After months of speculation, and nearly two years away from fighting, Evan Tanner now knows when and who he will be fighting:
UFC 84 from Montreal Canada, versus Yushi Okami.
UFC matchmaker Joe Silva has confirmed yesterday that the former UFC Middleweight Champion will take on Okami in April.
Tanner’s time away from fighting kept him out of the cage, but still his personal problems he has dealt with has been well documanted by the media with attempts in getting back into action thus far unsuccessful.
Tanner will fight the former number one middleweight contender, who is a tough match up for anyone, much less someone who has been inactive for two years.
Okami at UFC 72 lost a close decision to former UFC middle weight champ Rich Franklin. He bounced back with a unanimous decision over Jason MacDonald at UFC 77.
Tanner going into this fight will be the underdog and Okami the heavy favorite. But Evan Tanner is a warrior, and I for sure won’t count him out just yet.
On a side note UFC 84 is looking better by the day. The UFC will hold a press conference to officially announce the event on Feb. 4.
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