Former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner will be memorialized in a new biopic titled “The Power of 1” with production on the feature film expected to kick off later this year.
The news was first reported by Variety with additional sources confirming the news to MMA Fighting on Wednesday.
Tanner was a stalwart of the UFC in the days before and after the company was purchased by Zuffa in 2001. After competing as a light heavyweight when he started his career, Tanner eventually moved to middleweight where he rattled off several wins in a row including a submission victory over Robbie Lawler that put him into a title fight against David Terrell.