Cage Talk Book
When the first Cage Fighting event debuted in September 1993 many
people criticized the brutality involved in having two men engage in
no holds barred fist fighting. The UFC sparked a revolution in combat
sports and has become a worldwide phenomenon to the point where it s
pushed boxing out as the top fighting sport in the US. In the US and
Japan, cage fighting has climbed to celestial heights because of
regular crowd attendance in excess of 20,000. In the UK, UFC, without
even scratching the surface of the English market and without even
naming who is on the fight card, is outselling events headlined by
Amir Khan, and cards that feature both Hatton and Calzage. |
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time for marketing. UFC 75 held at the O2 arena in London on September
2007 became the most watched UFC/MMA event anywhere. With over 3OO
million fans in over 130 countries with its abundance of high profile
fighters there are no signs that cage fighting will slow its meteoric
rise. In this fascinating and gripping book, the first of its kind
ever to be published by a British journalist, the author examines not
only the glory of this fast growing and dangerous sport but all the
chaos that goes on behind the scenes and the life styles of the
herculean super star fighters. Included are gritting insider accounts
of some of the legendary major fights. You will discover the type of
commitment it takes to survive in The Cage.
‘This is a who’s who of UK MMA mentioning and
giving credit to all the movers and shakers that have helped make the
scene what it is today. Cage Talk in a nutshell is UK MMA.’
UK referee, Marc Goddard
‘Excellent book!
A bible for UK MMA!’
Lee Livingstone, trainer of UFC veteran, Dan Hardy
More than anything, this book explores the human element of the game
that is often overlooked as spectators focus on the fights… In a
word: "compelling"
Lee Whitehead – mmaweekly.com
The book is very well written and very informative it covers a wide
range of topics covering MMA… a must read for all die hard fans of
MMA and those wishing to have a better understanding of it.
Gracie jiu-jitsu Black Belt, Eddie Kone.
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