Into the Cage The Rise of UFC Nation
- 作者
- 出版社 McClelland & Stewart
- 出版时间 2013年10月
- ISBN 9780771036545
- 定价 223.90
内容简介
Inthelate-1980s，aVHStapecirculatedthroughthemartialartsunderground.Thegrainyvideo，GraciesinAction，showedaslimBrazilianfighterinatraditionalgifightingaboxer，awrestler，andfinallyakaratemaster.ArtDaviesawthetape，andwithRorionGracie，devisedWaroftheWorlds，acombattournamentfeaturingfightersfromeverydiscipline.In1993，theUltimateFightingChampionshipdebutedinDenver，Colorado，and86，000homeviewerspaidtowatch.Sincethen，undertheleadershipofUFCpresidentDanaWhite，thepopularityofMMAhasskyrocketed.InIntotheCage，UFCinsiderNick“theTooth”Gullogivesusanunprecedentedtourthroughtheworldofultimatefighting.Hereyouwillfindthehistoryofmixedmartialarts;anin-depthappreciationofmixedmartialartsstyles;abehind-the-sceneslookatTheUltimateFighter;andaglimpseintolifewithafightteamandwhatittakestofaceanopponentintheOctagon.Through196remarkablephotographsandnever-before-toldanecdotes，NickGullogivesUFCfansunparalleledaccesstothetraining，lives，andcareersofsomeofMMA’smostcelebratedfighters，includingAndersonSilva，GeorgesSt-Pierre，NickandNateDiaz，JonJones，RondaRousey，andChadWeidman;andalsothepeopleandpersonalities，fromJoeRogantoAriannyCeleste，whomakethesportgreat.Aboveall，IntotheCagechroniclesthehero’sjourneyembarkeduponbysomeofthetoughest，mostskilledfighterstheworldhaseverseen.Fascinating，uncensored，andinsightful，thisremarkablefirst-handaccountrevealstheworld’smostcompellingandfastestgrowingsportasithasneverbeenseenbefore.
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