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Evan Tanner Found Dead

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,987 ✭✭✭JohnMc1


    RIP


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    Fozzy wrote: »
    Yeah, I listened to that earlier, it was a very good piece I thought

    Yep, I hope Dave gives him the full obituary treatment. It'll be an amazing read I think.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 271 ✭✭RAMPAGE1


    The world has lost a true warrior Rest in Peace


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    Dave's bio on Tanner was very informative, what an interesting person. His relationship with Alcohol was very strange too.

    Off topic the new details in the Observer about Couture are jaw dropping.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭fatal


    rovert wrote: »
    Dave's bio on Tanner was very informative, what an interesting person. His relationship with Alcohol was very strange too.

    Off topic the new details in the Observer about Couture are jaw dropping.

    got a link?


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    fatal wrote: »
    got a link?

    http://www.f4wonline.com/

    But you have to pay for it, Im sure it will leak elsewhere soon. There was a reason why the Randy & Brock press conference was delayed.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭Nothingcompares


    rovert i think your comments are more suited to the pro wrestling forum.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    rovert i think your comments are more suited to the pro wrestling forum.

    ???

    Im talking about MMA & MMA fighters here, the Wrestling Observer is 50/50 Pro Wrestling & MMA and was named prior to the emergance of MMA. Dave was one of the first reporters of any kind to report on UFC & Pancrase etc. Dana is probably more influenced by Dave than any other reporter.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭Nothingcompares


    more specifically, this nonsense,

    "really great story about to break but i can't tell you about it, you'll have to tune into Monday night raw to find out for yourself, great stuff though..."

    having said that, maybe it's just me who thinks your posts are a little prowrestlingish


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,121 ✭✭✭✭chopperbyrne


    more specifically, this nonsense,

    "really great story about to break but i can't tell you about it, you'll have to tune into Monday night raw to find out for yourself, great stuff though..."

    having said that, maybe it's just me who thinks your posts are a little prowrestlingish

    I think it's just you. He linked to the wrestling observer site to show that there was a story from a well respected journalist (who was one of the first to seriously cover MMA) on Tanner.

    A very sad loss for all of mixed martial arts.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    Someone has put a 2 part interview with Evan, it is very interesting:




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    rovert i think your comments are more suited to the pro wrestling forum.

    We may be reaching a compromise on this issue.

    :)

    We'll keep you updated.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭cowzerp


    rip, you'll be missed.

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



  • Posts: 14,379 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Havent been posting cos im doing exams but i woke up to read about my daily MMA goings on the other morning and I read about Tanner. I have to say, i always find it strange when the death of someone we have never met gets to you but I genuinely was gutted. I wasn't entirely surprised though. i remember reading about 5 weeks ago about his plans and it sounded dodgy to me. I followed his blogs regularly and he was one of the most interesting characters I've come across and thats in life, not just MMA. Really fascinating and thought provoking individual. He died aged 37 but I guarantee he lived more in those 37 years than an awful lot of people do who live to the heights of old age.

    He was also one of my favourite fighters, a real master of the clinch and his ground game while unorthodox was excellent. I remember going apesh1t when he beat Terrell and getting strange looks off my mates for being so ecstatic about it.

    Im sad that he's gone as I wont have any more thought provoking blogs to read but it was, for him, a somewhat appropriate way to go given his lifestyle.

    RIP Evan - Believe in the Power of One.










    rovert wrote: »
    Off topic the new details in the Observer about Couture are jaw dropping.

    No chance of actually posting what they are no? generally thats how its done or we dont mention things.

    Dragan wrote:
    We may be reaching a compromise on this issue.



    We'll keep you updated.

    for the love of God PLEASE tell me you are not merging a forum for MMA and pro wrestling?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    for the love of God PLEASE tell me you are not merging a forum for MMA and pro wrestling?

    I'm upset you would even think that.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,089 ✭✭✭✭rovert


    No chance of actually posting what they are no? generally thats how its done or we dont mention things.

    It was an off topic aside.
    for the love of God PLEASE tell me you are not merging a forum for MMA and pro wrestling?

    When Brock wins MMA & Wrestling will merge full stop.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    This is getting very off topic.

    Back to thoughts of Evan for those who would like to.

    Thats it.


  • Posts: 14,379 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Those videos are fascinating. I've been telling non-MMA fan mates of mine to read his blogs, i dont think you have to be an MMA fan to appreciate the depth of his philosophies.


    The saddest line is in the second video when he says "i'd like to teach that to my children" :(


    I wish he'd written a philosophy book.


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