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Team Tanner’s new shirt is now available for purchase.

When former UFC middleweight champion Evan Tanner returns to action this summer against Kendall Grove at The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale, he will once again be giving mixed martial arts fans around the world the opportunity to have their own spotlight in sponsoring a fighter.

An idea that became a reality, Tanner is straying away from the usual suspects that fighters are traditionally sponsored by and is paying tribute to the fans in the form of “Team Tanner.” With perks ranging from a personalized t-shirt to the chance to work as Tanner’s cornerman during one of his fights, it's obvious why the concept has become so popular so fast.

Those that are interested in helping Team Tanner grow are now able to purchase the new team shirt. (Front design is above, entire shirt can be seen here.) The shirt can be purchased through Tanner’s official website or Driving Force Sports. Shipping for orders inside the United States is free.

The shirt that Tanner wore for his fight against Yushin Okami at UFC 82: Pride of a Champion and assorted beanies are also available but in limited quanities. Those that are interested in working with Tanner and his trainers behind the scenes for his next fight are asked to contact Tanner for pricing.

Paul Daley. Photo by Tom Casino/EliteXC.

Despite announcing his intention to retire from mixed martial arts earlier this year at the age of 24, it seems that Paul Daley has pulled a Michael Jordan and wants to come back and fight after all.

According to MMA Mania, Daley, who served as a color commentator during the U.K. television broadcast of Cage Rage’s “Extreme” event over the weekend, revealed his desire to return to active competition to those in attendance.

Daley specifically called out newly crowned Cage Rage British welterweight champion Che Mills, who defeated Marius Zaromskis due to a nasty first-round cut to claim the belt that Daley had vacated last month. The two reportedly had a brief staredown and exchanged some words inside the cage.

Daley last stopped Sam Morgan, a former cast member on the second season of "The Ultimate Fighter", with strikes at a ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series event in January. Daley shook off a fast start by Morgan to land a devastating first-round elbow that put Morgan down for the count.

Josh Haynes throws a left hand against Michael Bisping at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Local Indiana product William Horne remained undefeated with an unanimous decision win over Josh Haynes, a former cast member on the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter”, at the latest edition of MMA Big Show at the Belterra Casino Resort & Spa Saturday night.

After stuffing an early takedown attempt from Horne, Haynes swept his opponent to the mat and began to work some ground-and-pound from top position. Moments later, a scramble led to Horne taking Haynes’ back, forcing the UFC veteran to fight off several rear naked choke attempts until the final minute of the round. Both fighters returned to their feet, but Horne muscled Haynes to the canvas and took his back once again as time expired.

Horne nearly finished the fight early in the second round, dropping Haynes with a right hand seconds into the stanza. Haynes staggered to his feet but was subsequently caught by a knee and more punches. A failed takedown attempt forced Haynes to exchange with Horne on the feet but a body shot stunned Horne long enough to allow Haynes to take the fight to the ground and allow him time to recover.

The end of the second was a mirror image of the first. Horne was able to reverse position and takes Haynes’ back once again, attempting chokes from behind until the end of the round. The final five minutes of the fight featured an exchange on the feet followed by Horne once again putting Haynes in danger from his back.

Although Horne was unable to submit Haynes, he visibly did enough to earn the decision on the judge’s scorecards. An angered Haynes berated the referee after the fight for not standing the fight back up during non-active moments on the ground but his argument went on deaf ears.

Complete results (professional fights) from the event courtesy of Fighters.com:

William Horne def. Josh Haynes - Unanimous Decision
Dustin Winterhalt def. Nicco Boscarino - TKO (Strikes)
Brian Heden def. Rod Housley - KO (Punches)
Chad Hinton def. Mick Berwanger - TKO (Strikes)