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Evan Tanner: “I’m Done, I’m Retiring”

June 25, 2008 By

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UFC middleweight veteran Evan Tanner, contiplates retiring on his latest blog entry on SpikeTV. Tanner is coming off a hard fought loss to Kendall Grove at the TUF 7 Finale.

Losing sucks. It’s been pretty tough the last couple of days. I’ve been keeping to myself. I haven’t felt like talking with anyone. I haven’t seen anything about the fight. I know I looked really bad. I don’t need to see it, or hear about it to know that. I’ve been having some serious health problems for a while now. They’ve caused me some problems in my daily life and have seriously affected my training. I obviously haven’t been the same guy in the ring.

I’m going to be taking a little time off to see a doctor. If we can’t get this health issue figured out, I’m done, I’m retiring. I don’t want to step back into the Octagon unless I’m 100%, and I can give the fans the type of fight they deserve to see.

I don’t see it coming to that though. Tomorrow I’m hopping on the bike, and riding up to Oregon to visit the good doctor. I’ve got a good feeling about things

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Video: Jesse Taylor “I’ll Be Fighting In The UFC”

June 24, 2008 By

Ousted TUF 7 finale contestant Jesse Taylor gives a statement to Bruce Buffer following the finale of the Ultimate Fighter 7.

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TUF 7 Finale Payout and Bonuses

June 23, 2008 By

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The official payouts for The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale are in from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). The big winner of the night was TUF 1 veteran Diego Sanchez who pulled in 70k for fighting and winning his fight over Luigi Fioravanti. The loser of the night award goes to TUF 2 veteran Josh Burkman who earned 10k to fight. This was Burkman’s 9th fight with the UFC stemming all the way back to 2005.

TUF 7 Finale Fighter Payouts

Kendall Grove ($32,000, fight/win)
Evan Tanner ($25,000)
Amir Sadollah ($16,000, fight/win)
C.B. Dollaway ($8,000)
Diego Sanchez ($70,000, fight/win)
Luigi Fioravanti ($10,000)
Spencer Fisher ($36,000, fight/win)
Jeremy Stephens ($16,000)
Matthew Riddle ($16,000, fight/win)
Dante Rivera ($8,000)
Dustin Hazelett ($24,000, fight/win)
Josh Burkman ($10,000)
Drew McFedries ($26,000, fight/win)
Marvin Eastman ($9000)
Matt Brown ($16,000, fight/win)
Matt Arroyo ($8,000)
Dean Lister ($28,000, fight/win)
Jeremy Horn ($25,000)
Tim Credeur ($8,000)
Cale Yarbrough ($8,000)
Rob Kimmons ($6,000, fight/win)
Rob Yundt ($5,000)

Total Payout: $410,000

These numbers didn’t include the fight night bonuses,

TUF 7 Final Fight Bonuses

Dustin Hazelett ($20,000 for “Fight of the Night”, $20,000 for “Submission of the Night”)
Josh Burkman ($20,000 for “Fight of the Night”)
Drew McFedries ($20,000 for “Knockout of the Night”)

All reported payouts don’t include deductions for insurance, licenses, gym dues, management commissions, and taxes. They also don’t reflect fighter sponsorships, signing bonuses and sometimes PPV percentages.

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