Grove: Upcoming Versus Evan Tanner, And "Beastman" Returns
TUF 3 Champion “Spider” Kendall Grove (8-5) has posted at his website that he’ll fight former UFC Middleweight Champion Evan Tanner (32-7) in Las Vegas 21 June on the finale of the current TUF season.
The match-up has not been confirmed by the UFC.
Both fighters are coming off disappointing losses.
After a two year hiatus from professional MMA battling alcoholism, Tanner returned to the Octagon last March to be knocked cold by top middleweight “Thunder” Yushin Okami (22-4).
Grove has posted a 2-2 record since winning season three’s TUF Championship over “Short Fuse” Ed Herman (14-5).
In January, “Spider” was squashed by “El Conquistador” Jorge Rivera (15-6) in a first-round knock out.
UFC “Beastman” Marvin Eastman (15-7-1) has let his cat out of the bag too, posting on his MySpace blog that he’ll follow-up February’s unanimous decision over Terry Martin (16-4) with a match-up against Andrew McFedries (6-3) 21 June.
McFedries was TKO’d by “The Predator” Patrick Cote (12-4) in January.
The fight will conclude Eastman’s contractual obligation to the UFC.
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Does anyone know if Marvin Eastman will be renewing with the UFC, or if he is leaving it for another association?
According to Marvin, the UFC has ripped him off; but, I’ve heard it before. He may stay after all.
Do any fighters have anything nice to say about the UFC these days?
Is not Marvin Eastman a “Mr. Irrelevant?” In other words, he will never threaten any one’s title, and, while he will wind up with a nice career—at this point, is he stuck in a spoiler role: making things difficult for true contenders? He seems like a skilled & tough guy who maybe hasn’t been in the right place at the right time.