mmajunkie.com - 1/20/2008
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Former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner (32-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) will make his long-awaited return to the UFC against top middleweight contender Yushin Okami (21-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC) at UFC 84 in April.
The bout had been rumored for most of January, and confirmation finally came on Friday. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) is still awaiting confirmation from Tanner’s camp, but a source ...
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Bloody Elbow —
... is a blatant attempt to damage Arlovski's value on the open market by putting him in against Jake "the Human Blanket" O'Brien in a match almost guaranteed to be a snooze. I don't know what it means, I just know that no one wants to see Sylvia/Arlovski IV. Diego Sanchez vs. Roan Carneiro: UFC 82I've been wondering what was next for Diego, now we know -- a very strong BJJ artist. The winner of this one will be on their way back to contention at 170. Evan Tanner vs. Yushin Okami: UFC 84Since all the TUF pusses chose to duck Tanner, they're ...
REPOST: Evan Tanner is being thrown in the deep end
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap —
... September 9, 2008 – 1:00 pm by fightlinker January 21, 2008 – 2:52 pm by fightlinker Let’s play good news / bad news. Good news: Evan Tanner is fighting in Montreal. Bad news: Evan Tanner is fighting Yushin Okami in Montreal . After watching all of Yushin’s fights in the UFC, we pretty much know what to expect from him: agressive wrestling, gradual damage over the course of three rounds, and maybe a few armlock attempts for good measure. On the other hand, what the fuck are we to expect from Evan Tanner? According to Tanner, this is the first time he’s actually been ...
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