Once I Was a Champion

The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion

UFC 59: Reality Check

UFC Fight Night 2: Loiseau vs. Tanner

UFC 53: Heavy Hitters

UFC 51: Super Saturday

UFC 50: The War of 04

UFC 48: Payback

UFC 45: Revolution

UFC Ultimate Knockouts

UFC 42: Sudden Impact

UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall

UFC 36: Worlds Collide

UFC 34: High Voltage

UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts

UFC 19: Young Guns

UFC 18: Road To The Heavyweight Title

Evan Lloyd Tanner (February 11, 1971 – September 5, 2008) was an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a former UFC Middleweight Champion and was the first American to win the Pancrase Neo-Blood tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
Tanner won the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 51, stopping David Terrell with strikes in the first round. He is considered a pioneer in the sport of MMA and one of the first fighters to use elbows as an effective striking method in the ground and pound position.
Tanner is unusual among MMA-fighters, as he began his professional career with a large degree of success despite primarily learning the sport via instructional videotape. He was also one of the first MMA fighters to use social media as a platform to connect with fans.
Tanner earned notable career victories over former UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler, former King of Pancrase Middleweight and Welterweight Champion Kiuma Kunioku, Heath Herring, Paul Buentello, Phil Baroni (x2) and Ikuhisa Minowa, among others.

Evan Tanner