Comments on: UFC 82: Evan Tanner talks Yushin Okami fight and his return (Video)

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:22:41 +0000

[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.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:19:23 +0000

[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.

By: Griffinfan05

Griffinfan05 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:18:01 +0000

[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.

By: JB

JB — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:17:15 +0000

[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.

By: chefdaddy

chefdaddy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:08:25 +0000

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.

By: The Anomaly

The Anomaly — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:02:58 +0000

[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

By: The Anomaly

The Anomaly — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:35:34 +0000

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

By: skatanicus

skatanicus — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:31:26 +0000

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.

By: rsg

rsg — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:31:19 +0000

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

By: Big Mac

Big Mac — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:15:04 +0000

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”.