TANNER VS BARONI:
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
Tanner signed the contract to fight Baroni at UFC 48.
"The contract has been signed. Baroni gets his wish. This was a fight I was glad to take. It comes down to this. I'm just a regular guy that spent years working my way up in the sport from the small shows in the Midwest, to competing in Japan, and finally
to the UFC.
I have over 30 fights. I've paid my dues. I've earned my place in the Octagon. It doesn't sit well with me when a guy who's had everything handed to him on a golden platter, who doesn't even have a winning record, who doesn't deserve to be in the UFC, goes out of his way to call me names, to bad mouth me, to disrespect me in the public media.
So here are my thoughts on the fight. I'm not going to run my mouth and make promises about what is going to happen in the ring. I'm not going to tell you how I'm going to knock his jaw into the sixth row or any other similar drivel. I can tell you this though. I've never fought an opponent for whom I have such disrespect, and this I will promise: I'll be going into the ring with bad intentions. I'll be going into the ring, not just to win, but to hurt him."
As far as his opponent Phil Baroni? Our friend Mike DiSanto is reporting for inside fighting that Baroni is currently training with Enson Inoue of all people in Japan. This should be a sensational fight for UFC 48.
UFC President Dana White told MMAWeekly yesterday..."This will be a great fight and we are glad to deliver a fight that the fans wanted to see. The rematch will be one of the headline fights for UFC 48."
The other interesting part is the UFC is very close to signing Lee Murray as well to fight on the same card. Murray is expected to sign to fight Joe "Diesel" Riggs on the same card.
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