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Title Shot: Into the Shark Tank of Mixed Martial Arts | 
 enlarge | Author: Kelly Crigger
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 55923
Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 098150440X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796
EAN: 9780981504407
Publication Date: July 15, 2008
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Product Description
In 2007, Army Officer Kelly Crigger embarked on a year-long journey into the shark tank of mixed martial arts competition. His quest was two-fold-to learn what drove fighters to put themselves through years of grueling training and into the cage, and to uncover the mainstream media's reason for focusing on the seedier side of the sport and its athletes. To dig for answers, he lived in five of the top MMA training camps in the United States, hung out at the toughest tournaments the sport had to offer, and spent time with the biggest names in the sport, including UFC President Dana White. Title Shot divulges the truths and personal stories he unearthed. Laced with sarcasm, humor and a touch of daredevil bravado, Crigger sheds a never-before-seen light on a misunderstood sport and its combatants. Whether you're a hardcore MMA junkie or a casual fan, Title Shot will have you hanging on the edge of your seat.
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 Disappointing November 13, 2008
Louie MMA (New York, NY)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I expected more. The stories were trite and I closed the book with no greater understanding than before I opened the book. Not recommended. Sorry.
 So easy to read, I couldn't put it down October 12, 2008
D. A. Boling
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Provided defininte insight into why some of the current and up and coming fighters do what they do. Traveling to five of the top camps in the country LTC Crigger was able to get an inside look at the training and mind set of these fighters and their camps. But more than just learning about the fighters, we are introduced to the trainers and the camps. Most fans will know the fighters, but only the hardcore will know the camp and trainers. As a career military man myself, I enjoyed the correlation between the military ranks and the positions various personalities hold within the MMA world, does it add to the book? I guess that is up to the reader, I enjoyed it. I will also use the book with my junior leaders, as it does a good job of describing some of the best MMA trainers leadership virtures and flaws. Overall I would definitely recommend this book to both the avid fan as well as the casual observer. D.A. Boling, Baghdad Iraq.
Great Book! September 11, 2008
C. Simon (PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My husband bought this book and I decided to give it a shot. It was fantastic!! I have a new love for this sport. The author made it very entertaining. A must read for everyone!
Title Shot: Into The Shark Tank Of Mixed Martial Arts September 5, 2008
Edward N. Watanabe
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, very entertaining, informative, and humorous. I ended up finishing it in a few days. The author worked with A LOT of people in the MMA industry when writing this book, he worked with a lot of different fighters.
 Irreverent Portrayal of MMA World .. With Some Flaws August 20, 2008
Kevin Quinley (Fairfax, VA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ex-Army Ranger Kelly Crigger produces an entertaining inside look at the growing world of MMA. MMA fans will likely find this book a delight. His approach is to visit and write about the top MMA training venues around the country, with some side trips to the US Army Combatives tournament, the IFL and UFC 79.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and have only three criticisms, two quibbling, one more substantive.
First, the omission of Miletich Fighting Systems in Bettendorf, IA is huge. So many elite fighters come from there, it's astonishing that one can tour the top training venues and skip over Bettendorf. It's like writing about Olympic highlights from Beijing and not mentioning Michael Phelps.
Second, in the effort to be funny, Crigger over-uses some humor conventions. Someone is "as grim as an IRS agent on April 15th." He was out of it like a ... And on and on and on. Nearly every page has one of these would-be witticisms. Some are amusing but after a while it gets tiresome and repetitive, repetitive, repeti - oh, well, you get the idea.
Third, at times Crigger - the ex Army guy - feels obliged to explain in asides how various ,members of the training dojo correspond to the hierarchy of the US Army. Ok, so...? Why should the reader care? He is shoehorning his Army experience into the book in a way that does nothing to add to the story.
Don't get me wrong, though. This is a fun book and Crigger takes at once a respectful yet puckish approach to the world of MMA. He takes the sport seriously but not too seriously.
Even with these reservations, I WOULD recommend "Title Shot"!!
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