UFC vs Desert.

This is just a reminder of how fragile life is and how dangerous it can be outdoors. Evan was well-equipped, in pretty good shape and seemed to have covered all of his bases, at least from the reports I read. Nature still got the best of him. He will be missed.

Requiescat Im Pace
 
I have been following Evan since the mid 90's..he is one of the pioneers of the MMA in the USA..a true hardass. He learned on his own as a kid in his garage with some Gracie videos and some heart. His early rise and then retirement (dissapearance) in the late 90's was much discussed in the circles I traveled, I heard he worked in construction..but I dont know. His return was a great motivator to me. He was one of my heros when I was training. I will miss him alot.
He was a great person..who's kindness was spoken of often, and his class was on display in the cage, every fight.
Sometimes preparation isnt enough...luck can play on anyone. There is no way to know for sure..but I would wager that Evan went out of this world like a warrior...
 
No disrespect intended, the guy was a cool hippie stoner type of guy, but its his own fault for dying out there. He supposedly did his research, and should have known the basic rules of going into the desert. Is always carry lots and lots of water with you at all times, you never know when your car breaks down etc..and speaking of that his motorcycle didn't break down he ran out of gas how crazy is that. He also tried to walk in 114 heat, the first rule if you are lost stay put, and if you try to go find help in the desert travel at night not during freaking hot days. No one should die like that, but it was going to happen because man was reckless
 
.............................................arghh. See you guys. peace out.
 
I'm really upset to hear this news and I think we can all agree it is tragic. Whether it was his fault or not, the world lost someone many people looked up to. If this thread turns into arguing and pointing fingers at eachother, I'm going to lock this thread and let Evan Tanner RIP. A former champion, an outdoorsman and an inspiration, he doesn't deserve to be smeared and this thread isn't going to turn into something nasty. That isn't a recommendation either. No need to get into another pissing match with eachother. Learn from the experience and move on.
 
well said Kev

a warrior has passed. Evan Tanner will be missed.
I can not think of it as a tragedy. A Tragedy would be to live to be 80 years old and never be satisfied. Evan Tanner took life by the horns and lived it.
 
What a tragedy. He will be missed. I have to wonder about his precautions and if he had any previous experience in desert enviroments. I would imagen he had at least some equipment/ provisions (water) attatched to the bike, but perhaps not enough.
A very sad lesson to learn.
R.I.P, Evan
 
It might be interesting to assess what went wrong as a learning tool but not at the expense of the respect due to Tanner. Mistakes are made daily by every one of us. I pray people remember me for me instead of my final mistake.

2Door
 
I think that is where I'm afforded an advantage. I had no idea who he was, and now having looked him up could not care a less either way. The advantage is I can take what I have gleaned from the tinernet about the case and apply it to a model that has no personality, no feelings and no fans. Thus, any criticism I generate is completely impartial.

Model: Name is Rup.
Occupation: Rup is a plumber.

What have I gleaned so far: Rup was making text messages over the weekend to cry for help. Rup had failed to bring sufficient fuel. Rup had failed to make adequate provision for water. Rup could not describe his precise location, or even a sufficiently approximate location to guide the heli in to extract him.
 
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I haven't followed the UFC for some time now so I don't really know anything about Evan Tanner. It seemed he lived a full life right up until the end. I don't know how well versed he was in desert survival. His blog centers around gear more than anything. He made some fatal mistakes out there, but just as in fighting... hindsite is 20/20.... It's easy to look back and say he made this error or that poor judgement call... but nobody really knows what happened in those final hours. Bad choices under stressful situations are a common disease that we all try to make ourselves ammune to, through knowledge. Let this be a learning experience for us all. Evan's last bit of inspiration, so to speak.

RIP Evan

Rick
 
Heres a couple of vids that were just released....

Evan Tanner "For a better world"

[youtube]qBwjaPyqxYc[/youtube]
[youtube]0Y0LadiZdOA[/youtube]
 
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