Beast : blood, struggle, and dreams at the heart of mixed martial arts
Merlino, Doug2015
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The story of four high-level mixed martial art fighters, to whom Doug Merlino had unprecedented access, training alongside them for two years, travelling to their matches and eating in their homes. Mirsad Bektic is a young Bosnian refugee, who started in karate as a boy in Nebraska and dreams of stardom. Jeff Monson is a battered veteran at 41, an outspoken, tattooed anarchist enjoying a burst of celebrity in Russia. Steve Mocco is a newcomer - a former Olympic wrestler from a close-knit, intellectual family. Finally, there's Daniel Straus, an ex-con who has fought his way from nothing up to title contention. All experience electrifying highs and career lows, and Merlino is there every step of the way. But with his blood-spattered front-row access, comes too a blunt examination of the history, culture, business and meaning of professional cage fighting.
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Author:
Merlino, Doug, author
Imprint:
New York : Bloomsbury, 2015.
Collation:
xv, 252 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781620401552 (hbk)
Dewey class:
796.80922796.8071796.8092796.8
LC class:
GV1102.7.M59
Language:
English
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BRN:
1116421
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