Uncaged My Life as a Champion MMA Fighter

Name: Uncaged My Life as a Champion MMA Fighter
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ISBN: 9781613744659

ISBN-10: 161374465X

ISBN-13: 9781613744659

Edition: 2012

Authors: Frank Shamrock, Charles Fleming, Mickey Rourke

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Before Frank Shamrock became known professionally as “The Legend”—winning almost every mixed martial arts title in existence—he endured a childhood marred with abuse, neglect, and molestation that led to an equally troubled young adulthood. This riveting book tells his whole story: his abandonment as a child by his hippie mother and drug addict father, his salvation under the foster father who took him in when no one would, his desperate act of armed robbery and subsequent incarceration in state prison, and his eventual rebirth as a cage fighter who would go on to dominate the entire sport for the next two decades. Detailing his fights inside and outside of the ring, it discusses the people…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 8.75" wide x 6.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Frank Shamrock is an MMA legend and considered by many to be the prototype for the modern mixed martial artist. He has earned titles in the UFC, WEC, andStrikeforce promotions. Outside of the ring, Shamrock is an MMA color commentator on CBS, Showtime, and ESPN2. Also internationally known as one of the world's top martial arts instructors and trainers, Shamrock is the highest-ranking instructor of the Submission Fighting style of martial arts in the United States.

Charles Fleming is a former Newsweek writer living in Los Angeles.



Foreword



Introduction



Childhood



Ward of the Court



Shamrock Boys Ranch



Jail



The Lion's Den



Japan



Pancrase and the Roots of MMA



Going Solo



American Champion



Going Hollywood



Feuds and the Fight Business



Fighting Baroni, Ortiz, and Cung Le



Fatherhood



Retirement



Fight No More



Coming To Terms



The Martial Way


Acknowledgments


Index