I really, really, really suggest you go read his journal at www.evantanner.net. It is a great read even though he was at the short end of the stick at UFC 82.
Here’s an excerpt:
“Five months ago I was struggling with a severe drinking problem. I quit cold turkey, suffered through the detox, moved to Vegas to get back into training and get my life back together. I stayed away from the drinking, worked my ass off, and everything was coming together. I knew though that as well as it seemed things were going, it would be easy to fall back into the drinking. I knew that taking such a huge fight at UFC 82, after such a long lay off was a huge risk, and if I lost, it would be a disappointment that might easily cause me to take up drinking again. I lost the fight, and I really feel bad about that, but I didn’t break down and start drinking again. I haven’t been away from it long, and it would have been easy to fall back into it. That was the big test, and I passed it. I’m solid. I’m back into full time training this week. The fight was a setback, but I’m not done. There’s still a belt to win.”
I can not wait to see Evan Tanner comeback. But I think he needs a MMA gym and MMA fighters to help him get back to top form.
His hard-knocks gym is not a complete MMA training facility. It ’s also important that surround himself with better fighters to get him back to where he wants to be … atop the middleweight division once again.
