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Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book is a fascinating history of mixed martial arts, from ancient fighting sports to the present day. It examines the growth and development of the different sports and features vignettes of famous moments in fighting history alongside stories of the fighters themselves"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as "human cockfighting"-more violence than sport-to a global pop culture phenomenon"--
"A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as "human cockfighting"-more violence than sport-to a global pop culture phenomenon.Senator John McCain once...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
"Following a fighting accident, Dalton Hunt retired from the world of mixed martial arts at the top of his game. Unable to outrun his guilt, he lost his family, his title, and his way. But when a crooked promoter lures him back into a fight against the current undefeated champ, Dalton must enlist the aid of an enigmatic trainer to turn him back into a warrior so he can stand tall and do battle once again."--Container.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[©2012]
Language
English
Description
"In the most brutal and often most misunderstood sport in the world, becoming a champion takes more than just blood, sweat, and tears. Like Water follows middleweight Ultimate Fighter Anderson Silva as he prepares to crown his four-year run as the unbeaten king of the sport with a record 12th straight win in the UFC. With intimate access to Silva and his intense training, the surprising and inspiring man behind one of the greatest mixed martial artists...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A former pro fighter, Alvey Kulina, along with his girlfriend, Lisa, runs a Mixed Martial Arts gym in Venice, California. Tensions mount with Alvey's addict ex-wife, Christina, in the mix and when Lisa's ex-fiance, Ryan, returns from prison to resurrect his fighting career, with Alvey as his trainer. And although Alvey and Christina's sons, Jay and Nate, show promise as fighters, each contends with demons and secrets of his own.
Author
Series
Body Armor novels volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"MMA fighter Miles Dartman's casual arrangement with personal shopper Maxi Nevar would be many men's fantasy. She seeks him out, they have mindblowing sex, she leaves. Rinse, repeat. Yet lately, Miles wants more. And when Maxi requests his services via the Body Armor security agency, he's ready to finally break through her defenses--and protect her day and night. Receiving a large inheritance has brought chaos and uncertainty into Maxi's life. Her...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A former pro fighter, Alvey Kulina, along with his girlfriend, Lisa, runs a Mixed Martial Arts gym in Venice, California. Tensions mount with Alvey's addict ex-wife, Christina, in the mix and when Lisa's ex-fiance, Ryan, returns from prison to resurrect his fighting career, with Alvey as his trainer. And although Alvey and Christina's sons, Jay and Nate, show promise as fighters, each contends with demons and secrets of his own.
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Series
Language
English
Formats
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I won my first fight when I was eleven years old, and I've been throwing punches ever since. Fighting is the purest, truest, most elemental thing there is. Some people describe heaven as a sea of unending white. Where choirs sing and loved ones await. But for me, heaven was something else. It sounded like the bell at the beginning of a round, it tasted like adrenaline, it burned like sweat in my eyes and fire in my belly. It looked like the blur of...
9) Hook me
Author
Series
Men of inked volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Michael Gallo found his calling in life: he wants to kick ass. He works at Inked as a piercer, but spends his mornings training and dreaming of winning an UFC championship. Dr. Mia Greco is dedicated to saving lives and helping those less fortunate; she buries herself in her work. She tries to deny the pull to Michael, a man that uses his fists for gain, but the universe won't let her walk away so easy. And Michael has a secret that may rip them apart...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Xavier "Scarecrow" Wallace, a mixed-race MMA fighter on the wrong side of thirty, is facing the fight of his life. Xavier is losing his battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or pugilistic dementia-a struggle he can no longer deny. Through the fog of memory loss, migraines, and paranoia, Xavier does his best to keep in shape while he waits for the call that will reinstate him after a year-long suspension. Until then, he watches his diet...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
This innovative book demonstrates how the study of sumo wrestling techniques can benefit practitioners of modern mixed martial arts (MMA), as well as other grappling arts. Sumo, Japan's ancient martial art, has its own particular variations of MMA-style body locks, throws, and trips, among other techniques.--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Regan Arts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
Ronda Rousey, the Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and new Hollywood action hero, charts her difficult path to glory. Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life -- in and outside the Octagon -- reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, the secret behind her undefeated UFC record, and what it...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the moment she burst onto the MMA scene, Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. She repeatedly strung together back-to-back flawless victories, racking up a collection of records and forever changing the face of sports as the UFC's first female champion. A superstar in her sport, she transcended athletics, appearing in blockbuster films and becoming a role model for women everywhere. Then, on November 15, 2015, it all came crashing down. In OUR FIGHT,...
14) Warrior
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. The two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all...
15) Warrior
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns home and enlists his father, a recovering alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. Tommy's estranged brother Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to provide for his family as a public school teacher, also enters the competition. Set on a collision course with each other, the two brothers must finally confront...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From decorated Green Beret sniper, UFC headliner, and all around badass, Tim Kennedy, a rollicking, inspirational memoir offering lessons in how to embrace failure and weather storms, in order to unlock the strongest version of yourself. Tim Kennedy has a problem; he only feels alive right before he's about to die. Kennedy, a Green Beret, decorated Army sniper, and UFC headliner, has tackled a bull with his bare hands, jumped out of airplanes, dove...
18) Betrayal
Author
Series
Robin Lockwood novels volume 7
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Robin Lockwood is now a prominent defense attorney in Portland, Oregon, but a decade ago, she was a ranked and rising MMA fighter. Her career came to a quick end when she was knocked out and concussed in the first round by Mandy Kerrigan, a much more talented fighter. Now the situation couldn't be more different, with Kerrigan on her last legs, her career nearly over, arrested for the quadruple murder of the entire Finch family . . . and Kerrigan's...
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