Blood In The Cage : Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC

An Inside Look At The Growing Sport Of Mixed Martial Arts Chronicles The Life And Career Of Pat Miletich, A Pioneer Of Mixed Martial Arts And Six-time Ufc Champion, Against The Backdrop Of The Rise Of The Ultimate Fighting Championship. The Opening Bell -- The Seduction -- The Secrets Of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu -- Birth Of Ufc Nation -- Battle Of The Masters -- Fighting Solves Everything -- The Cult Of Pat -- Defending The Belt -- Great Dana -- Rematch? What Rematch? -- The Heavyweight's Heavyweight -- Tuf Enough -- The Mma Godfather -- The Final Round. L. Jon Wertheim. Includes Bibliographical References. 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 Miletichs 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 MacGregors Sunday Money and Sam Sheridans A Fighters 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. Based on unique access to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and its rival organizations, Blood in the Cage peers through the chain-link Octagon into the frighteningly seductive world of mixed martial arts, which has exploded in popularity despite resistance. Wertheim focuses on Pat Miletich, who runs the most famous MMA training school in the world. Single-handedly Miletich has transformed a gritty town on 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 UFC, from its controversial, back alley roots to the fastest-growing sports enterprise in America. 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.