Once I Was a Champion
Brief Synopsis
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In 2008, Ultimate Fighting Championship star Evan Tanner went on a solo trip to the desert north of Brawley, California. Several days later his body was found less than a mile from his campsite. An anomaly in the world of mixed martial arts, Tanner was a self-taught philosopher with conflicted feeli
Cast & Crew
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Gerard Roxburgh
Director
Forrest Griffin
Himself
Jason Leigh
Himself
Breeana Robbins
Herself
Kit Cope
Himself
Curtis Crawford
Himself
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
In 2008, Ultimate Fighting Championship star Evan Tanner went on a solo trip to the desert north of Brawley, California. Several days later his body was found less than a mile from his campsite. An anomaly in the world of mixed martial arts, Tanner was a self-taught philosopher with conflicted feelings about fighting and a self-described loner who motivated thousands with his writing.
Director
Gerard Roxburgh
Director
Cast
Forrest Griffin
Himself
Jason Leigh
Himself
Breeana Robbins
Herself
Kit Cope
Himself
Curtis Crawford
Himself
Chael Sonnen
Himself
John Herzfeld
Himself
Rich Franklin
Himself
Ryan Schultz
Himself
Dana White
Himself
Johnny Hannay
Himself
Matt Lindland
Himself
Randy Couture
Himself
Evan Tanner
Himself
Paolo Gazze
Himself
Crew
Dan Caldwell
Executive Producer
Rj Clifford
Associate Producer
Kit Cope
Other
Randy Couture
Other
Curtis Crawford
Other
Lance Dumais
Coproducer
Rich Franklin
Other
Paolo Gazze
Other
Forrest Griffin
Other
Johnny Hannay
Other
John Herzfeld
Other
Matt Irwin
Other
Matt Irwin
Cinematographer
Jason Leigh
Other
Matt Lindland
Other
Helen Patience
Music
Kirk Porter
Producer
Breeana Robbins
Other
Gerard Roxburgh
Editor
Ryan Schultz
Other
Chael Sonnen
Other
Evan Tanner
Other
Sophia Tavernakis
Executive Producer
Dana White
Other
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2011
Released in United States 2011 (Documentary Competition)
Released in United States on Video April 9, 2013
Released in United States on Video April 9, 2013
