The following was posted today at UFC.com:
â<80><9c>I believe there are people out there that just have a warrior spirit, whether itâ<80><99>s fighting or something, theyâ<80><99>ve got to do it. Itâ<80><99>s hard to identify with me; itâ<80><99>s just something I do.â<80>
â<80>”Evan Tanner, 2005
On what will unquestionably be remembered as one of mixed martial artsâ<80><99> saddest days, former UFC middleweight champion…

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.