Evan Tanner Found Dead in the Desert

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Evan Tanner was found dead in the desert near Palo Verde, Calif. on Monday. He was 37 years old. Tanner had ventured into the desert on a journey to "cleanse" himself, according to his blog. These "cleansing" trips were nothing new to him as he had done them several times over the passed few years. Tanner was thought to have just succumbed to the deadly 115 degree heat after his motorcycle had run out of gas. One of his last entries on his blog was an ominous one. Evan had made mention that for this trip he wanted to purchase the best gear he could buy, as he planned on trekking deeper into the desert then ever before and one faulty piece of equipment could prove fatal.