UFC 82: Evan Tanner to fight in Columbus, Ohio (Exclusive)

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 UFC 82: Evan Tanner to fight in Columbus, Ohio (Exclusive)
MMAmania.com ( www.mmamania.com ) recently learned that former middleweight champion Evan Tanner (32-6) will return to the Octagon at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio, at the Nationwide Arena on March 2. No opponent has been named. Tanner — who will be 37 years old on fight night — has not competed since a submission win (triangle choke) over Justin Levens at UFC 59: “Reality ... [link]

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UFC 82: Evan Tanner To Return in March
Published 12/15/2007 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
Former Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner, who recently inked a new 4-fight deal with the UFC, will be returning to the octagon in March at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio to take on a yet-to-be-named opponent according to MMA Mania. Tanner has a 32-6 MMA record including an 11-4 mark in the UFC. His record includes wins over David Terrell, Robbie Lawler, and Phil Baroni as well as losses to Rich Franklin, Tito Ortiz, and David Loiseau. In his last MMA bout Tanner secured a victory over Justin Levens by first round submission in April of 2006. A main event title ...

UFC 82: Evan Tanner Returning To The Cage In Columbus
Published 12/17/2007 by Adrian at MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
HDNet Fights 2 Reckless Abandon Videos | Main UFC 82: Evan Tanner Returning To The Cage In Columbus By Adrian | December 17, 2007 According to MMAMainia , former UFC Middleweight Champion, Evan Tanner will make his UFC return at UFC 82 in Columbus Ohio. No opponent has been named, but rumors of him possibly fighting Michael Bisping. The 37 year old fighter will step back into the cage after a two year layoff from fighting. Tanner has been going through some hard times recently, having problems with his foundation for misguided fighters and ...

Evan Tanner to return at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio?
Published 12/18/2007 by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain
... MMA Mania is reporting that Evan Tanner will be returning to the Octagon at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio. No opponent has yet been named. The addition of Tanner back into the mix at middleweight is a welcome one. The real question will be if he’s physically and mentally in shape enough to get back into mixed martial arts on a full time basis. Tanner has said numerous times that he feels he knows how to beat Anderson Silva. In order to get his crack at him, he’ll need to rack up several wins in the UFC. ...

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