Ultimate Fighting: The Brains and Brawn of Mixed Martial Arts

by Patrick Jones

Overview

What if a boxer and a wrestler fought? Who would win? What if a fighter skilled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tangled with a foe trained in traditional judo? These were questions that fans of combat sports asked for years, but how to settle it? The answer: mixed martial arts. In this action-packed book, you'll meet the superstars and record holders of mixed martial arts, get behind-the-scenes details about some of its most dramatic moments, and find out what the future holds for this radical hybrid sport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467737531
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/28/2022
Series:	Spectacular Sports
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	14 MB
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Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Patrick Jones lives in Minneapolis and is the author of many novels including the Support and Defend series. A former librarian, Jones received lifetime achievement awards from the American Library Association and the Catholic Library Association.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What If? 5

1 Battlegrounds: From Ancient Greece to the Octagon 7

2 The Art of MMA: Inside the Octagon 19

3 Standing Ovation: 12 Classic MMA Fights 26

4 Kings of the Cage: Greats of MMA 36

5 Excitement Uncaged: Eight Memorable in MMA History 50

6 Evolution: The Future of MMA 56

Glossary 60

Source Notes 61

Further Reading 62

Index 63

Editorial Reviews

"The informative text follows the history and evolution of UFC fights and those who participated in them. The many color photographs match the text in tone: there's little sensationalism, especially considering how much there could be." —Booklist

From the Publisher

2013-09-01
An overview of the sport known as mixed martial arts and some of its players, from fight-fan Jones. Mixed martial arts is a furious style of fighting that combines a variety of traditions--sambo, jiujitsu, muay thai and taekwondo, as well as catch wrestling and boxing--into an acrobatic display of violence. One reason for the sport's appeal is that it is real, as opposed to the sham antics of professional wrestling: The blows are true, and the blood is, too. Jones surveys the origins of the sport in sometimes-breathless prose, with all its infighting and rough-and-tumble antics. He profiles many of the fighters and gives highlights of their great matchups. Details are likely to appall readers who are not already enthusiasts: "Sonnen struck Silva's body and face nearly 300 times," in a match that was merely minutes long. And can Jones really be serious when he writes, "It is well known that many boxers have suffered long-term effects due to repeated punches to the head, but the sport of MMA is still too young to know what a career of taking strikes to the head will do"? Duh. These fighters wear minimal gloves, and one look at their faces in the many photos that accompany his book will let readers know just what is going on. As a sports historian, Jones has done a thorough job, but it's for MMA fans only. (Nonfiction. 10-18)

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