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02905aam a2200373 i 4500 001 FB871D0EEA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230504010033 008 220310s2022 nyuaf 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1637582994 020 $a 9781637582992 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1302740747 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d GZD $d NBT $d OCLCF $d CPL $d OCL $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a GV1113.A85 $b A3 2022 082 04 $a 796.8092 $2 23 100 1 $a Askren, Ben, $e author. 245 10 $a Funky : $b my defiant path through the wild world of combat sports / $c Ben Askren. 246 30 $a Funky 260 $a New York ; $b Permuted Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xi, 196 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 500 $a Foreword by Brian Smith. 505 0 $a The trade -- The beginning -- Finding the funk in Columbia -- Olympic dreams -- Segue into MMA -- UFC -- Understanding the game -- Attitude -- Psychology -- Oh right, that little business with Jake Paul. 520 $a One of the most dominant college wrestlers in history, Ben Askren became a folk hero during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, before going on to become a multiple time MMA champion and one of the sport's biggest stars. Through it all, he emerged as a cult figure in combat sports. Here, in the pages of Funky, this record-breaking wrestler and polarizing UFC fighter shares how he came to dominate opponents while blazing a trail through competitors in unprecedented ways. Not blessed with natural athleticism, he revolutionized folkstyle wrestling by innovating his own technique, developing a scrambling, unorthodox style, which earned him the famous nickname, "Funky," What ensued was an improbable takeover of combat sports by a firebrand who defied tradition, becoming the University of Missouri's first ever national champion while twice winning the prestigious Dan Hodge trophy. Now, Askren opens up about how he bucked convention, how he used his wrestling base to seize the world of cage-fighting, and how he eventually forced UFC president Dana White to end their decade-long public feud via a historic trade to give the fans what they wanted: Ben Askren in the UFC. Love him or hate him, win or lose, Ben Askren showed what determination means by staying true to one of his earliest revelations on the mats: "I was never going to let anybody outwork me" -- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Askren, Ben. 650 0 $a Martial artists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Wrestlers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Mixed martial arts $z United States. 650 0 $a Wrestling $z United States. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Smith, Brian $c (Wrestling coach), $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20230504010115.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FB871D0EEA4011EDA3E935F65AECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search