Former Middleweight Champion of the UFC Evan Tanner has been found dead in the desert. A body was discovered in the Palo Verde mountain area on Monday, said Lt. George Moreno from Imperial County Sheriff's Department. The Palo Verde mountain area is 60 miles northeast of Brawley. Tanner, 37, has been missing since last weekend when his friends had not heard from him after countless phone calls and text messages. Evan recently wrote on his blog "I plan on going so deep into the desert, that any failure of my equipment, could cost me my life," wrote Tanner on the adventure in August. "I've been doing a great deal of research and study. I want to know all I can about where I'm going, and I want to make sure I have the best equipment." Evan Tanner returned to the UFC in 2007 after many months off where he was battling Alochol addiction. He recently lost to Yushin Okami and Kendall Grove.
I got to meet Evan Tanner in Portland at a local show put on by Team Quest. Evan wasn't fighting but had a fighter on the card that he was cornering for. He was just a nice guy, always laughing and joking around. Definitely the guy who you can drink a beer with and just listen to his funny ass stories. RIP Evan. God Bless.
