The UFC has officially announced six fights for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale. The June 21st event takes place at the Pearl at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and will also feature the middleweight finals from the current season of The Ultimate Fighter.
The event will air live on Spike TV.
Officially announced for [...]

Evan Tanner will reportedly return to action against Kendall Grove in a middleweight bout at The Ultimate Fighter 7 finale. The match up, though unconfirmed by the UFC, appears on the main page of Kendall Grove’s personal website.
After competing for a variety of promotions since 2003, Kendall Grove would join the cast of The [...]

Former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner has announced on his official website, EvanTanner.net, that he will be returning to the Octagon this summer:
“Just talked with Joe Silva, the UFC matchmaker. He gave me a date and an opponent. Looks like I’ll be back in the Octagon this summer.
It’s good to have a fight scheduled. The [...]

Four UFC 82 fighters have received medical suspensions from the Ohio Athletic Commission. All four fighters received precautionary suspensions resulting from knockout or technical knockout losses at the event.

Evan Tanner — Suspended 60 days
Alessio Sakara — Suspended 30 days
Jake O’Brien — Suspended 30 days
Dustin Hazelett — Suspended 30 days

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MMAFrenzy.com has obtained the official fighter salaries for UFC 82 as reported to the Ohio Athletic Commission by the UFC. The mandatory figures reported to the athletic commission include base salaries and win bonuses but do not include fees, other bonuses, and sponsor payments.

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson
Silva — $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus)
Henderson — $100,000
Heath [...]

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson via submission – Round 2, 4:52
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring def. Cheick Kongo via split decision
Chris Leben def. Alessio Sakara via TKO – Round 1, 3:16
Yushin Okami def. Evan Tanner via KO – Round 2, 3:00
Jon Fitch def. Chris Wilson via unanimous decision
Andrei Arlovski def. Jake O’Brien via TKO – Round [...]

Dan Henderson (184.5) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
UFC Middleweight Championship
Heath Herring (248) vs. Cheick Kongo (233.5)
Yushin Okami (184.5) vs. Evan Tanner (185)
Chris Wilson (169.5) vs. Jon Fitch (170)
Alessio Sakara (185) vs. Chris Leben (185)
Jake O’Brien (231.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (241)
Luigi Fioravanti (170.5) vs. Luke Cummo (170)
Dustin Hazelett (170) vs. [...]

Earlier today the UFC updated the official UFC 82 “Pride of a Champion” fight card on UFC.com, confirming the majority of the previously rumored bouts for the event with the lone-exception being Chris Leben versus Alessio Sakara. If the lone-remaining rumored bout is confirmed for the event, UFC 82 will be the first of back-to-back [...]

Today the UFC updated their official card for UFC 82 which previously included only the main event matchup between UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. Heath Herring versus Cheick Kongo, Yushin Okami versus Evan Tanner, and Josh Koscheck versus Dustin Hazelett were all added to the official fight card.
Herring-Kongo and Okami-Tanner will both [...]

UFC announcer Joe Rogan informed UFC Fight Club members on Friday during a question and answer session in England that Evan Tanner will return to the UFC in April at UFC 84 against Yushin Okami.
For more on UFC 84 check out the MMAFrenzy.com rumors section.

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 [...]

Evan Tanner has announced on his official website that he has signed a 4-fight deal to return to the UFC. No date or opponent has been revealed for the former Middleweight Champion’s return to the octagon.

Last month the boat of former UFC fighter Evan Tanner sank in Mariners Cove in San Diego, California. The boat is making news as it remains half-submerged and in risk of being towed away.

Despite rampant rumors that Evan Tanner would be returning to the UFC in 2007 it appears unlikely that his return will happen anytime soon. In a recent message on his official website Tanner discusses various problems he currently faces as well as his MMA status:
I have not been training at all, despite what the rumors [...]

Last week news surfaced that Evan Tanner was likely to be tapped at the opponent to face Dean Lister at UFC 79 in Las Vegas in December. Both MMA on Tap and Fightlinker are now reporting the news adding credibility to the initial rumors.
Tanner is a very experience mixed martial artist and a former UFC [...]