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03380aam a22004938i 4500 001 27F62A7CE17011EC82262A731FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220601010025 008 210720t20222022mduacf 000 0beng 010 $a 2021033728 020 $a 1538154838 020 $a 9781538154830 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d JCW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 050 00 $a GV742.42.R34 $b A3 2022 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20220126 100 1 $a Rafiq, Fiaz, $e author. 245 10 $a Fighting against the odds : $b an insider's life in UFC, boxing, and entertainment / $c Fiaz Rafiq. 246 3 $a Insider's life in UFC, boxing, and entertainment 246 3 $a Insider's life in Ultimate Fighting Championship, boxing, and entertainment 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Rowman & Littlefield, $c [2022] 300 $a xii, 301 pages, [20] pages of plates : $b illustrations, portraits ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "This memoir is the culmination of Fiaz Rafiq's two decades of work behind the scenes as a sports journalist, gaining the trust and confidence of the best fighters in boxing and MMA. The result is a fascinating odyssey, a coming-of-age story populated by some of the most colorful characters in the world of sports and entertainment."-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Crazy obsessions -- It's a man's world -- Feeling despondent -- The American dream -- Enter the gracies -- Returning to Los Angeles -- Enter the journalist -- UFC assignment -- More real than the UFC -- The giants -- Hollywood, here we come! -- Home sweet home -- Sport of MMA hits mainstream -- Ringside and Brock "The Beast" Lesnar -- UFC 105 encounters -- Boxing versus UFC: Tyson-Gracie challenge -- UFC, royals, and rich Arabs -- Mike, managers, and me -- Muhammad Ali encounters -- Martial arts to movie magic -- I'll be back -- From hospitality to MMA chaos -- Adventures in New York -- Las Vegas -- Canada: MMA mad -- The massive MMA fiasco -- I'm no terrorist -- From racism to road rage -- Mr. Rocky -- Bruce Lee: enter the ring -- Enter the octagon -- Old school meets new -- Challenging Conor McGregor -- Tough man tales -- Notorious -- Meeting with an underworld figure -- The perils of sports fame -- Michael, Matt, and martial arts -- A new direction: new world -- Flying high -- A tumultuous year -- Epilogue. 600 10 $a Rafiq, Fiaz. 650 0 $a Sportswriters $z Great Britain $v Biography. 650 0 $a Sportswriters $v Anecdotes. 650 0 $a Discrimination in sports. 650 6 $a Journalistes sportifs $z Grande-Bretagne $v Biographies. 650 6 $a Journalistes sportifs $v Anecdotes. 650 6 $a Discrimination dans les sports. 650 7 $a Discrimination in sports. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00895130 650 7 $a Sportswriters. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01130798 651 7 $a Great Britain. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204623 655 7 $a Anecdotes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423876 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 776 08 $i Online version: $a Rafiq, Fiaz. $t Fighting against the odds $d Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022] $z 9781538154847 $w (DLC) 2021033729 941 $a 3 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230502011754.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220623010117.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20220601010904.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=27F62A7CE17011EC82262A731FECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search