February 13th, 2008    

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Comment by DJ Pullout
2008-02-13 09:35:56

OH MAN CANT FREAKING WAIT. Best comeback of all time is going to be Evan Tanner! You wait!

 
Comment by "Mr. NC-17"
2008-02-13 09:38:42

You can tell the guy interviewing him, was nervous. He stuttered like every other word.

 
Comment by MMAmania
2008-02-13 09:40:30

[quote comment=”309439″]OH MAN CANT FREAKING WAIT. Best comeback of all time is going to be Evan Tanner! You wait![/quote]

Pullout- You got anything for me yet?

 
Comment by DJ Pullout
2008-02-13 09:52:55

[quote comment=”309447″][quote comment=”309439″]OH MAN CANT FREAKING WAIT. Best comeback of all time is going to be Evan Tanner! You wait![/quote]

Pullout- You got anything for me yet?[/quote]

snap thats right. Ill get back to you about that by the end of this week. cool?

 
Comment by Anonymousf*ck
2008-02-13 11:02:44

Every person has his own bitch..Tanner was Franklin’s bitch as Franklin is the Spider’s bitch. He can’t really shake the division, Okami wins and fights Silva later this year in some London card or smthg.

 
Comment by DCSOLDIER187
2008-02-13 11:13:08

evan tanner is the man glad to see him back fightin again i hope he beats some ass

 
Comment by Zero Signal
2008-02-13 11:36:57

[quote comment=”309445″]You can tell the guy interviewing him, was nervous. He stuttered like every other word.[/quote]

Sounded like he was being interviewed by a high school journalism student. I’m looking forward to Tanner’s return. They guy has some serious determination.

 
Comment by JB
2008-02-13 12:44:44

Man, Tanner seemed disinterested in giving an interview. Didn’t know who marquardt was? lol.

 
Comment by Griffinfan05
2008-02-13 13:10:52

Does anyone have any new pics of Tanner or training videos? I wonder if he is still looks like a fat drunken slob?!

 
Comment by CanadianFighter
2008-02-13 13:25:59

“Man, Tanner seemed disinterested in giving an interview. Didn’t know who marquardt was? lol. ”

He knew who Nate was, he didn’t know who Thales Lates was, or however u spell it…
Soo pumped for his return!!
WAR TANNER!! WAAAAR!!!

 
Comment by Fidel Cashflow
2008-02-13 13:27:34

I agree with everyone here. definitely pumped to see his return.

 
Comment by diego
2008-02-13 13:52:44

No to be rude but that guy isnt meant for doing interviews. he just sounds like a huge fan like omg im actually doing this.

 
Comment by c-war
2008-02-13 14:02:11

Not sure who is going to win between Okami or Tanner but whoever does will probably do so in dominating fashion.

 
Comment by Big Ox
2008-02-13 14:14:55

[quote comment=”309565″]Every person has his own bitch..Tanner was Franklin’s bitch as Franklin is the Spider’s bitch. He can’t really shake the division, Okami wins and fights Silva later this year in some London card or smthg.[/quote]
okami will be fighting Hendo if he beats Tanner, cuz Henderson is gonna smash Silva!

 
Comment by THORAZINE
2008-02-13 14:48:02

Tanner, big lovable lug….. he won’t beat Okami though.

 
Comment by DownUnder
2008-02-13 15:15:00

I love Evan, he is a true fighter in every sense of the word. Looking forward to his return becuase if he is fit he could be a real contender.

 
Comment by bnf
2008-02-13 15:16:34

[quote comment=”309763″]Does anyone have any new pics of Tanner or training videos? I wonder if he is still looks like a fat drunken slob?![/quote]

If you look at his picture on the UFC website he looks extremely fit. I am not positive that is a new picture.

 
Comment by Joe
2008-02-13 16:46:28

I dont see okami beating tanner .I mean cmon tanner even rocked franklin in their fight..Okami didnt come close except by submission and I see their being no way okamis submitting tanner.

And as far as hendo beating silva no way itll happen

 
Comment by john
2008-02-13 17:12:30

All the speculation sorounding this fight is pointless. We have no way of predicting how Tanner will fight. Thats why I have never offered a prediction on this fight. For anyone to claim that they know how this fight will turn out is just AROGANT…who really knows what the hell will happen in this fight?

 
Comment by Big Mac
2008-02-13 17:15:04

Hey guys, I’m the one who did the interview. I thought I would give a little explanation as to why the interview sounded rushed and “fanboyish”.

You see I grabbed Tanner at the weigh in’s for UFC 81 and I didn’t have time to prep, it was very, very quick and unexpected. So with that said, when you have a person that you didn’t prep for interviewing you almost have to resort back to being a fan so you can ask some sort of relevant questions, ya know what I’m saying? But all criticism is welcome, and I’m glad people are excited to see Evan return.

 
Comment by rsg
2008-02-13 17:31:19

It was a decent interview under those circumstances with decent Questions. The 185 division is shaping up more and hopefully more exciting matchups will follow. Looking forward to the comeback.

Picked up some info on Team Tanner if anyone’s interested.

Instead of having corporate sponsors for his fights, he’s going to have his fans sponsor him and join what he is calling, “Team Tanner”. According to Tanner’s official website, “This is what I envision for Team Tanner. Sponsorship will be on a per fight basis. There will be a team shirt for all members, custom designed for each fight.”

There are different tiers of “sponsorships” and if you have questions, you can E-Mail the person in charge who’s name is Kyria (teamtanner@gmail.com).

If you want to check out the official post by Tanner, you can see it at: http://www.evantanner.net/team_tanner

 
Comment by skatanicus
2008-02-13 18:31:26

I think Tanner will win the fight if he’s in good shape. He says there’s no ring rust, and if that’s true I think he’s a solid bet. I just hope he’s not overconfident.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2008-02-13 19:35:34

My first be place since I made my account will be on Evan Tanner. Make it a good one buddy.

 
Comment by The Anomaly
2008-02-13 23:02:58

[quote comment=”310346″]My first be place since I made my account will be on Evan Tanner. Make it a good one buddy.[/quote]
I meant my first bet placed

 
Comment by chefdaddy
2008-02-14 08:08:25

I checked out the link for Team Tanner. Interesting stuff, but I could never afford the high end memberships. Wouldn’t want to be his cornerman, I’d just yell,”Breath Evan, c’mon buddy, breathe!” Haha. But seriously, for $2500 , I’d expect ‘favors’ from the ring girls.

 
Comment by JB
2008-02-14 10:17:15

[quote post=”4922″]He knew who Nate was, he didn’t know who Thales Lates was, or however u spell it…[/quote]

Oh yeah. HAHA. That was just funny to me I guess.

Big Mac, good interview. Knowing the circumstances it makes sense. And Evan definately didn’t appear to be making it easy on you.

 
Comment by Griffinfan05
2008-02-14 10:18:01

[quote comment=”309951″][quote comment=”309763″]Does anyone have any new pics of Tanner or training videos? I wonder if he is still looks like a fat drunken slob?![/quote]

If you look at his picture on the UFC website he looks extremely fit. I am not positive that is a new picture.[/quote]
Yeah I noticed that. He looked ripped.

 
Comment by Sandy
2008-02-14 10:19:23

[quote comment=”309763″]Does anyone have any new pics of Tanner or training videos? I wonder if he is still looks like a fat drunken slob?![/quote]

You should really not comment on these forums if you have no clue as to what your talking about.

 
Comment by Sandy
2008-02-14 10:22:41

[quote comment=”310145″]Hey guys, I’m the one who did the interview. I thought I would give a little explanation as to why the interview sounded rushed and “fanboyish”.

You see I grabbed Tanner at the weigh in’s for UFC 81 and I didn’t have time to prep, it was very, very quick and unexpected. So with that said, when you have a person that you didn’t prep for interviewing you almost have to resort back to being a fan so you can ask some sort of relevant questions, ya know what I’m saying? But all criticism is welcome, and I’m glad people are excited to see Evan return.[/quote]

I think you did well. I have seen some terrible interviews before where fighters have actually walked away because the questions were so stupid. Dont worry about ppl talking shit about your interview, its not as easy as it looks.

 
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