Saturday, September 13, 2008

Former UFC middleweight champ Evan Tanner



The following article appeared in the print edition of the Imperial Valley Press:

Mixed martial arts star Evan Tanner was only 15 miles away from the town of Palo Verde when he apparently died from heat exhaustion in the open desert, a sheriff’s deputy said Tuesday.

The 37-year-old former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder was found Monday not far from his campsite in the Clapp Springs area of the Palo Verde mountains. Sheriff’s authorities confirmed the identification of Tanner’s body Tuesday.

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