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Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the Ufc (Paperback)

By: L. Jon Wertheim (Author)

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"Wertheim gives insight into the spirit of men who subject themselves to intense pain and suffering to become successful fighters."

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The first inside account of the sensational new sport of mixed martial arts, seen through the lens of its pioneer, Pat Miletich, "the patron saint of badass" Based on unlimited access to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its rival leagues, Blood in the Cage peers through the chain-link Octagon into the frighteningly seductive world of mixed martial arts, which is exploding in popularity despite resistance from every corner.Wertheim focuses on Pat Miletich, a mixed-martial-arts pioneer and six-time UFC champion, who currently runs the most famous MMA training school in the world. Single-handedly Miletich has transformed a gritty town on the banks of the Mississippi into an unlikely hotbed for his sport.He has also transformed many an average Joe into a walking weapon of destruction.
Wertheim intertwines Miletich's own life story, by turns tragic and triumphant, with the larger story of the unholy rise of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, from its controversial, back alley roots to the fastest-growing sporting enterprise in America. For fans of Jeff MacGregor's Sunday Money and Sam Sheridan's A Fighter's Heart, Blood in the Cage takes readers behind the scenes, right down to the mat, from a punch in the kidney to the ping of the cash register, as Wertheim brilliantly exposes the no-holds-barred reality of the blood sport for a new generation.

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Jon Wertheim's no-holds-barred account of mixed martial arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship hits its mark with the force of an elbow to the kidneys. Pat Miletich, a five time champion who now runs a premier training facility in Bettendorf, Iowa, is the main focus of the book, which provides full coverage of all aspects of the sport, from the ring to the "cha-ching" of the half-billion dollar empire. Wertheim's in-depth history includes vicious descriptions of some of the most memorable fights, both inside the octagon and in the courtroom, where the league constantly battles against submission at the hands of opponents condemning the brutality of this blood sport.

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