Former UFC fighter Evan Tanner was found dead near Palo Verde, California. He was 37. He was found out in the middle of the desert by a helicopter. It was said that the UFC fighter always dreamed of going on a trek and an adventure out in the desert to hunt for some treasure and undiscovered mysteries. The man has been talking about it on his blog at the Spike TV website, he actually went out and did it. Tanner described that this adventure is not just another Christopher McCandless “Into the Wild” story. He said it was a serious adventure about life and survival. It turns out, Tanner’s adventure didn’t last long and he was suffered by desert heat. Evan Tanner has been missing for a few days.

More on it here:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=ys-mmaweektanner090808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

You can read Evan Tanner’s official blog here. His final blog marks Sept. 2nd which shows photos of him visiting the Compound MMA and he has a bunch of California Oceanside pictures.

http://www.spike.com/profile/Evan_Tanner

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