…the UFC needs MW’s!

*cough cough* Thanks to Mr. NC-17 for the tip *cough cough*

rotf.

This is something I have been looking foward after UFC 59. Evan seems like he is steering the boat.. ergh he does not have a boat. Steering hs life in the right way which is so good to hear.

Tanner always leaves it in the octagon, and with the loss of Yushin Okami in the Middleweight Division and Nate Marquardt still questionable, it will give that division another proven vet. Will he be the next champion? Probably not.

Nate Marquardt vs. Evan Tanner UFC 81? Anybody.

thats pretty much the coolest picture i’ve ever seen

I would love to get drunk with this guy and crash boats…good times.

[quote comment=”206906″]That is pretty fin hilarious , yall shoulg give Griffanfan05 a shirt for that , that was funnier then the winners of most of the contests youve had.[/quote]
Thanks! That would be awesome!

[quote post=”3840″]I actually agree with this notion. No offense Mr.NC-17, but comparing that picture of Evan Tanner to Yukon Cornelius was 100 times funnier than saying that Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jamision’s kids have green hair. GriffinFan05, that was quite possibly the funniest thing I’ve ever read on this site. Just remembering Yukon Cornelius’s name is worth a prize in my book.
Reminiscing, I’d like to think that I’ve had some good one liners throughout my days of posting here, but GriffinFan05 just took the cake. I can’t remember many of them, but I do remember one of my favorite posts of mine being in a Kevin Randleman thread when he submitted non-human urine for his drug test. copy/paste below.
“The last time I had to go for a drug test, I submitted giraffe piss. I had no problems sneaking it in and it would have worked just fine. Except for the fact that the giraffe had crystal meth and oxycontin in his system. ” [/quote]
Thanks ViolentMike!!!!!
I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw the picture of Tanner with that pick axe. I immediately thought of Yukon Cornelius, lol. Thanks for the props. I loved the comments you made about Randleman.

He must still be drunk this guy can’t beat franklin and somehow thinks he KNOWS how to beat silva, give me a break silva would completely destroy this fool.

Only way this guy could beat silva is with a gun.

maybe with that pick axe too.

TANNER AND HIS MARCHING BAND KNEES Vs SILVA AND HIS MUAI TAI KNEES!!

[quote comment=”206889″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote

that’s hysterical

[quote post=”3840″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote

[quote post=”3840″]That is pretty fin hilarious , yall shoulg give Griffanfan05 a shirt for that , that was funnier then the winners of most of the contests youve had.[/quote]

[quote post=”3840″]I actually agree with this notion. No offense Mr.NC-17, but comparing that picture of Evan Tanner to Yukon Cornelius was 100 times funnier than saying that Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jamision’s kids have green hair.[/quote]

I 3rd that notion!
Strip NC-17 of her poker-set prize and give it to Griffanfan05
for “QUOTE OF THE WEEK”….

Best News all day… sweet!! the problem is anderson is still laughing at all the other middleweight…including tanner.. but does this mean tanner is broke.??? i think so…

[quote comment=”206907″][quote post=”3840″]If nothing else, Tanner is known to leave everything he has inside the Octagon.[/quote]
Actually, he left everything he has at the bottom of a California bay.[/quote]
LOL!!!!!!!!!

Geeze you all are a bunch of babies over that poker set.

you all? I only saw poker set brought up once by one person …

[quote comment=”206889″]Dammn, Evan Tanner really let himself go. It’s a shame. He looks exactly like Yukon Cornelius from Roudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer!
http://www.lunenburg.org/webpics/yukon.jpg/quote
That is really funny. Thing is, he doesn’t look like he let himself go…minus the brew and beard, looks like a fighter’s walk-around body.

Since it is a 4 fight contract what do you all think of the following

1. Alan Belcher
2. Nate Marquardt
3. Anderson Silva
4. Rich Franklin

[quote comment=”207020″]Geeze you all are a bunch of babies over that poker set.[/quote]

I’ve seen you mention the dumb poker set every day, like 4 times a day for a week. Last time was ‘Mania, I’ve been so buisy, I’ll send you my address tomorrow” or something. How buisy are you? You posted here today like 20 times, and same thing yesterday, and the day before and before…. Just send him the address and no one will ever mention the poker set. Besides, I’d imagine GriffinFan05 probably has like 3 poker sets already.

Sorry, Its Friday and I’ve had a bad day… Not to mention that no matter what I do, Flash and Quicktime will not work at all so I can’t view ANYTHING.

You know who should get a title shot soon? Patrick Cote. Guy is set to tear it up in the MW division.

And since when did UFC release Okami?

I know EXACTLY how to beat Anderson Silva too. Let him get in a boat with Evan Tanner. Simple.

[quote comment=”207068″][quote comment=”207020″]Geeze you all are a bunch of babies over that poker set.[/quote]

I’ve seen you mention the dumb poker set every day, like 4 times a day for a week. Last time was ‘Mania, I’ve been so buisy, I’ll send you my address tomorrow” or something. How buisy are you? You posted here today like 20 times, and same thing yesterday, and the day before and before…. Just send him the address and no one will ever mention the poker set. Besides, I’d imagine GriffinFan05 probably has like 3 poker sets already.

Sorry, Its Friday and I’ve had a bad day… Not to mention that no matter what I do, Flash and Quicktime will not work at all so I can’t view ANYTHING.[/quote]

Because my E-mail actually will not open for some strange reason, thats why I have been saying I will e-mail him, when I get onto a different computer to see why my e-mail is not working.

If you need someone to yell at Violent, please feel free to yell at me, because I respect your opinions on these boards, so if you yell at me, I won’t care.

Am i the only one who thinks Evan Tanner is Josh Brolin? Josh Brolin was in the Goonies (BRAND!). And Goonies never say die, and neither does Evan Tanner, so you just KNOW there’s a connection there.

[quote comment=”207068″][quote comment=”207020″]Geeze you all are a bunch of babies over that poker set.[/quote]

I’ve seen you mention the dumb poker set every day, like 4 times a day for a week. Last time was ‘Mania, I’ve been so buisy, I’ll send you my address tomorrow” or something. How buisy are you? You posted here today like 20 times, and same thing yesterday, and the day before and before…. Just send him the address and no one will ever mention the poker set. Besides, I’d imagine GriffinFan05 probably has like 3 poker sets already.

Sorry, Its Friday and I’ve had a bad day… Not to mention that no matter what I do, Flash and Quicktime will not work at all so I can’t view ANYTHING.[/quote]
I seem to remeber Violent Mike having more postings here than anyone else, so who really has LESS OF A LIFE? Whoever posts the most wins!…..1….2….3….GO!

[quote comment=”207090″]I know EXACTLY how to beat Anderson Silva too. Let him get in a boat with Evan Tanner. Simple.[/quote]
Brilliant!

evan looks horrible in that picture on the left! i would love to see him get in shape and do what he thinks he can do in the UFC. i’m rooting for him.

[quote comment=”206840″]knowing Dana he probably gave him a contract for about $1000 a fight and a canoe with a mini fridge.[/quote]

LMAO!

[quote comment=”206844″]I like Tanner but lets be honest about this he got schooled by Franklin twice and we all know how ordinary Silva made Franklin look.

He’s a tough and brave fighter but with not much abilty.

He would is a good addition to the middleweight division but put him in there with the spider and it will be brutal.

The ONLY fighter that i wanna see fight Silva is Dan Henderson. Dana needs to dig deep into his pockets and pay Henderson whatever he wants to drop to M/W.[/quote]

Dana will come up with 2 shinny quarters!

[quote comment=”206916″]Good for Tanner. I’m happy to see him back. Just don’t let him fight Franklin. I think that dollar amount of his contract, and the quality of his first opponent would be good indicators of whether or not the UFC is thinking about having him eventually fight Anderson. I for one hope so. I mean why not? But if they do give him a shot, they should give Chris Leben a rematch with Silva first. Terry Martin looked to be getting that push, to the point where if he beat Leben, he most likely would have been the next victim of Anderson Silva.

[quote comment=”206853″][quote comment=”206794″]Dana better get on signing David “the Crow” Loiseau, who made a bloody mess out of Tanner. God knows EliteXC isn’t doing anything with “the elbow crow”. Loiseau’s fights where much more entertaining than Envan’s fights yet they canned hime for two consecutive losses. maybee they should get rid of Chuck then?[/quote]

I found the Crow to be a very exciting fighter as well. Who cares if he never becomes champion, the guy makes fights. Crow

Silva = fireworks.[/quote]

I disagree with signing The Crow. Ever since Rich Franlin whooped his ass for 25 minutes, he hasn’t been the same. He then fough Mike Swick and lost. Swick isn’t even a MW. Loiseau didn’t even look like he wanted to fight. Then he fought Joey Villasenior in EliteXC. Did you see that fight? Probably not, becaue if you did, you’d know why he hasn’t fought for them again. I never seen a fighter in a fight that truthfully dind’t want to be in there. It was by FAR the WORST performance I have ever seen anyone. Never mind someone who was supposed to be considered near the top of his division. It actually looks like EliteXC dropped him. His last fight was against Freddie Espiricueta in Art of War and he actually won. But, has anyone heard of Freddie Espiricueta? The Crow croaked and I don’t want to see him stand there emotionlessly in the octagon. He is now a joke in my book.[/quote]

Yeah’ he’s really lost the will to fight… he can’t come back until he’s mentally ready, sounds like he’s got other mental issues if he’s fallen that far from the Franklin Loss.

i see some good fight possibilities for tanner, but i don’t think he’s got anything for the champ…i’d like to see him fight guys like mcdonald, herman, marquardt, okami, kendall, maybe terrell again, fights like that would be fun to watch, but again, i think the champ would be too much for him…

Looks a little like Will Ferrell with a beard if u ask me..

[quote comment=”206840″]knowing Dana he probably gave him a contract for about $1000 a fight and a canoe with a mini fridge.[/quote]
lmao, good one

So this is good news… really good. Tanner comes to fight, no matter what’s gone on in his personal life, he has not yet dissapointed in the octagon, so thats all we need to be judging him on. If he says he’s coming to get after it… well hell, i believe him. AS far as to say how Ol’Yukon (good one!) would fair against the Spider, hmmmm…

Based upon Franklin’s outcomes, i just can’t see what tools he can bring to take the champ apart. AT MW, the champ aside, Franklin is the best Striker, Marquardt best Grappler.
ouch. Maybe he’s going to fight somewhere in between standup and the ground. From a kneeling posi